thedailywhat: BAMF of the Day: The animal with the largest testicles? Nope, it isn’t you. Researchers at the University of Derby have bestowed that title …
The Freedom Party
Those outside The Netherlands might not be aware of this, but Geert Wilder’s party is called (unironically), The Freedom Party. So, today in news that …
My obituary
It will read: She was the first person in recorded history to die of jelly bean poisoning. (I think yesterday I overdid it when I …
Thought crime punished in Italy
via The Guardian, Woman denied alimony because she had talked about open marriage: Italy’s highest appeal court has denied a woman alimony – because she …
About sex work
I wanted to clarify a point (not because anyone asked but because I realized I never said this before) regarding the last post on sex …
I had a classmate wonder about the sex trade in the Netherlands, and I though you would be the right person to ask. The conversation was about sex trafficking, and whether, because sex work is legal in the Netherlands, there is a sex trafficking problem in the Netherlands. I imagine that, regardless of the legal status of sex work, there is still going to be a market for the kind of thing that goes on in the illegal sex trade, so I was wondering if you could tell me anything about this topic. I realize I may not have been very clear, so feel free to ask me to clarify.
There is indeed trafficking of women for prostitution in The Netherlands. There are no figures (at least none I could find) to compare the numbers …
I weep for humanity
When I woke up this morning and checked Twitter the number one trending topic was #thingsblackgirlsdo. I managed to track down the origin of the …

