Tangential: I've noticed lately some commercials in which a male husband/father takes over for his female wife for a day using electronics. The tone of these commercials is rather, "even a man can do chores and shit with the magic of technology! more efficiently than his wife, actually, because a smartphone is too…

One word: Italy

Or, in my father's case, overweening entitlement.

I like it for my body, but for my face I prefer a 3 packets of bc powder (aspirin + caffeine version), a couple drops of honey, and a couple drops of water. Mask & exfoliant.

I can see mine from 8 inches away.

No need for apologies, at all.

This idea is so weird to me, because I don't see that body type as being overwhelmingly favored by women or in women's media. If I were asked what I thought most women saw as the ideal male body I'd point at the languid androgynous type.

I thought so too.

As you said, to train said little soldier, you'd have to confront your teenage daughter with personal violence. Which is ultimately what you're trying to prevent. Until she, as you say, has been punched in the face, it's all theoretical.

Not to tell you how you feel, but sometimes trauma can attach itself to cues that are not (against your expectations, or contrary to your rational assessment) inherently or as apparently traumatic.

Isn't that awesome? I've never been particularly athletic—as in, I've never really played sports and, barring a few dance lessons as a child, never taken lessons in anything physical be it fitness, dance, or martial. So, I usually abstain from having firm opinions on the relative physical abilities of theoretical…

Sometimes a wolf whistle is flattering. You think, "Hah! Go me! I look good today!"

Huh. While depressing in its implications, I think I'd donate money to that. And I don't even like guns.

Not having strong feelings isn't the same as having none at all. If I felt absolutely nothing about any matter (not just kids) no matter what angle I looked at it from I'd be concerned. It is kind of the way brains work. We create a synthetic experience, imagine a sort of virtual reality, and this evokes an…

Which is precisely my point. You own the feelings you do have. "Not knowing" is not typically a lack of feeling. I'm not gonna say never, but usually, surely you have various feelings if you sit down and think about it. And if you don't ever think about it, isn't that itself important?

I always assumed what was being referred to when Japan's homogeneity is discussed was not only demographics, but about how the society at large deals with the diversity that exists. Not that everyone there looks alike and comes from the same backgrounds, but rather that the society heavily privileges a certain…

I'll keep my extra pounds, thank you, and demand not to be judged for not having MORE discipline than other people who are allowed to enjoy food and have other priorities in life than weight-loss.

Psh. Hating is not easy. I've put in years of blood, sweat, and tears developing this cynicism. So, sure, I make it look easy.

I've heard it enough times and through Japanese media to give it some credence. But it might be more of an urban legend type thing.

I just commented elsewhere, I think you can absolutely own ambivalence.