I didn't get that at all. I got out of it "just because you're traditionally 'masculine' doesn't mean that you can't be gay, and just because you're 'feminine' doesn't mean you are. These issues are separate from sexuality."

The thing is a non-"masculine" lesbian and a non-"feminine" gay man have trouble being believed in the wider community as homosexuals BECAUSE these stereotypes have so permeated popular culture. I feel that if it were more acceptable for people to be homosexual and not make these "unconventional" fashion/style choices…

Maybe see if you can arrange for a wine-tasting thing at a local vineyard for her and her gentleman? It's nice, it's sweet, and there's a shitton of wine to taste?

I can never recommend Wet n' Wild's Megalast Lipstick in Stoplight Red enough. Drop-dead dupe for MAC's Ruby Woo, less drying, looks good on me (cool-tone skin white chick,) my sisters (very different complexion from me) and all of my friends who have ever tried it regardless of their skin shade, color, and tone…

Is Burt's Bees oil-free? I have somewhat oily skin, esp. on my forehead, and yet it NEVER makes me oily.

I'll break out the pasties and "JESUS IS COMING LOOK BUSY" boyshorts.

And what will that prove? That people get drunk and idiotic behavior corresponds to how many shots one takes? Think they've already done the studies on that, champ.

Cheerleading is a sport. As a former cheerleader, I call bullshit. Swimming is a sport. As a former swimmer, I call bullshit. Part of the reason I hate going anywhere near a gym and have to force myself to exercise is that I associate it with getting mercilessly mocked for everything from the way my boobs bounced in a…

Some YA is actually really, really damn good - you just need to avoid the YA romance and "realistic fiction" or whatever subgenre this.... work is classed as.

This white feminist has never even seen a Dolce bag, danke.

You're not entitled to the companionship of other human beings just as they aren't entitled to yours. They're not giving you what you want? Uh... leave the friendship, I'm sure they don't want to be friends with someone who's just sticking around to see if they can enter a relationship with them. No, not all women…

No, I meant exhibition as in exhibiting how fancy the author can get with his (in Conrad's case) phrasing and concentric circles of narration, but exposition works too.

My definition of plot is "does not spend 30 pages on exhibition and set-up of minor characters we shall never see again."

Westeros is the Opposite Land when it comes to EVERYTHING. Incest? In a regular universe that'd probably get you killed, but Jaime and Cersei seem to be doing pretty okay. Kids? Usually peripheral characters, and then BAM AryaDaenyJon are all pretty young especialy at the outset.

And some just don't want to sleep with you specifically because if you use the term "friend-zone" that's a big red flag right there.

I had a Korean friend who used "-san" and "-chan" all the time and I was never really sure what it was about. Not saying this is indicative of a widespread thing in Korean culture, but ... Idunno, syncretism maybe? Ironic usage? (Wild fucking guesses over here.)

A thousand times this. This is also the case with the 20 year old waitress, intern, secretary, stripper, etc etc etc. Just stop.

Jussayin', Doug, To Kill a Mockingbird is commonly accepted as a classic and the people who say "TKAM is my favorite book!" might be saying that because not only is it a classic, it's an actual book with a plot and everything. Let's take another classic that high school students across the country are forced to read:…

This, especially regarding the quality. While I inherited the Enormous Tits gene (as well as Birthing Hips Syndrome and Itty Bitty Waist Disorder) and therefore cannot fit into anything Abercrombie has, my two little sisters are built like twigs and buy from Abercrombie occasionally. The longest a pair of jean shorts…

I'm sorry, are you now mad that Thelzzeh is adding to the conversation by emphasizing that people who are a "normal" weight but with the weight concentrated in weird areas are also pushed out of stores by clothing that's sized only for stick-straight people, or are you assuming she's trying to enter the Oppression…