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This Is An Easy Way To Understand Sexual Consent

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“If it’s not a yes, it’s a no.”

Project Consent, a nonprofit aimed at deconstructing rape culture, has recently released a series of short videos illustrating what sexual consent is — and isn't.

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The videos feature a cast of animated body parts demonstrating situations involving consent.

The videos feature a cast of animated body parts demonstrating situations involving consent.

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Some involve touch...

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While this one shows how consent is applied and respected.

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151 Thoughts I Had Watching The Series Finale Of "Downton Abbey"

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Major spoilers, crying, and sassy Dowager Countess lines ahead.

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1. And I'm already crying.
2. This is the last time we'll hear Laura Linney's pleasant, yet authoritative introduction.
3. NO DON'T SAY IT, "The final episode."
4. Isis this is the last time we'll see your butt and tail…
5. …P.S. Sorry you died, but at least now there's Tiaa.

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6. Cute! All the Downton babies…including Tiaa.
7. Tiaa is by far the best baby at Downtown because, well, puppies.
8. "People do send girls to school!" Damn straight, Edith.
9. Note to self: Google search "quadrille."
10. EDITH THE SPINSTER.


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The Most Important Bisexual Character In Television History

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Darryl (Pete Gardner) on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

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A quiet but subversive courtship has unfolded on The CW’s freshman musical series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. It began with a flirty chat on a party bus in the Jan. 25 episode. Then, there was a gentle kiss on the cheek, and a few episodes later, there’s a date.

It’s been slow, deliberate, and sweet. The endearing "will they or won’t they" would almost be cliché if not for the fact that the romance is between a young gay man named White Josh (David Hull) and a middle-aged lawyer named Darryl (Pete Gardner) whose dorky shift into queerness might make him the most vanilla bisexual man on television.

Darryl, the bumbling boss of protagonist Rebecca (Rachel Bloom), is the essence of sincerity. His joyful coming-out — both to himself and to others — is “just this wonderful discovery,” Gardner told BuzzFeed News over the phone. “There’s another way to love. There are other people that might love him.”

This is the kind of visibility bisexual people — especially bisexual men — often miss out on: As GLAAD noted in its 2015–2016 report, the few bisexual male TV characters that exist are frequently depicted as untrustworthy, manipulative, and self-destructive. (See the duplicitous Frank Underwood on House of Cards and the scheming Tyrell Wellick on Mr. Robot.)

But on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, bisexuality is an ordinary facet of a principled person. Darryl’s self-actualization parallels that of the show’s titular crazy ex-girlfriend, who quits her job and moves across the country to pursue a likely unrequited love. Bucking the trend, Darryl is the open and honest one, where heterosexual Rebecca is semi-tortured and secretive.

White Josh (David Hull) and Darryl (Pete Gardner) on a fateful party bus ride.

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“I’ve gotten letters from bisexual friends that have written to me, and said that actually, when I kissed White Josh, they were holding their breath because they were just waiting for me to go, ‘Nope! Not gay!’” Gardner said. “[It’s] like a joke, their sexual orientation. And that’s just not what it is [with Darryl], and that’s what’s so nice about it.”

In the March 7 episode, Darryl comes out to his co-workers in a song that explicitly rejects misconceptions bisexual people encounter — namely, the idea that bisexuality is a cover for homosexuality, or that bisexuality is a sign of confusion or promiscuity. (Lyrics include “I don’t have the ‘gotta choose blues.’”) “We definitely wanted to confront the stereotypes,” series co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna told BuzzFeed News on the phone. “I think that Darryl has done his research and understands that people are going to confront him with these stereotypes, and so he wants to make sure that everybody knows that those are not the issues.”

In the writers room, Darryl has always been bisexual, McKenna said, but the character hasn’t had the vocabulary for it — the first time he comes out, he literally doesn’t know the word, calling himself “bothsexual.” Society has “changed tremendously” since Darryl came of age, she said, and taboos around sexuality have been, to some degree, lifted. Still, McKenna added, “I think if you’re a man and you are attracted to women, you sort of think, Oh, well, then I must be straight, and I can just go with that. And you don’t want to upset the apple cart by trying to expand your identity into other things, because it makes people uncomfortable.”

