That is not at all the norm for southern states. That is an middle to upper class thing across the whole country (and middle class increasingly less.) It would be unlikely that you sister or mother would be poor—majority of poor people have poor sisters and mothers who work. If they don’t work, they either have to…

You have to remember that Congress has to pass this too- even if Bernie was elected, it will mean shit if people elect shitty Congressional members.

I’ve had them both as students (I am a sub teacher in Pittsburgh area) around/right before the first season of Dance Moms. (Maddie is now homeschooled though.) Chloe was much nicer to me, but you know, they’re just kids. Both of their moms are difficult to deal with though. ALDC is popular, but there are two much…

It sounds like you have a lot of shit to work through. Damn.

Big Ben. Not so impressed. I did enjoy rolos in a McFlurry though! (This was years agol now you can get rolos in a blizzard at DQ.)

However, I lived briefly abroad in Prague and that was actually MORE impressive than I thought it would be (I went for a brief academic experience and ending up staying.) The…

More fuss needs to be made about this Netflix announcement. I think the government SHOULD mandate that EVERY EMPLOYEEE, including part time and contract workers, should get the same exact benefits, same restrictions, INCLUDING the CEO.

If anyone is thinking of committing a murder-suicide, (call the National Suicide Hotline 1-800- 273-8255 for serious.) But I wish these people would start with themselves, rather than taking innocent people with them.

Honestly, when I see a group of white, I cross the street to walk on the other side.

Then for once, they could actually claim discrimination.

If your religious beliefs can’t handle what secular society mandates, your religious beliefs aren’t really worth having. I am sick of this bullshit with healthcare, LGBTQ rights, etc. and the assholes crying religion as excuse to not provide care, not follow the law, or to permit discrimination. Secular society is…

Yeah, but he’s not an American citizen, if you know what I mean.

I believe in season 1 or 2 of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is when that whole thing goes down. Adrienne Maloof is the worst, acting like she is “of the people” in Sacramento when she lives in a multimillion dollar home in BH, takes a private jet to the game, and her family also owns a casino in Vegas. She also…

They are made out of like silicone or something and wrap around like a headband.

Right? Nearly every teacher I know, would literally be in the classroom until her water broke. Which actually has happened in my presence. (It was a biology teacher, who literally started going into the bio of it all, it was kind of fantastic.)

I think a big problem though is that height isn’t really easy to change (other than stilts or shoes), but size/weight can affect vulnerable people’s sense of self and what is perceived and aspired to by society. I will never be taller than 5’0”, but I can say, oh I can be that size. Also, you don’t need to look…

A lot of this anti-vaxxer shit is so anti-autistic (anti-auts?) Even if it did cause autism (WHICH IT 1000% DOES NOT) in what fucking universe would you rather have a child with polio than autism? That to me is one of the most disgusting parts about the anti-vax crowd.

A lot of bad science education, where students are not taught scientific thinking. Students certainly have science class. Stale, jargon science, which can be made interesting, but it more based on fact memorization, rather than learning how to think about something scientifically or logically. I actually took a class…

Well, the founder of chiropractics tried to get it designated as a religion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiroprac…