I think they were probably invented to appease parents who were pissy that some other kid got a ribbon, not their kid. It’s always been about the parents no matter what side of the argument you take. Parents of elementary schoolers are far more entitled than actual elementary schoolers, as a rule.

This. I was often picked last during gym class. I knew.

Every time an old person talks about how “entitled” the new generations are, I mentally change their voice to the wanh-wanh-wanh sound made by the parents in Charlie Brown cartoons.

I have a skinny body (but not either of those other things) but I would never wear this. I think I can look good in things that are fitted on either the top or bottom, but not both. Anytime I see a bodycon dress I make the cross sign and back the fuck awayyy.

Agree, especially when you consider that she was a child star. With someone like, say, Jennifer Lawrence, it’s easy to see why she’s so normal—she had a normal upbringing. Miley didn’t.

- going out when I don’t want

A lot of people around here seem to not like her. I do, though not necessarily for this song (but will never apologize for my love for Born to Die)

I’m 28 in a month and currently have period breakouts on my face, but yeah, a few weeks ago an 18-year-old mistook me for being the same age as her so...I’ll take it.

I knew someone who was like this with her mom. The mom eventually died of alcoholism. Not saying all “cool moms” are alcoholics but...yea. It was an awful, extreme example of what can actually be going on inside with that kind of person.

Oh yeah, my friend worked at American Apparel and employees would just help themselves to thinks from the stockroom, before it got put out on the shop floor. They all did coke at work, too.

I would say if you want to feel like you’re not on a budget, pick small cute bed-and-breakfast style places over hostels. There have been times when I looked at both options in the same city or even the same neighborhood, and the prices were pretty much identical.

Same here. My mom is one of those people who makes friends with random strangers everywhere she goes—on planes, at stores, on the street—and she’s always trying to encourage me to be more outgoing with arguments like “Well, if you talk to strangers you might meet someone interesting!” The thing is I just don’t trust…

Man, I learned to see through that excuse at the age of 10. When every teenager on every cheesy tween show I watched was like “but DAD, these cigarettes aren’t mine, I’m keeping them for someone!” I was like, do you really expect him to believe that? Don’t you know everyone else has tried that one? If I ever was…

This is something that has been really important to me, learning not to take it personally. I am white, and working against racism in a very specific and personal way that I know will invite criticism from some who feel I am taking space away from POC by doing what I do. On the other hand, others will say I’m doing…

I have trouble relating to the whole kids-in-restaurants complaint thing because my encounters with kids in restaurants have been so few or so unnoticeable as to be unmemorable to me, and I’ve lived in a lot of different cities. I think people who complain about this must be those who live in suburbs or more…

The thing is though that politicians, judges, and surgeons aren’t in an age group that young girls relate to. Girls look for role models near their own age— older siblings, actresses, fictional characters etc. Of course they can also look up to grown up women but they will always be looking for someone they can…

Take classes in Qi Gong. Seriously, I know those meditative exercise things can seem new age-y but this one is expressly designed for healing (both physical and mental- lots of people in my class were there to treat pain and other physical health issues, and it worked wonders for them, as well as for me, the anxiety/…

I like how the choices get progressively more ridiculous, like the first guy I have never heard of but was kind of squinting at his face being like “Is he of Middle Eastern descent? Well, he *is* quite tan. I guess he must be of that background somehow, if Jezebel is suggesting him?” Then I got to the blonde girl and…

I just realized something crazy: I think you’ve just described the behaviors of one of my best friends. I didn’t get it before now, but after you say this, oh my god, I do. Like, I’ve always appreciated that when I or anyone is relating an experience, she gets REALLY involved in listening and reacting to the story, in…

It is. I honestly think that after being a sensitive kid and seeing how much it sucked, as a young adult I went too far in the other direction. If I had been the kid who cried in class in front of everyone, I was going to be the young woman who never cried in front of anyone, even my mom. If I had been the girl who…