The singular they has been a thing for centuries. So if your argument is primarily about syntax, well, that’s sort of silly.

Oof. This is...kind of TERFy and off base. Gender expression and gender identity are two different things.

You definitely should not use homo or fag to refer to LGBTQ people. Also, gay is a descriptor, not a noun.

Eh, idk if that’s accurate. I’m a lesbian, so is my girlfriend, and we both sometimes refer to ourselves as queer. I think the difference is mostly generational. All of the LGBTQ people I know who use/identify as queer are under 40.

It’s incredibly grating and she clearly doesn’t have an accent, at least not anymore. My grandmother was born in Sicily and came to the US as a pre-teen and she spoke like a Native English speaker by the time I was born.

I have the same issue with my very Middle Eastern sounding last name. But the words Giada routinely over-pronounces are incredibly common. We’ve all heard the word “spaghetti” before.

It’s definitely not you. My girlfriend is a professional chef and I have watched her royally fuck up at least two different Blue Apron recipes.

This is only tangentially relevant, but every time I see Giada I think of my Sicilian Nena telling me to “never trust a skinny cook.”

IT’S THE WORST! I think this is at the root of my somewhat bizarre rage towards her.

I could be wrong, but I think each season is supposed to represent like 3 months? So theoretically Piper’s arc should (finally) be over after the upcoming season.

Thanks. It took a lot of work, but I’m mostly ok now. I just can’t help but think that the underlying mystery/vengeance theme really diminishes the suffering of teens who actually are dealing with trauma, depression, etc.

This was my take too. I attempted suicide after surviving a sexual assault when I was in high school and I kind of find the whole concept of the book and show insulting.

Oh man, it’s heartening to know I’m not the only one who sobbed her way through algebra.

This is really fascinating to me. I have discalculia, so I personally am legitimately shit at math, but I wouldn’t be surprised if most folks were just taught with an ineffective method.

Idk, I was pretty thin at 13/14 and I wore a C cup. Bodies are weird. But also, a lot of the bras that seem to be marketed to teens (the PINK line from VS, for example) have an absurd amount of padding.

This was a big part of my takeaway from the article too. I have a congenital kidney disorder and my parents still let me live off kool aid/capri sun/coke because that was the norm. Making sure kids have access to actual, non-sugar laced water is so important.

I feel like this actually is common knowledge for most people...maybe? I mean I’m only 25 but I’m familiar with the case. Though I also studied criminal justice in undergrad, so that could be coloring my reaction.

Yeah, as reprehensible as it is, a majority of private schools (at least the ones in my area) don’t have special ed programs for this exact reason. I’ve worked in a handle of schools like that and I honestly have no idea how they managed not to get sued.

She’s beautiful and I mean this as a sorta-complement, but she vaguely looks like Shane from The L Word playing dress up here.

Oh man that sounds familiar. I went to Catholic school from pre-k through high school.