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That reminds me of the Kevin Spacey parody of the original Keyboard Cat. It really shouldn't amuse me as much as it does:
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As I read through the comments, it feels like folks might be talking past each other a bit, and I wonder if this analogy might help bridge the gap (particularly in light of Lindy's piece from yesterday):
The same could easily said about playing football or any kind of sport for that matter. Just because they wear skirts and mid-drifts instead of a jersey doesn't mean they shouldn't be fucking paid.
But they ARE fighting for more. Hence this article, and hence the lawsuits. They work really hard to be where they are, and are demanding to be compensated properly. They shouldn't have to "find another job" and leave their current employers unaccountable. I think they're doing the right thing and bringing attention…
Most of those I know who are into cheerleading do it because they enjoy it. They like the physicality of it, the routines, the tumbling. I strongly suspect a great many of these young women thought going into pro sports cheerleading was a way to do something they have enjoyed since childhood and get paid a living wage…
The just quit line is a call to boots strips. And because that law student, unless they are working at a very few select government/NGO internships is still being fucking exploited. The NFL made $9 billion in profits in 2013 — they ain't the federal government.
That's fantastic for you. Unfortunately your bootstraps and rugged individualism don't stop exploitative labor practices.
So your proposal for minimum wage, discrimination and harassment laws is that they should only apply to people in what jobs, per se? Only people with jobs you approve of? Only for jobs that are difficult to get?
If you work at a club that has payouts or other options where you might not be paid at the end of the night — you too are exploited.
I am so, so, SO sick of "if they don't like it, they should just quit." It's a way to defend dehumanizing treatment of employees without actually coming out and saying it. I don't give a shit WHAT someone does for a living — NO ONE SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO THIS SHIT.
This woman is eternally youthful. She doesn't look like she's aged at all!
young joe biden is OBJECTIVELY bae
I love this dress! I want to graduate, get married, start my career, buy a home, get a promotion, make some babies, vacation, retire, and die in this dress.
I waaaaaaaannnnnnnttttt.
Holy shit. When I get texts from a weird number, I ask, "who's this?" and when they are not someone I know, I say, "wrong number, have a nice day" because I don't want to RUIN THE LIVES of people who cause me MINOR INCONVENIENCES.
I do not care for a single member of the Kardashian clan, but seriously FUCK JOAN RIVERS. She handled that better than I would have. Calling a baby ugly, I wish a bitch would...
