yeah, it seems like they don’t put the bare minimum into investigating these claims of bullying or whatever the hell she’s doing to get people banned. my guess is—flagging like hell on her multiple troll burners and sending several emails to the editorial staff.

as a side note, my Discord link isn’t loading anymore. did something change? I barely understand Discord...

Well, Meteor is the one who got me banned on my other burner. They answered my email once and unbanned me, but banned me again. I really wish they’d put the slightest amount of effort into Kinja and listen to us when I say there are TROLLS AFOOT. But alas.

I like that! Adopting.

She’s got the style intuitions and hair color of a 50 year old woman, and with heavy makeup there’s not much of a difference. Let the skin breathe while it’s young, girl.

I know she’s so made up that it’s impossible to gauge her age, but she’s actually only 37. So, mom-age, but not a mom yet.

That is fair! I’m usually asking people what university they’re with and that usually segues into “and where are you from originally?” but, after this comment thread, I’m going to rethink the second part of that question. Like, I will answer if asked first, and then ask, “And you?” since that’s polite, but won’t…

CAITY. < / 3

He shouldn’t be hounded to leave. He comments a lot, but on women’s issues. He doesn’t sidetrack the conversation into men’s issues. So the fact that he’s a man shouldn’t be a problem if he’s contributing to a discussion about women on a site devoted to that.

Is it “a lot” of people, though? Or is it some people, and some trolls with multiple burners??? I honestly feel like the percentage of commenters who really struggle with Mortal is quite low.

I am screaming.

His eyes are saying, “Do not sully my life’s work with your silly doodles. Not even in a totally fabricated anecdote.”

“low-rent Cruella DeVille” is a burn that will haunt my daydreams

It’s awful. We have Groupthink and our own blog pages for this kind of dispute. If this is a debate they want to have, they should provide a link to a sub-blog and dismiss every comment in the thread so as not to derail the articles.

“I think social media has made her misunderstood and she is not at all the person that has been portrayed. She has a huge heart, is sensitive, deeply compassionate, and kind. She has humility and gentleness. She’s also funny and makes people laugh.… She loves gadgets and has a bird feeder in the backyard. She reads…

If only religion had wired our brains to think of others before ourselves, then organized religion might have shaped a different world. But empowering the masses to community build was not in the best interests of a hierarchical organization.

My partner does not believe in god but is giving up booze for Lent, which means I’M giving up booze for Lent.

So, like, if you’re a grown adult committed to your beliefs, not eating the Valentine’s Day chocolate until midnight is not really a problem. You can buy the chocolate! You just can’t break the fast til midnight.

Jesus, who knows. Given the context in a German church, it seems like the not-racist unpleasant, evasive response would have been, “Are you?” But she just full on went for it.

what. the. fuck.