The kind of dorky tween (reminded me of myself) who knocked at my door last year and greeted me “trick or-omigosh your kitty is so cute!” got about half of my candy.

I remember the Chick Tracts (RIP Jack Chick, you insane son of a bitch - they were at least interesting reads) that were given out by ultra religious houses in my neighborhood. I was friends with a family that were also ultra-religious and they didn’t trick or treat but sure did have a lot of fun Chick Tracts lying…

Uhh, no.

They set those up, but they didn’t find all kinds of stuff. As noted in this post, finding objects/poison was and is incredibly rare.

True facts I was waaay too much of a wuss to try any of these things as a kid, and also still have to resist the urge to say “Bloody Mary” in mirrors when I use the bathroom late at night.

Are you basing this on the singles, specifically? Because a lot of what doesn’t end up on the radio is either sweet, like “Ours” and “Never Grow Up”, or hopeful, like “Enchanted”, or realistic about the narrator’s flaws, like “Stay Stay Stay”. The woman may be fake as a three-dollar bill, but when someone talks about…

Yeah, like, clearly the snake imagery is part of her album concept. What is so weird about consistent branding during an album rollout?

Gee whiz, have you even listened to 1989? I get why you’d find some of it annoying, particularly in the context of her public persona, but some of it is just really good, solid pop music about feelings and relationships. It’s one thing to write off superfans, but just people who like her songs? Ugh, I don’t trust or…

Reverse-counterpoint: I actually buy that she was offended by the fact that Kanye referred to her as “that bitch,” which for some reason was not disclosed during their phone call. She was lacking in self-awareness in her response and came across as overly self-righteous, but I absolutely understand why the…

As opposed to whom? Adele, and her constant sappy stream of “why did you reject me I’m miserable” songs?

Ahhhh.... do you see the other shots where her footwear was not in the shot?

I’ll say it: I like Taylor Swift. I like this persona. I like that she’s taking the snake thing on. You fuck up IRL and everyone find outs and calls you out on it — own it. They just gave you new material for your next era.

The most populous parts of the state are blue. It’s a swing state.

I’m sorry, it was meant as a rhetorical question.

I don’t know why taking the bus precludes them from being able to take care of a baby.

I keep reading these stories hoping to learn something and empathize, but I keep getting farther away from the conclusion I feel like I’m supposed to draw. The women are sad and depressed because of their feelings, not because of concern for their kids or what is best for them. As an adult, I went back and read the…

ha. my dad says “that and a buck will get you a cup of coffee.” he grew up with short-term foster siblings (he claims his parents did it for the money; my grandma said she really cared; who knows?).

I was adopted as an infant, but know my biological family and I totally agree.

All valid points, but it would suck if it was your face and you didn’t want to be the face of something racist... if you don’t think its racist.

Right. But she’s correct to point out that the widely circulated screenshots are extremely misleading about what the ad actually was and thus what she signed on to do. I think she’s also correct to call out how the media reported the Dove ad.