Yes, that’s definitely true. I’ve been so appalled at the side of America that I’ve seen in the past year that I thought we had evolved past. Clearly I had my head in the sand. I went from thinking we were a fairly evolved nation with a small minority of racist, sexist idiots to thinking they are the majority.

I definitely agree with that.

I think America is more SEXIST than people realized. After all, a black man got elected twice. It was the white, very qualified, woman who was beaten by the baboon in a bad wig.

I’ve read plenty of high school essays (I’ve got a batch of younger siblings) and they are generally worse than this. Add to that that English is not her first language and she just RECENTLY crossed over into America, I don’t know why you are so unwilling to consider that this is likely not a statement she personally…

Thank you, fellow grammar nerd! I hate that particular error.

Didn’t she break off an engagement to be with Tim? Not to be a party pooper or anything...

I get what you’re saying, and I agree. While statistically men are and always have been more violent, it’s a bell curve. There may be more men on the violent end of the bell curve than women, but a majority of men still fall into the “not violent” end of the curve. I do not think men are inherently violent either - if…

Yep, me too! I called because of something super-non-emergency once (311) and they transferred me to 911. And I’ve called the police department near me once as well, and was told to call 911.

My take on it isn’t that you have to have kids, but if you do have them it is normal to prioritize them. As in, taking care of your family is normal and required, not that having a family is. Just my two cents.

Making another animal who hasn’t any choice in the matter, nor hands to scratch with, take the fall actually seems really unfair.

Could be she went by Hilary in HS to fit in more, and then embraced her weird name after? I mean, I don’t know, but it seems plausible.

There actually is such a show.

Just curious, but did you getting measles change her mind at all? I always wonder what it would take to get an anti-vaxxer to embrace vaccines.

And I can’t help thinking of the anguish of the birth mother, if she ever finds out. She presumably gave up her baby in order to give her a better life. Instead, it ends like this. It’s tragic on so many levels.

I JUST moved to LA this year, and let me tell you, it gets cold at night. COLD. I feel really betrayed by this whole “nice year round” narrative I was sold. Screw that. As a former Floridian, it’s COLD.

He’s gross. Don’t listen to him. I’m really not sure what some people get out of being pointlessly nasty online.

Yes, I need to educate myself more on this issue. On the surface, I actually agree with voting no. But I generally lean left, and certainly don’t want the crazy conservatives gaining power in another of my countries (sob). And even a stopped clock is right twice a day, so maybe even after research I’ll agree with no.…

I can actually vote in Italy, since I’m a dual citizen, but I moved recently and didn’t notify the embassy, and so didn’t get any absentee voting paperwork, and I’ve been so busy I didn’t even realize till a couple weeks ago that this vote was happening. If this goes the wrong way I won’t even be able to complain,…

Many states have exceptions for those. I just googled it and one of the first hits was King County’s rules on this :

Many states have an exception if you’re selling them to fundraise for a non-profit or church or something (therefore bake sales would qualify), as long as you have a sign clearly stating they were made in a non-inspected kitchen. This lady was selling them for her own profit (however small), not for a potluck or bake…