I didn’t get past the 6-years-old in a Pointe class and being expected to have toe shoes already. That should never be a first class. You need years of ballet training before starting Pointe, and you should only start Pointe class after your feet are fully grown, otherwise you can do permanent damage...so good you got…

It’s crazy to me that policy hasn’t improved over the course of my life. We’ve literally had Lifetime playing out this scenario for decades. It’s not like we don’t know it exists, it’s just that it’s not deemed as important to law makers. It’s crazy-making.

Because it’s SO flattering to be the object of obsession of a deranged nutjob.  They oughta try it sometime.

And meanwhile all the racists who were uncomfortable with him are In The Heat of The Other Place.

Guess Who’s Coming to Heaven

Midwestern Nice, to the extent it ever existed, is long gone. Replaced by insularity and fear of difference. And ignorance. So much ignorance. Some people are still afforded a degree of niceness, but like you say, it really only applies to people who fit a very specific mold: white, hetero, middle or upper class. 

Absolutely correct. If you have a family who gives a fuck about you or some clan cronies you’ll be ok, but if you’re an outspoken woman without kids you can still expect plenty of shunning on the good old Plains. I’d need another paragraph for the POC, immigrants and very old. People don’t even make a pretense for…

Wow...so sorry to hear that. Mom is a Hoosier, and I always think of the Midwest as a place uber considerate to others. You DID describe the FL climate to a T though. Not only do folks not wear masks while shopping in ANY store, let alone in a bar, they will not even stand on the circles or distance in a queue and…

Sadly, the Midwest is not far behind Florida in its general disregard for human life. 

So what part of Florida are you in? ;)

I guess? This article really sends mixed messages. “Its as contagious and dangerous as ever, but its okay if you still go out.”

Pretty much my thoughts on the matter. If you're in a closed, semi-crowded building and your mask is already off for eating/drinking, putting it back on to order another drink or run to the can is frankly just silly. If the bar is actively enforcing these rules, I'll comply, but otherwise, yeah it's just theater in…

I laughed bitterly at this to keep from crying. It’s a good tip that I would totally use if people in my state were still wearing masks or if I felt like I could go to a bar. Sometimes I forget that other states still have mandates like this or are still doing the bare minimum to protect others. People in my state…

Politer for sure, but safer? This is pure theater if you’re going to be drinking that drink indoors anyway. If you’re unsure about the virus level of your aerosols or don’t want to risk being exposed to those of others, stay home.

Oof. Sorry you had to grow up with that.

People who advocate for repressive lifestyles always have weird shame kinks and that is why they insist on nobody else living out in the open, free and honestly because it takes some of the grease out of their sicko wheels. It’s the only way they get their jollies and eff that honestly. Be free be honest and be out…

Thank you. They’re perfectly woke now, especially since they’re married and have daughters.

>Republican fixation on me, women,& LGBT+ people in general.

I lost straight male friends when I came out as a bi woman. Friends who I felt safe around because they never once brought up fucking me got upset that they could “no longer” fuck me (again, bi, never said I wasn’t into dudes, just that I want platonic male friends who I’m not fucking as well).

damn she knows it and i love her calling it out.