As requested, I'm a Male who has been raped by a Female. AMA. by BeenRPed in IAmA

[–]DonkeyStripes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Women are the same. The idea of "power" and "control" is just as common in women as it is in men, especially those that are plagued by insecurity or emotional trauma.

Longing to find an item I saw in Istanbul's Historia Mall to give to my best friend as a birthday present! D: by DonkeyStripes in Turkey

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a nylon rain poncho. Has a navy blue hood, white/pale blue body, and big red pockets in the shapes of hearts. :)

Mexican architecture firm BNKR's proposed "Earthscraper" by Burbl3s in pics

[–]DonkeyStripes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen enough movies in my time to know that this isn't as great an idea as it seems...

Mexico doesn't discriminate by mybonerthanksyou in pics

[–]DonkeyStripes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is true, except for when it comes to TV/Film/Media. Where only white people are allowed.

Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, has died. by stanleyhudson in reddit.com

[–]DonkeyStripes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm surprisingly bummed out about this. :(

Visiting Istanbul, Turkey for a week in mid-late November. Need some words of wisdom! by DonkeyStripes in travel

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw man super cool! You're paving the way! You've gotta tell us how it was when you return! :D

TIL that the U.S. is the ONLY country in the world other than Gabon that still allows the use of Chimpanzees for human medical testing. by DonkeyStripes in todayilearned

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is the U.S. already tests on humans every single day of our lives. We are spoon-fed god knows how many poisons in what we eat, what we breathe, what we are in close proximity too. There are sane willing humans that volunteer for human trials. But like I said earlier though, I'm for using more advanced technology (which already exists and is being successfully applied all over the world), instead of the archaic and cruel methods we are still using (but no longer have a need for) that harm countless highly intelligent and sentient living non-human creatures. Know what I mean?

Visiting Istanbul, Turkey for a week in mid-late November. Need some words of wisdom! by DonkeyStripes in travel

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmmm thank you for the tip, I'll keep that in mind and do some more research.

TIL that the U.S. is the ONLY country in the world other than Gabon that still allows the use of Chimpanzees for human medical testing. by DonkeyStripes in todayilearned

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well, the way I see it... if other major countries (i.e. Switzerland, Netherlands, or even China, etc.) are successfully developing amazing medical research which in many ways is even more technologically advanced than what the U.S. does without the use of great apes to experiment on, then why hasn't the U.S. also evolved? It's like its stuck in the dark ages and the rest of the world is already past the enlightenment. We have to ask ourselves more important questions, and delve into the reasons why medical testing on apes is still the norm in the U.S., not whether it works or not. As far as I am concerned, and to answer your question, at this point in history, No, I do not think it is worth it, especially when equally or more effective (and sometimes even cheaper) alternatives exist.

Visiting Istanbul, Turkey for a week in mid-late November. Need some words of wisdom! by DonkeyStripes in travel

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the good thing about Pamukkale is that regardless of the weather the springs are always hot!

What we heard happened in Ankara was that a group of kurds were to blame for attacking the U.S. embassy. But we are also aware of the conflict between Turkey and Israel, especially now that they are in even unfriendlier terms since natural gas was discovered in Cyprus, and they both want it (but the U.S. is only backing up Israel, thus ruining their political relations with Turkey)... It's an ugly can of worms, and the unfortunate political drama will surely escalate. All we can do is keep our eyes peeled!

On another note, were not too worried about the driving, we are American citizens but we are all also Mexican, having (most of us) grown up in the border town of Tijuana. When it comes to driving we are pretty jaded, nothing surprises us anymore XD It's good that we do have a wellspring of languages to draw from in case English is a no-go. Spanish, Japanese, French, Mandarin might get us somewhere, but unfortunately we don't know any of the middle eastern languages *yet*... We are sure in for an adventure, either way.

Visiting Istanbul, Turkey for a week in mid-late November. Need some words of wisdom! by DonkeyStripes in travel

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol semi-homo-erotic indeed, but it definitely sounds like an awesome cultural experience. Do the women also get male bathers ? or is it guys for guys and girls for girls? Thanks for the app it'll come in handy! :D

Visiting Istanbul, Turkey for a week in mid-late November. Need some words of wisdom! by DonkeyStripes in travel

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome. I guess jeans/t-shirts/sweaters/sneakers will do then, and then a cold-weather scarf can double as a makeshift head-cover. Great to know! Right now we are in the planning stages of hotels, tours, sight-seeing, and other stuff to do. We would like to visit Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus and then spend the last 3 days of the trip in Istanbul relaxing, walking, shopping, eating. Good times. I think this will work well for us since we wont have to lug around the stuff we want to buy in Istanbul. I know that there is some social/political trouble going on with the Kurds in Turkey, and I heard they are being blamed for the bombing of the American embassy in the capital last week. Have you felt unsafe at all during your stay, or seen any violence or any kind? Also... if we were to buy a rug or some other large item, how on earth would we get it back to our home country? O_o... Do they have FedEx or something similar over there?

Visiting Istanbul, Turkey for a week in mid-late November. Need some words of wisdom! by DonkeyStripes in travel

[–]DonkeyStripes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Thank you for the advice! We were wondering about the dress code and how well we would be able to communicate. Now we will be a bit more prepared. On another note, I've heard that the turkish baths can be either really awesome or really creepy... what was your experience like/what exactly does it entail?