Actually, sometimes the royalties on ebooks are just fine! (My best friend is an author.) It’s all based on whatever deal their agent worked out with the publisher, or if they’re self-published, whatever they list at.

Marry me.

Kelly, this is such a great take and I hope sincerely that the powers that be (including those mentioned here) see it, read it, and take it seriously.

In this case it was probably a fine thing to say to them. Dancers are performers who are playing a role, and part of that role is aesthetic, same as actors and models.

I know what you were trying to say: skinny shaming isn’t real in the same way that reverse racism isn’t real. They are both not real things. That’s the analogy you made.

Congrats on being more patient and diplomatic than I.

Oh, I didn’t mean to defend people crying ‘skinny shaming’. It’s always seemed like nonsense to me—someone telling you to “eat a sandwich” one time is not the same as an entire population systemically being passed over for promotions because our culture views a certain body type as inherently lazy.

I almost wrote something similar, but then thought a more gentle approach might be more helpful.

Well... it’s not really a weird comment to make to a dancer, tbh. I’ve known people who were cut from performances for how they looked in costume—and that was in college, non-serious-professional situations. Dance isn’t just about doing the moves, it’s about making the lines. It is an aesthetic art form, too.

I am pretty sure she meant 10lbs of muscle, as she is quite swole herself. AKA: ‘everybody go work out for this video.’

Or she had no idea that speech was going to be so over the top and she has a naturally expressive face. He’s talking as though he’s changing the world... but he’s making a show.

I worked at two different pizza chains during high school and then college. Do not, under any circumstances, request uncooked pizza toppings be added to your pizza after it’s come out of the oven. Like raw tomatoes? PUT THEM ON YOURSELF.

Wholly agreed re: Diana. She is wearing bike shorts at their most bike-shorty-ness.

You don’t understand how tax extensions work any better than the person in your analogy: a tax filing extension does NOT mean you get an extension on payment. That is a totally separate thing. You can choose to not pay (heh) and then pay late and the consequences aren’t too horrible (interest, a grumpy phone call) but…

You’re right, but I must admit that between the two, I find theworldofmarla’s argument (anti-porn) far more problematic. Firstly, because it assumes (or more accurately, requires others to assume) that women aren’t interested in violent porn. Which is untrue.

I believe it’s implied above that Dr. Miami does get consent. And the proposed new rules outlined above mention that they have a problem with this behavior even if consent has been obtained, so I don’t think patients who haven’t consented to be filmed are the issue here.

Birds of prey are messy... we have lots of naturally occurring hawks, owls, and cultures where I live, but we also have like no nuisance birds. Pigeons are not supposed to be the end of the food chain, they need predators.

You patience is astounding. I sincerely hope you have an amazing day despite having to defend yourself for literally no reason.

The difference between gender and sex isn’t semantics.

The rhythm of You must know every contour of yr emptiness before you can know who you wish to invite in. makes me almost cry.