Hate-watching isn't a thing. You can't observe this kind of thing without tacitly participating. People who think they're better than the people they're tuning in every week to see are suffering from a pretty hilarious case of cognitive dissonance.

so what is this book that brought all the attention? must be a good book and i am always looking for a good book.

Thanks for the addition:

Sorry for threadjacking, but... where's the open thread for all of those who have spent Christmas eve with their parents and are drunk as fuck to cope with the whole thing? I have to vent!

Unless Obama is putting dolls into the boy's bin, he's doing nothing to destroy gender stereotypes.

I don't care about *true meaning of Christmas* or any of that crap, but I can definitely get behind parents not spoiling the fuck out of their kids. If their kids are acting entitled, the exact right thing to do is not give them the thing they act entitled to.

I started yesterday in anticipation of something sad possibly happening, somewhere.

Me as well. I had a similar experience as a kid that is just so close to the front of my mind watching this - My family walked into a pet store, and my mom's boyfriend told me very sternly on the way in not to fall in love with any of the dogs. Which was weird, since we went to pet stores fairly often (this was before…

These are men who consider themselves against sexual assault, and are shocked to find themselves accused of it.

I know a lot of people in the queer community whose lives have been irreparably damaged by intolerant religious people, so while I feel for those who resort to this sort of thing to cope, I have zero qualms about pointing out that the religious beliefs that drive people to do this are absolute bullshit.

Vodka with a splash of cranberry juice. Very festive and a little sumpin-sumpin for the kidneys.

I'm single, unemployed, and still grieving over an ended relationship against my conscious will. I know this is just a temporary valley, but the guilt trip I got for spending money on presents for Black Friday on top of the fact that oops, my family forgot to mention we aren't exchanging gifts this year, has sapped me…

Get rid of the gift giving at christmas and problems solved. Secondly? Just let things happen. Stop trying to control every damn thing and accept overcooked turkeys and asshole in laws. Also, gin. Lots. A nice refill of xanax doesnt hurt.

Beverly Hills? Didn't he live somewhere in Northern Europe? Good for him but if u had that kind of money I think I'd prefer to live a millionaire somewhere else that ain't as clichéd as Beverly Hills.

Nah, fuck this.

Buying that ridiculous house for yourself is excessive. He's free to buy it, just like we're free to laugh at him because of it.

I absolutely can't blame him. I know it's normal for people to feel envious and therefore personally attack him, but I really can't blame him at all.

After reading all the "30 years ago today Like a Virgin hit number 1!" articles earlier this week, I cannot believe we are STILL having this discussion. How can this discussion not have moved on from here? Oh wait, trick question, now we've suddenly discovered black female artists and have to have this discussion…

Wow, I'm impressed. Did you go back to school that Spring?!? I was head TA for a class of 360 students and one of the other TAs was days away from giving birth. I lived in fear that she would go into labor 5 days early and I would have to grade all her exams in addition to my own. I think I willed that baby to stay in…