Can Men and Women be (just) Friends?

There is so much debate around this question and topic, and I want to add my thoughts to this topic. Can men and women be purely platonic friends? My answer to this question is yes and no… but mostly no. Let me explain. First I’ll address the “yes” component of my answer. Men and women …

Pave Your Own Path

Life can be hard for those of us who don’t think like the majority of people around us… We think differently, act in ways that most people don’t understand or relate to, and our perception of the world may make others uneasy. It’s easy to fall into a downward spiral of loneliness, isolation, and depression …

My Top 5 Life Philosophies

There are a number of philosophies that I unflinchingly adhere to in life. The following philosophies have been crucial to my journey: Hold Nothing: “When you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha. When you meet your father, kill your father. Free of everything, bound by nothing, live your life just as it is” This warrior …

My Thoughts on the “Red Pill”

What is the red pill? To those who understand little to nothing about it, maybe the first thing that comes to mind are hordes of angry men spewing their hatred of women… Men who only seek to oppress and subjugate women, take away their voting rights, and push them back into the kitchen barefoot and …

Prostitution: Why I Advocate It and Why it Should be Legalized (Part 2)

Back in Part 1, I talked about why, in my honest opinion, why prostitution should be legalized and outlined several benefits… Now that I’ve discussed the potential benefits of legalized sex work, we should ask ourselves a number of questions… Why criminalize prostitution? Is it because of the concern of increased spread of STDs? Is …

Turn Your Pain Into Power

A very profound thing I’ve come to understand is that oftentimes, our motivations for achieving success and excellence stem more as a means to avoid or escape pain than to gain benefit or pleasure. I’ve realized that this applies to my case as well: my desire to go to college, graduate, and get into the …

Prostitution: Why I Advocate it and Why it Should be Legalized (Part 1)

Prostitution is known as the world’s oldest profession, the progenitor of the trade/barter system. The official definition of prostitution is the exchange of money or other resources for sex. Although the majority of prostitutes are depicted as women, men can operate as prostitutes as well. You go, bro! Although prostitution is considered the world’s oldest …

My Views: Race, Stereotypes, and Culture

I have spent hours reading about various racial struggles and stereotypes: not only my own but of other ethnicities in the United States. From what I’ve read, every group: White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, etc. has both positive and negative stereotypes attributed to them which can be both advantageous and incredibly damaging to a given group, …

Pitfalls of “Monogamy” in Modern Society

Monogamy: according to society, monogamous relationships are the ideal relationship model, the right way to conduct a relationship, the ONLY way to conduct a relationship. Throughout western culture, American culture in particular, one-on-one relationships are idealized and romanticized. For many, perhaps even most, one of the most important goals in life is to find “the …

Bullying Fucked Me Up, but it Made Me A Better, Stronger Person

This is a pic of me in middle school. For much of my youth, particularly during my early teenage years, I was often treated badly by the peers in my environment, and it has had profound impacts on my psyche and outlook on life and on people in general. Many of these effects were negative, …