It very much is seen that way if we are talking about playing music or being intensely interested in music and music history. I am from Nashville, have mostly musician friends, and even played piano from 3rd grade on, and played live briefly with a band . I have extensive knowledge about popular music from the 1950's-…

Um, if they aren't pretty, then they don't exist, duh.

"Yes I can and will use whatever word I choose."

So then what's your fucking point? No one is forcing you not to say it. People are (correctly) identifying that words have meaning, and some of those meanings are negative. Novel, I know. Say "thug" all you like, and know that people will understand what you are really…

Although I enjoy Mindy Kaling, I am not a fan of romcom cliches either way, so I understand what you are saying. Cutesy makes me a bit ill.

It's the term for how people meet in wacky and adorable ways, mostly in romantic comedies. Like when the female main character is having a bad day and ends up in some catastrophic situation in which she clumsily falls all over herself and then the male love interest helps her off the ground. Or she spills coffee on…

Yeah, frankly I think this article makes her look worse, even though it is obviously trying to make her look better. When you say something as transparent as "Why would anyone do that?" when we all can see reasons why someone who has a history with lying on the internet would do that, well...It makes your entire…

"Most of her weird behavior seems to have come after the alleged rape. It's funny how if she were a guy accused of far more serious crimes, we'd have people piously talking about how she probably had been abused before and that's why she did whatever she did. Not here, though."

In another thread it was pointed out to…

"And it seems to me like the only difference is how the title/content is written and how popular the accused is."

Seriously? This story goes painfully out if it's way to take her side, and Woody Allen is vastly more popular than Conor Oberst.

Oh god seriously? That...is a bummer.

I hated it immediately, and my friends and I complained about being portrayed in such a privileged, precious way. We are into books and music and being bohemian or whatever too, but we also work for our rent and food. I just know too many girls like that who think they are super impressive for living in the Big City,…

I can see how that prank is less harmful, but honestly? Still has a touch of the malicious for me. It put you in a very agitated and awkward position on multiple occasions, and there was the possibility you might have said something she deemed wrong or inappropriate(which, it's good to be good at your job of course,…

YES. I do not understand why people think pranks are funny at all. I can see why they would be funny if you were a sadist.

"No one levelheaded has said that all porn workers are abused."

says the person who just did an all-caps impersonation including the words"CONTROLTROLLHAG" that resembles absolutely nothing going on this thread beyond your own misplaced high volume indignation and that of the equally screamy-at-no-one-here poster you…

Seriously. Who are they talking to?

WHOA somebody said that??

Oh wait, no. You said that. As a sarcastic response to...nothing that exists in this thread, apparently. Keep on fighting those ghosts!

Oh I agree wholeheartedly. I just felt the need to not give them too much power and point out a weakness. Highly observant people are usually quiet and empathetic or calculating examples of a personality disorder. In my youth I was attracted to highly observant people(my people) and unfortunately was not aware I would…

They excel at being observant and manipulative until their vanity and desperate need for attention leads them to shoot themselves in the foot. They eventually cave to their own immediate wants and abandon whatever machinations they had in play. Great puppet masters in the short term, but not so great with the long…

Yes, this story is so confusing precisely because stuff like this comes up repeatedly. There is no evidence she ever got pregnant when she claimed she had an abortion, yet when she became pregnant with her child it is simply referred to as her "second" pregnancy. For people who are not extremely careful readers, this…

Me too! I had bangs and wore vintage dresses. And have a monotone voice. People told me I looked exactly like her(I don't) all the time. Her and Daria.

YES.