I think I am weird for this, but all my life (until immigrating to the states from good ol NZ), it has been exceedingly common to split a bill on dates. In fact, I feel downright uncomfortable not paying the bill (if someone pays for me for movie tickets, I'll pay for dinner sometimes) at all and the one time someone…

Because blonde - at least the honey, slightly dirty blonde you're seeing up there resonates with a homegrown, wholesome kind of vibe. Given that country music is still super white, I'd say like in the 20s, being brunette is still considered exotic/edgy.

To be fair, the "creative director" in many cases never actually designs. They're more specifically involved in the "research/setting the tone/collecting inspiration" phase, then they continuously check in with the actual design team during the design process to veto/confirm ideas and then work with production once…

This is a excellent point - the rise of the "asian" fashion model in the last 5 or so years has absolutely zip to do with wanting diversity, but the growing buying power of Asian countries that now have a significant middle class dying to buy into designer brands. I saw absolutely zip asian fashion models in…

Just gonna say - the vomitting is not necessarily evidence of being face fucked particularly hard. Gag reflex is very different from one person to another, and although I think this claim that facesitting is "dangerous" is rather bullshit, it is something I can't actually do with my partner because he's pretty…

*good adult way.

Cock definitely sounds dirtier, but in the good adult day. Plus, saying cock, for ladies/gents who like to have said cock in their mouth mimics that awesome blowjob sound effect. Dick on the other hand, reminds me of being in highschool sniggering at bathroom wall graffiti.

I think the whole "non-white" people can appropriate the hell out of everything is utter bullshit. Simply put, I think appropriation is a matter of a minority/majority complex when it doesn't involve being insensitive about religion or special cultural practices (e.g Native American Headresses). I'm a Asian woman,…

I think this is fucked up. To me, appropriation is more about a minority/majority complex regarding what country you're in. As a asian female, born and raised in a Western country, watching "white" people wear items or adopt cultural practices does not necessarily offend me as it does remind me of my outward…

As a now ex-pat, I am always super bummed to see this shit now. Not to say NZ hasn't had its share of racial issues and xenophobia and stuff, but we've always been pretty sweet on being one of the most secular countries in the Western world. We were flat out disgusted the first time one of us got one of those "did…

Yep, red flags all round. Although to be fair, I think if I did ever want a serious long term roommate that might be something to disclose. You can technically *keep it all in the bedroom*, but it might still be something to let a potential roommate know about in case they are very squicky about sex or find it…

This is totally this article placing American Values on something that isn't American. :( This is not "dumpster diving", once a year you chuck out a bunch of things that are hard to throw away and this event, sponsored by the government comes to take it all the to landfill. However, they give you a week or so to…

On a totally serious note - love eggs with cords are not that outdated if someone's engaging in some fun remote control play. Eggs don't have bases, and typically the cord (like a tampon string) is a bit of safety measure in making sure you should hopefully be able to take it out easily without a embarassing visit to…

Aware that this is satire, but just pointing out that Taylor does actually have a atleast one PoC friend. Jessica Szohr who was Vanessa on Gossip Girl featured in that one thanksgiving/summer/i-don't-know-when-it-was-but-Lena-Dunham-was-being-"edgy"-and-flipping-the-bird.

Yeah. :( Honestly - this makes me cringe and I would never want a doll with acne as a adult, or a child. I think as people, we should learn to accept that we are fundamentally flawed and be ok with occasional adult acne and cellulite and the lack of conventional body norms in certain areas and the idea that we will…

It's also admittedly difficult to design a minority doll that is well received (I personally am a PoC) that is meant to be accurate. To just turn the skin of the doll a different color is pretty incompetent if we're trying to get the dolls to look "real" - I think we can all agree that in general, different ethnicity…

This. The idea that girls just brush dolls and make them look pretty is also pretty ridiculous - any girl that has "played princess" or participated in doing so engages in some pretty complex imagination sequences. I think toys aimed at boys may engage in more physical action (e.g. having your action figures attack…

Kind of this. I see more people fantasizing about what their perfect home would look like even more than their wedding - I mean, pinterest has even more cute DIY ideas that people without notable partners, or incomes, or living spaces bigger than a shoebox.

Japan has a tendency to assign traits like "ethnicity/heritage" for more setting or adding interest in the same manner you might give someone a giant scar. That said, considering they have changed the physical setting enormously given the posters, I don't think ethnicity necessarily adds as much to the plot they will…

Nvm. I stand corrected.