I was a kid in the 50s. Of course I felt like a couldn’t say no. Saying no would’ve meant you were a communist.

I usually ask kids, “Can I have a hug?” because it gives them the option to say no.

Well, you could just ask her.

As a child who was repeatedly force by her mother to hug random adults, I very much approve of this message. I read an article (forgot where) that said that parents’ forcing their children to hug others is the first lesson into the demolition of a sense of security and learning that their body is not their own. And…

Yes. I’m constantly telling my 4 year old - if someone doesn’t want to be touched, you can’t touch them. You have to stop the first time they say “stop.” He and his brother are in a fighting phase and he likes to annoy his brother. But then his feelings are hurt when brother yells at him. Well, if you are not going to…

#notallkids

This article is the perfect response to those who say talks around consent need to happen in high school or college. No, teaching there must be consent to touch should be from day one. If my nephew doesn’t want to give me a hug, then I see if a high-five of fist bump is ok. If he still says no then ok, maybe next…

Seriously can’t believe they just ripped my baby out of my womb, stitched it back up, and handed him to me. If I had any respect I would have just died in childbirth like god and Pat Robertson intended.

Don’t you know? Exactly 24 hours before being born, the baby sends you certified mail informing you it’s about to arrive. And it’s helpful because experts know that this is the best time to perform abortions.

They’re pretending late term abortion means waiting to full-term, inducing labor, and then stabbing the otherwise perfectly viable baby to kill it just before it crowns. Because opposing the reality of late term abortions (ie. it is typically a life-saving procedure) is pretty much impossible, so they resort to…

he probably thinks of more of a popcorn in microwave.

I know it’s hacky to say that these industry award shows are ridiculous and out of touch, but the Grammys really take it to the level of farce. The nominating and voting procedures are so arbitrary and political and the voter base so broad and retrograde that you can have people like an opera singer who uses terms…

Rihanna has more Grammys than Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight combined. Proof that these awards are essentially meaningless.

“if his album is not nominated in no categories, I’m not showing up to the Grammys”

But then we invite them to be creative. Cops are now popping their hoods to block the camera from filming anything.

Except (and as someone with ZERO Spanish/Portuguese) even I could have guessed that contra meant “against” or “oppose” ie CONTRAindicated, CONTRAlateral, CONTRAception.

Even if you don’t know Spanish, contra is used as a prefix in English. It still means “against” or “opposite of.”

No, the election isn’t over until the votes are counted. A lot of people may sit this election out in disgust or write in candidates so they feel “pure.” There are also the effects of gerrymandering and the various GOP-driven voter disenfranchisement schemes. Statistically, the polls do give Clinton a better chance…

Special forces operatives kill people for a living; doesn’t mean they’ll take kindly to being offered a hit contract. Circumstances matter.

The debt is a really hard issue to debate as it is a pretty complex topic and the majority of the viewers aren’t clear between the debt and the deficit. Considering Trump never offers policy proposals, I’m not sure what he would say about it other than he is the only person who could fix our debt problem overnight.