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Doesn’t sound like any of you are having too much fun (and I’m not talking about sex) Surely if your lives where truly enjoyable, your views would reflect that and we would all be reading more positive comments to Rachel Kramer Bussel’s post. I’m a sixty seven year old grandmother and have had more casual sex in the last three years than Rachel confessed to, in her (I’m sure) considerably fewer years. I love sex. And why shouldn’t I, having been given a piece of equipment, very specifically designed to enjoy sex. Why waste such a blessing? But then I have never been called a slut. I’m very appreciated for my knowledge, abilities, happiness, humor, fun and compassion, courtesy of sharing with a wide variety of generally very nice and appreciative people. Get with it people! It’s not about labeling or judging. It’s about enjoying our lives, sillies!
— Commenter on Alternet’s reprint of my Huffington Post sexual partners/promiscuity piece (though the title they gave it is a little misleading) - I think it’s easy to get way caught up in comments and I actually hadn’t looked at this for a few days, cause I’ve been, well, busy. I’m just skimming, because to be honest, I have the thinnest skin imaginable, even now. Not a good trait for anyone who writes, let alone someone who writes about sex. What’s funny is that I think/hope I can take true criticism, but it’s usually of the “you’re stupid” or “you’re ugly” or “you’re a slut” or “you’re not a real feminist” (or a magical combination of all of the above) variety. Who can take that seriously? So I choose to focus on the positive.
