They do it to get attention from dudes at parties I thought
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Exactly what I was wondering. My grandmother helped settle Alaska; she drank and smoked and could shoot a bear without blinking, and if anyone was going to be embarrassed when the two of us were in a room, it was me!
And, oh my gosh, have you seen the way the men in offices dress these days? All those clingy polo shirts and flat front pants, leaving nothing to the imagination. Not even a jacket to cover things up a bit. And I don't have to tell you what happens when fall comes and they all break out the v-neck sweaters.
Haha, my grandmother is the first and only person I've ever heard utter the phrase "whore's bath" (which she would actually use in polite conversation, such as "We're in a hurry young Mo23, don't take a shower, just take a whore's bath!") Also, she taught my brother and I to play poker and how to make a drink so you…
Yes, and Nabokov is certainly enough of a literary genius to know Dolores means "sorrows," which Humbert basically erases from her narrative in favor of the "nymphet" name he assigns to her as she stands in one sock and so forth. You are correct, indeed—who Dolores is becomes entirely colored by society's (Humbert's,…
I have an annotated copy from 15 years after its publication, with notes from Nabokov himself. He basically laughs (ruefully) at all the people who think that it's supposed to be sexy and provocative, or that it condones what Humbert does. And then he acknowledges that the reason it kept selling was probably because,…
"Lolita" was his pervy secret nickname for her. The character's name is Dolores. I only mention this, because no one every remembers her "real" name. What does it matter? The nubile nymphet Nabakov created is a projection for people's fantasies, much like Hannah Anderson has become. That, my friends, is rape culture.
Well, now, be fair: Nabakov's Lolita did commit the unforgivable sin of not being a cringing milksop. So. What's a 50-year old sociopath supposed to DO, for chrissake? She obviously had it coming to her.
HuffPo had a nauseating piece about how DiMaggio had a sad because his dad killed himself, so really, HE was a victim of his kidnapping and raping a teenage girl too. To paraphrase Omar Little, worrying whether the mainstream media will try to engender sympathy for a rapist would be like worrying if the sun's gonna…
Personally, I'd like us to get past this whole 'rape exception' thing, and get to the point where we understand that any woman seeking an abortion should be entitled to one, regardless of how she got pregnant, because forcing a woman to carry to term a pregnancy she doesn't want is one of the most heinous things lots…
What's troubling to me is that Walker has some very valid critiques of Israeli policy. But when she starts to conflate Israel with ALL OF JUDAISM, she's wading right into anti-semitic waters and those arguments lose legitimacy.
Alice Walker has repeatedly crossed the line between legitimate criticism of Israeli government policy and outright anti-semitism. The donors didn't forbid her from attending; they just weren't willing to pay for her to do so. I don't think they should be faulted for that. Additionally, if she felt so strongly about…
I wanted to high-five everyone on my way out the door of the clinic, so yes, guilt free abortions most definitely exist. There was never a doubt in my mind that I was making the right choice and I never wavered from making it.
Well, they're just following their Christian beliefs, because, as we all know, Jesus said "FUCK THE POOR, THEY'RE ALL LAZY PARASITES".
Oh who gives a fuck about this miserable, cranky piece of shit. Let's talk about how amazing Oprah has been looking lately! Look at this! She wins everything!
Yeah, you know how those transgender women be rolling in the privilege.
Rick Santorum is absolutely right. They are fucking ruining the heretofore pristine reputation of the YMCA, which used to be such a nice place to get yourself clean, have a good meal, and just do whatever you feel.