So I just learned about the manatee thing (that it’s illegal to interact with them) recently and it breaks my heart. I was working on a project for work where I saw footage of this manatee going up to people on a boat and they LOVE people. Like to a heartbreaking degree. They bob around like dogs and try to get people…

Oh FFS. I live on the Isle Wight (off the south coast of the UK). It has a population of about 220,000 and is incredibly white and pretty conservative. Also kind of insular - there are people that go over to the mainland maybe once a year if that. Nonetheless our MP with the backing of the vast majority of the island…

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Gross. Coke is for yuppies.

A bump? What are these people? New?! Get the fuck right outta here with your your tacky little bumps.

I am a black sheep because damn I cannot keep my mouth shut when family members are being unjust.

Everyone will call my child Liz for short and when someone asks if her full name is Elizabeth she will have to answer “No, it’s Lizard.”

I think the difference is between the adjective and the noun. Female as a descriptive adjective is just fine. Dandy. Go ahead and use it. “The female subjects of our study were between 25 and 55 years old.” “There are currently 191 female MPs in the British parliament.” “My boss is female.” Cool. No probs.

Perma-period??!! Are we talking spotting? Or full on second day of your period perma-period? Because if it’s the latter, I feel like we should start a foundation for you. SOO sorry to hear that.

That was the one. It was terrible seeing how badly German Shepards’ legs had been deformed by breeding.

No one is saying that boys aren’t exploited. The writer of the petition is female, so she was speaking to her own experiences, and asking for the elimination of a gender neutral term.

Can we also “child sex” to that and “child porn”? My local news loves those and I always have to make a stink. One of the stations has a handy little graphic for it too <vomit>

I've watched a documentary about how overbreeding has affected different breeds of dogs. It was heartbreaking seeing the genetic disorders the animals experienced. Look at what happened to Bulldogs.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the politics and ethics of pedigree breeding lately. I just started volunteering at a local animal shelter and the weird obsession people have with breeds is difficult to accept. It’s one of the first questions people ask, and they’re not looking for breed-specific illnesses or genetic…

Lord of the Rings: Return of the White Gay Man

Before I got my bits in order I had to sleep on towels. Hallelujah birth control!

I can’t watch the video but the part about attractiveness seems a bit like a dad joke gone wrong. Like “of course she’d have to be pretty! After all, the only reason I’ve done so well is because of how hot I am!” *dad chuckle*

Remember Britney Spears? What’s the difference? Of course, I don’t recall her being sued by her management company for having boyfriends. But the biggest part of her schtick - at first, at least - was the “I’m sexy but I don’t have sex” messaging. I knew grown men who were obsessed with her for it.