Yeah, but Austinites have been trying to fight off the heavy-duty expansion/commercialization of the city that's been building in recent years. I don't think there'd be that much homegrown support.

Girl, that sucks! Are you still slogging through or have you switched to a new brand?

Ha! I'll call off my Oklahomies.

Holy shit! This escalated quickly. I was doing tongue-in-cheek OKC/Tulsa rivalry teasing! I thought the winking "tulsastrong" hashtag made that clear—I guess not? I'm sorry if you thought I was casting aspersions on your hometown.

Great points on all counts, particularly with the comparison to what's been happening in Brazil. I appreciate how thoughtfully and insightfully you've written about this issue!

Finally, the world could know of the construction problems we Tulsans have been having to deal with every day!

Great point. That almost makes me like the Trail of Tears idea more, though. Where people might overlook a token inclusion of tribes during the ceremony, having the torch be carried down the trail virtually requires news organizations to explain what the Trail of Tears is and why it's relevant. Rather than giving the…

That sounds like it would be absurdly freeing.

Do you know a lot of guys who wear concealer? There might be a whole community I'm unaware of—or this might be one of those things that guys only talk about when they're together, like bass fishing peeing in jars—but I doubt that a significant number of guys feel comfortable buying and learning how to apply makeup.

You're right that the Olympics is capitalist spectacle, but it's also something that can have huge influence in a community. When I think about what something like this could do for a town like ours—the way it could broaden our kids' understanding of the world beyond just middle-of-nowhere America; the way it could…

I'm going to disagree with "not overly made-up" here. She looks about as natural as a beauty pageant contestant.

The dreamcatcher is a part of our state flag. Over-saturated though the symbol might be, I like that Oklahoma recognizes its Native American history—dark and infuriating though it is—with its state symbols.

Except that OKC is a shithole beyond belief... #tulsastrong

Yeah, I live and teach in Tulsa. Nearly every single one of my students claims part Native American ancestry. Do I teach on a reservation? Do I teach in a school that is more significantly serving Native American students than other area schools? No. That's the story of Oklahoma, that so many people can trace their…

I think it only comes across as being "a complete bitch" if the underlying suggestion is that you think other people are stupid for wearing makeup. (If that's how you feel, then—yeah, I get why you'd be cautious about crafting a good response.)

...WOW. It seems so miraculous, until you see the number of products that go into making that effect.

Yeah, when I hear guys say "I like girls who don't wear a lot of makeup!", I usually assume that they mean "I like girls who wear well-blended foundation, concealer, bronzer and powder, along with well-applied eyeliner and mascara."

Huh. It was my sense that most guys have enough of an associated taboo with makeup that they don't really check out the options.

See, I think I'd be tremendously jealous of ladies if I was a guy. Bags under the eyes, forehead acne, blotchy cheeks—guys can't really do a lot about those things.

I would love to do my own Don't Give a Shit experiment, where I limit my wardrobe to the bare necessities, actively don't look in mirrors, and only participate in beauty rituals that are hygiene-related.