Can someone explain to my ignorant American self why the UK seems to be the ground-zero for TERFology? I’m aware that they exist in the US and Canada too, but it seems the most voluminous and strident terfs have been coming from a particular subset of middle-upper class to upper-class white women on that side of the…

I’m curious about your experience with Latinidad in America, because your definition of Latino as “an immigrant who speaks a Romance language” is really missing the point of the discussion being had here. Your analogy to “English-speaking people” also misses the point, because again, Latinidad as understood by Latinos…

The way “latino” is used in daily life and in the media belies your more academic view of the word. For example latinos are often considered a homogeneous voting bloc in politics. We absolutely do get lumped together by that word all the time whether we want it or not.

I’m glad that we’re finally having the discussion of refining (if not actually canceling) the concept of latinidad. As a latino with browner skin and more indigenous features, and I was always frustrated by how overbroad the category of “latino” was when discussing politics, power, social life, etc.

You’re saying it like it’s an impossibility, but I’m actually pretty happy to shit can all comedians who are homophobic and hate Asians. We will hardly miss Kevin and Marky Mark.

A review from someone who approaches the genre blind is about as valid as a review from someone who sucks the genre’s dick, actually. And at least the former has the advantage of freshness. There are a million identical horror fan reviews on youtube, go knock yourself out with that “valid” content.

“Baggage” for you seems to be a subjective point-of-view that you don’t agree with.

[Spoilery] The “blindness” premise naturally works really well in a nonvisual medium like a book, because you’re forced to imagine what the monsters might look like and you gain access to the characters’ internal monologues. You really do feel blindfolded too, which adds to the tension marvelously.

Well obviously I’m not advocating for no-tipping without also advocating for livable minimum wages. I hope I made that clear throughout my original post.

American tipping culture really starts to look dysfunctional when you move to another country. I moved from the US to Australia and the difference is like night and day. Prices are displayed with taxes already included and no expectation of tips (because service staff here are paid a livable wage).

Knitting/sewing are the convenient, easily recognizable stand-ins for “this traditionally gendered task is the only creative outlet you’re allowed to have in this patriarchal world.” 

I think Jon Hamm would be way too menacing in the part. Commander Waterford being sleazy and oily and weak, except for occasionally exercising his power as a Gilead man, seems to be the direction they’re going in.

Weirdly, it does persist as a common “travel tip” for Americans traveling to the UK or mainland Europe to not ask about someone’s job, because it’s considered nosy and possibly elitist (like, it can be seen as the asker trying to determine how much respect to give the person instead of everyone being on equal footing).…

I grew up in a household with modest income, but by the time I turned 11 or so my dad started making a lot of money. The gifts became a lot more extravagant and expensive, but they were never things I really wanted; I would have been over the moon with a $20 box set of discworld books (yes I was a nerd, why do you…

This is too petty of me. As soon as I saw that thumbnail my first thought was “they’re already putting Sophie the robot to work?”

Whenever I see him post I get immediate flashbacks to my dad. He also has incredibly strong, quick opinions that are completely unstudied. He just has an urgent need for you to know where he stands.

You know what, even though it’s a lil trashy they at least made it sound different enough to be a regular name. Now poor Redlobster Vasquez, on the other hand...

While I hate to be the one to defend Sarah Sanders, I hate these lil viral fake stuff even more. Not the same. Hers vs. Whaley’s:

This is perfect. I’m honestly beginning to think all these edgy hipster articles pooh-poohing traditional food are just the cries of white people who don’t know how to cook or season properly. Properly-made cranberry sauce is like food crack— that tart-sweet combo is a kind of unbeatable seasonal condiment on soooo…

I think it’s a childhood thing. I grew up in the tropics eating canned cranberry sauce (for Christmas mostly) since fresh cranberries aren’t really thing where I’m from, or are super expensive. Of course homemade sauce is better, but there’s something about knowing exactly how the canned stuff tastes that still gives…