Both McKenna and Gardner separately recalled the meeting between the actors and the writers during which Gardner was informed of his character’s sexuality: It happened with a matter-of-factness that mirrors the no-nonsense treatment of sexuality on the show.

“They were like, ‘OK, so here, in Episode 5, that’s when you sing your song.’ And I was like, ‘Oh boy, good to know,’” he remembered. “Then they were like, ‘And here’s Episode 11, and you’re bisexual.’ ‘Bisexual?’ ‘Yeah, that’s right, that’s where that happens.’ I was like, ‘All right! Well!’”

McKenna said both she and star/co-creator Bloom knew bisexual people in their lives, but had not often seen them depicted on television or in movies — it seemed fresh and honest. And, like the writers, Gardner wasn’t thinking about the character in the political terms bisexual viewers might: When asked how he felt about playing what is probably the most radically unremarkable male bisexual character on television, he laughed. “Awesome!” he said. “I really approached this as just a love story.”

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/7 CT on The CW.


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A Cute Holiday Celebrating Girls Has Turned Creepy Because Men

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“Girl’s Day” in China was supposed to be a way for boys on college campuses to show the girls how much they care. This year it went too far.

Have you heard about "Girl's Day?" It's a big holiday for Chinese college students. Every year on March 7, students throughout the country celebrate the day as a campus version of International Women's Day.

Have you heard about "Girl's Day?" It's a big holiday for Chinese college students. Every year on March 7, students throughout the country celebrate the day as a campus version of International Women's Day.

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Everywhere you look, male students are the main participants of the day. Try to walk into any Chinese campus on Girl's Day and you'll see this – countless red banners hung up along the streets on fences, buildings, anywhere you can imagine.

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The banner could be as simple as "long live the goddesses from (a certain) school" like this one, which is kind of cute.

A female student posted this picture last year and wrote, "I'd be lying if I say I'm not moved (by this)."

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Female students celebrate the day with their besties, but they are more on the receiving end of this holiday – this picture on Hubei University's Weibo account shows a group of male students waiting in front of the female dorms to provide breakfast.

Female students celebrate the day with their besties, but they are more on the receiving end of this holiday – this picture on Hubei University's Weibo account shows a group of male students waiting in front of the female dorms to provide breakfast.

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19 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Chopped

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Whose dish is on the chopping block?

It takes about 12 hours to film one full episode.

It takes about 12 hours to film one full episode.

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Even after 200 episodes, Ted Allen still practices his lift to make sure he gets it just right.

Even after 200 episodes, Ted Allen still practices his lift to make sure he gets it just right.

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Culinary producer Sara Hormi chooses the ingredients for each challenge.

Culinary producer Sara Hormi chooses the ingredients for each challenge.

She purposely creates each basket with a problem in mind, such as a protein that might not cook in time, a strong ingredient that could overpower the others, or maybe one that is unfamiliar.

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Ted Allen has a cubby designed specifically for his drinks. It's labeled "TED ALLEN DRINKS ONLY."

Ted Allen has a cubby designed specifically for his drinks. It's labeled "TED ALLEN DRINKS ONLY."

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Which James Corden Carpool Karaoke Should You Watch Right Now?

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Hey man, do you think you could help me to work?

So There Are Seven Types Of Boobs In The World, You Guys

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WHO KNEW?

Boobs, they are a wonder. They come in so many shapes and sizes!

Boobs, they are a wonder. They come in so many shapes and sizes!

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Some baby genius at lingerie company Third Love created a chart of seven ~boob types~ that most women have.

Some baby genius at lingerie company Third Love created a chart of seven ~boob types~ that most women have.

So in addition to cup size and band, you should also be considering how your boobs swing. Uh-huh.

