Is it just me, or does this woman seem like a bit of a bitch? Here's my personal commentary on the subject:
I'm sorry to say that I didn't enjoy this article as much as I do most of Cracked's content. It seemed more like an angry little tantrum than an enlightened social commentary. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Ms. Axness is wrong to be frustrated, or even angry about the way some people behave. Even so, her attitudes and beliefs are hardly above reproach.
I don't care if I get an avalanche of downvotes* for saying this, but if you're uncomfortable with people taking a lingering interest in your bisexuality, then maybe don't casually announce it to a whole bunch of strangers right off the bat. I'm bisexual myself and not the least bit ashamed of it, but the only people I feel the need to tell this to are close friends and women I'm interested in dating.
Of course, nothing you've said or done grants ANYBODY a right or excuse to verbally abuse or stalk or sexually harass you. Even so, I didn't see anything abusive about the examples the author posted. It's a widely known (and mostly accepted) fact that a large number of men (quite possibly most of them) are intrigued and aroused by the idea of two women having sex. Unless you are actually ARE looking to have a casual threesome, there is NO REASON your prospective dates need to know this information. If you're trying to stay open to all kinds of relationships, simply use a different dating site to meet women.
I'm sure one of the reasons that men so easily assume that bisexual women are wild nymphomaniacs is because a small number of women will deliberately throw this little detail out to get the attention and admiration of lonely, horny men. Of course, I'm not accusing of Ms. Axness of anything like this and it's important to point out that the VAST majority of bisexual women are NOT being (or claiming to be) bisexual just so men will pay lecherous attention to them. However, this IS happening just often enough to make a certain group of men actually BELIEVE that when a woman announces that she likes having sex with women, she wants to talk about that.
Anyway, my point is that if you don't want people taking an immediate interest in your bisexuality, there's always the option of not making that information part of your dating profile. I'm not saying you have to hide that part of your personality like you're ashamed of it, but neither is it something that needs to be announced to complete strangers, paricularly if they happen to be straight men that you're not planning to fuck in the near future.
In conclusion, I have no philosophical objection to the points that the author is making, but I don't like the snide and childish way she's presenting them. Trust me, women like her can be every bit as much of a degrading pain in the ass to prospective suitors as she's accusing them of being. Just as the internet makes it easier for men to be sleazy and disgusting to women, it also "empowers" the other side to be just as inexcusably rude and hostile to anyone she doesn't like under the pretense of "men are just so creepy and I'm not going to stand for it anymore!"
*I posted this on the Cracked website before sharing it here - even though we don't do downvotes, everyone here is welcome to criticize and contradict my point of view if my opinions are out of line in any way.