Cool, I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that we’re making these demands of the only serious female candidate and not making the same demands of any Republicans, or any other Democrats running for office anywhere. THAT is my point - not that this isn’t a good universal standard, but that it is ONLY the standard for her,…

If she does it, everyone should have to. It makes no sense to demand that one candidate reveal the content of paid speeches she made while no other candidate is given that same demand.

At this point I’m thinking Hillary is pretty much bullet proof. She’s faced more scrutiny and unfair characterizations of her no male politician has ever faced. She holds up. She’s a tough broad and it’s hard not to root for her because of what she has faced. Hillary can play the game with the best of them.

I don’t buy that it’s not her homophobia too. I’m reminded of that Karine Steffans video showing off the anal beads and other toys her ex left behind etc. Like, sure, these women probably happily and non-judgmentally engaged in these acts when they were together. But now they are basically publicly being like “You’re…

I feel like when white folks complain about race issues, some are worried they’ll be treated the same way that minorities were treated for much of American history.

And I wanna say, “No, we won’t do that to you. We won’t set up specific race-based laws to keep you from working, running your own businesses, voting,…

No that’s standard if you’re in your late 20s or 30s — we were only given one dose of MMR, which provokes a response in about 95% of people. Nowadays kids get two doses which ups it to 99.9%. And you CAN’T get the vaccine when pregnant since it is still just as likely to cause fetal abnormalities / deafness etc. as…

In my experience, this is really common in houses in California. The house I live in right now has overhead lighting in the bathrooms, kitchen and one hallway only. (It does kind of suck.) I’ve also lived in multiple houses without dishwashers. And the last several places I’ve lived have had the laundry in the garage…

Born and raised NYer here: Apartments with dishwashers are not normal in NYC since a lot of housing has free water and heat. Laundry in an apartment isn’t normal either.

Doormen are absolutely a luxury. As are dishwashers in NYC. I couldn’t afford to “upgrade” to one until I moved to Queens. And the lack of light fixtures are completely common in new construction nowadays. Yeah, people use floor lamps.

Please. I have a nice job and a nice, old apartment that doesn’t have a dishwasher. Haven’t had one for 6 years. Not having a dishwasher is not a deprivation unless you’re a spoiled brat.

Maybe not but it’s not like the aren’t options. A floor lamp with a bright bulb and transparent shade for instance.

For $800 a month? Why should you get the same amenities for $800 a month that you get for $1.3 million? No one forced them to move into the building.

You’re right of course, and that’s why I went out of my way to qualify that description as hyperbolic (and a little offensive). It struck a chord with me though simply because what it comes down to is a straw man—someone who is not representative of a group or subset of people mockingly imitating that subset/group for…

When the Sheldon and Amy riggamoral began, I was dating a guy who would not sleep with me. I talked to this man every day, saw him almost every day. He turned to me for comfort and advice. He was my absolute best friend. He talked about us getting married, but he hated to kiss me, hold my hand, etc. He kept putting…

It’s offensively hyperbolic, but my friend calls it “nerd black face” and that’s about the best description I have seen of it. Again, hyperbolic—it’s not as offensive as black face—but like black face, it uses a straw man mechanism to reinforce stereotypes. Every time I mention my nerdy interests somebody’s gotta be…

I think it’s just a way of taking care of us. My parents know they don’t have to, but they like to. It would obviously be simpler for everyone if they just didn’t, but as long as they insist, I suppose the best I can do is reward their care and concern with elaborate signaling to let them know their parental wisdom is…