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iStockphotoWhile women like the cool Kat Von D of LA Ink are responsible for the rise in tattoos, ladies are still feeling the backlash from going under the needle. A 2006 survey conducted by Texas Tech found that while 25% of people ages 18-30 have a tattoo, 40% of women with works of art feel social pressure to get them removed. Compared to 5% of men who claim they've been teased, it seems like the new glass ceiling is a bit more skintimate. Now, we can understand if a lady regrets an eBay auction where she sold a casino the right to tattoo their URL on her forehead, but overall, it's disheartening that we can't get our lower back tattooed without it being called a tramp stamp. Let's unite and take back the lower back tat for classy women! You know if Paris Hilton doesn't want a trendy tat, especially one inherently nicknamed for sluts, then they must only be for the supremely lady-like!

--Posted by Simcha Whitehill on The Frisky

iStockphotoIf your neighbor keeps you up with her loud lovemaking, no worries, there may be absolutely no reason to envy her sex life. See, scientists studied chimpanzee "copulation calls" and discovered that the females who made lots of noise were more concerned with bagging as many males as possible, no matter what their status, rather than getting with the most important men in the bunch. The gals who were mating with the strong males often kept quiet so as not to let their rivals know what was going on. This seems comparable to the girl with the hottest boyfriend not feeling the need to brag about having a hunk on her arm. The fact that she's with the studliest guy around is enough of a statement. Well, that and her perfect hair. [Metro.co.uk]

--Posted by Catherine at The Frisky

I took a lot of women's studies classes in college and even spelled women as "womyn" for a while, but I've never quite understood menstrual art. I have a lil' soft spot for all the artists on this list, but it was loads of humorous fun pulling the lyrics for our Top Five Menstrual Songs:

5. "Cause my swag is serious/Something heavy like a first-day period." -- Janet Jackson, "Feedback", Discipline I'm confused. Janet's periods are heavy on the first day? That sucks.

4. "Fruit flower myself inside-out/I'm tired and I'm bleeding for you." -- PJ Harvey, "Happy & Bleeding", Dry This song is about Eve, or something, and how periods are God's way of punishing women for Eve's sins. If you believe that sort of thing. I just think Polly Jean is rad.

3. "Raining blood/From a lacerated sky/Bleeding its horror/Creating my structure/Now I shall reign in blood." -- Tori Amos, "Raining Blood", Strange Little Girls Fact: This is Tori's take on a Slayer song called "Reign In Blood". Something tells me

iStockphotoI have dated losers of all stripes. Degenerate gamblers, pathological liars, cheaters, guys who can't get it up, nymphomaniacs, older guys, younger guys, short guys, out of shape guys, steroid-pumping in-shape guys, musicians, baby daddies and waiters. I even had a brief affair with a Voice Over Artist. Yes, in a world where you can't find a boyfriend, you have sex with a man who reads out loud - for a living.

Totally shockingly, in this vast, impressive portfolio of Y chromosome mediocrity, I have always ended up with the s--- end of the stick. The common thread that weaves all these winners together (deep-seeded dysfunction aside) is the complete ambiguity that defined my relationship with each of them. We dated, often for months on end, but was he my boyfriend? I would be plagued with the flogging inner monologue of a quiz show - question after question after question. What was he doing when he wasn't with me? How come he drinks so much? Why does he smell like Chanel No. 5 when I

iStockphotoDMC Pharmacy in Chantilly, Virginia, will sell everything from cold meds to contact solution when it opens this summer, but if you want condoms, birth control pills, or any other form of contraception, you'd better head in the other direction. The "pro-life pharmacy" sticks to a strict policy of not offering its patrons contraception or anything else that "interferes" with the procreation process. Virginia doesn't have laws which require pharmacists to dispense prescriptions written by a physician, but luckily, there are at least five other pharmacies (pro-choice ones, we guess!) within spitting distance. [Washington Post]

--Posted by Amelia at The Frisky

After Ellen put together a list of the 100 Hottest Women according to women (not, as most of these lists tend to be decided, according to men). The list was pleasing and interesting in the way you'd expect a list like this would be, if the people determining it didn't suffer from big-boobs-equals-eyes-glazed-over-syndrome. We were psyched to see Tina Fey top the list, as well as Ellen Page, Katherine Moennig, Kate Winslet, and Mia Kirshner. But as usual, this list made us think about the ladies who didn't make the list that always make the grade in hot list put together by men. Which women do men find insanely hot that we just don't understand? Our Top Five list begins with:

5. Nicole Scherzinger from The p----cat Dolls I would include the entire group of these assinine felines, but sources tell me dudes only find Nicole hot. First of all, I find all that prancing around, talking about pushing on buttons really offensive to, you know, girl power, not to mention the opposite of sexy.

APKylie Minogue, who just turned the big 4-0 last week, has made women want to wear more spandex, sing at the top of their lungs, and dance like there's no tomorrow. She's beaten breast cancer and has also proved that Billboard hits aren't the only charts she's been affecting. Since openly talking about her battle with breast cancer in 2005, the Australian medical establishment is crediting her with a 33% spike in mammograms for women between the ages of 25 and 44. (If only gay men could get their moobs screened, you know the numbers would have skyrocketed!) [CBC News via The Frisky]

--Posted by Simcha on The Frisky

A lesbian couple taking in a Seattle Mariners game were told by an usher that they would have to stop their PDA if they wanted to watch the remaining innings -- a woman nearby had complained that there were children nearby, as if two people smooching is akin to an X-rated movie. You know what's lame about this? Last time I was at a Yankee game, I saw a couple exploring each other's tonsils for, like, 30 minutes and no one said a thing. And I didn't care either for the record, I love to watch people and laugh. According to Sirbrina Guerrero, one of the women in question, "There was a couple like seven rows ahead making out. We were just showing affection." The usher said that parents shouldn't have to explain to their kids why two women were kissing. I disagree. They absolutely should. They should say, "Yes, those two people are kissing. Probably because they like each other or even love each other. Isn't that nice? Now stop staring and pay attention to the game. These tickets cost me