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There are bell-shape boobs, which are slimmer at the top and fuller at the bottom.

There are bell-shape boobs, which are slimmer at the top and fuller at the bottom.

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Asymmetrical boobs, which are, as you might imagine, asymmetrical.

Asymmetrical boobs, which are, as you might imagine, asymmetrical.

Most women have some level of asymmetry in their breasts, but if you've got one boob that's demonstrably bigger than the other then you probably fall in this category.

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23 Jokes That Are Both Stupid And Smart

Here Are The Debut Singles Of 30 Badass Female Artists

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Girl power all the way!

"All I Really Want To Do" by Cher

Release year: 1965

Most memorable lyric: "All I really want to do / Is baby, be friends with you / Baby, be friends with you"

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"Everybody" by Madonna

Release year: 1982

Most memorable lyric: "Let the music take control / Find a groove and let yourself go / When the room begins to sway / You know what I'm trying to say"

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"Locomotion/The Loco-Motion" by Kylie Minogue

Release year: 1987

Most memorable lyric: "Do it nice and easy now don't lose control / A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul / So come on, come on / Do the loco-motion with me"

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"Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey

Release year: 1990

Most memorable lyric: "Prayed through the nights / Felt so alone / Suffered from alienation / Carried the weight on my own"

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21 Perfectly Acceptable Answers To Being Asked “How’s Life?”

Taylor Swift's Alleged Old Myspace Comments Are Pretty Great

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PLEASE BE REAL.

This was apparently Taylor's first Myspace picture...

This was apparently Taylor's first Myspace picture...

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... and here's an early selfie reminiscent of most digital camera selfies* of the mid-2000s...

... and here's an early selfie reminiscent of most digital camera selfies* of the mid-2000s...

*That flash.

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... and here's just a really random emo pic that screams Myspace but is actually from an appearance on CSI.

... and here's just a really random emo pic that screams Myspace but is actually from an appearance on CSI.

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Kim Kardashian Just Dragged Everyone Who Criticised Her Nude Selfie

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Girlfriend has been taking some pointers from Kanye.

Earlier this week Bette Midler threw some shade at Kim Kardashian, following Kimmy K's naked selfie.

Earlier this week Bette Midler threw some shade at Kim Kardashian, following Kimmy K's naked selfie.

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Midler also felt the urge to post the same thing on Facebook just in case anyone missed it the first time around.

Midler also felt the urge to post the same thing on Facebook just in case anyone missed it the first time around.

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But fear not, Kim doesn't appear to have taken it too personally...

But fear not, Kim doesn't appear to have taken it too personally...

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...and she clapped back in a rather sensational way.

...and she clapped back in a rather sensational way.

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Here's What It Costs To Rent In New York Compared To The South

Which "Work" Song Are You Really?

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♫ You don’t gotta go to work, work, work, work, work ♫


21 Photos That Are Too Real For Anyone Who Wore Braces

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“What do you mean I have to wait ANOTHER three months to get my braces off?!”

When you suffered for what felt like an eternity while the orthodontist tried to take a dental impression:

When you suffered for what felt like an eternity while the orthodontist tried to take a dental impression:

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When they put spacers in and it felt like your teeth were giving birth:

When they put spacers in and it felt like your teeth were giving birth:

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When you first got your braces and it felt like your entire mouth was protruding by a foot:

When you first got your braces and it felt like your entire mouth was protruding by a foot:

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When nobody told you the unexpected side effect that you'd be drooling like a hungry dog for the first week after having your braces put in:

When nobody told you the unexpected side effect that you'd be drooling like a hungry dog for the first week after having your braces put in:

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We Know Which Male Celebrity Your Crush Most Resembles

18 Photos That Will Make Lipstick Lovers Weep With Joy

We Know Which Celebrity Fall Will Make You Laugh

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♫ I keep on fallin’ ♫

18 Pictures That Show How Different America Is From Everywhere Else

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