I’m more traumatized by having to poop at someone else’s house or while someone is in my house.

Me too! But not while he’s wearing tighty whiteys!

Ahhhh! I got a wrong number text from someone in Renton earlier (if you know a good tailor in the area, she’s looking for one) and the weather here (San Diego) has been Seattle skies today, so I’m already feeling homesick. (Plus I saw a car with a Pearl Jam/Space Needle - yellow & green: Go Sonics! - sticker on it…

Yeah, as someone who moved from NY to Kent, WA (yes it was for a guy, but I was in my 20’s and didn’t really know any better), my reaction was that of *course* Spokane has a white person as the head of their local NAACP chapter. It’s just so oddly appropriate.

Isn’t there also an episode of ‘The Office” where Dwight receives some sort of “beet farmer” discrimination and Andy takes him for some sort of Pretty Woman revenge?

I agree. The way retail workers judge on superficial characteristics is pretty astounding in general.

The actual TED talks are more (for lack of a better word) “elite” - there is (or at least used to be) a fairly high bar for being accepted as a speaker and it’s pretty expensive to attend (and I think even speakers pay to attend too).

+100 for the Rudy gif

I agree. The responses are disproportionately ragey for a question that would barely register any emotional reaction (other than “cool! I’m not the only confused one here!”) from most people.

Are you the one who came up with the name?

I’m sorry you had to go through that.

;-)

Use whatever semantics you want, it shows poor professional judgement on both their parts.

LOL! I missed that part when I read the comment the first time.

I didn't read that as sexually objectifying, so much as only including people you feel comfortable being in a less formal setting with.

I can't believe she found someone willing to represent her.

Me too!

That's just incredibly fucked up; I'm so sorry.

I had a similar reaction reading this. Like you, I don't necessarily fault Anna or think she was being especially insensitive or overly-sensationalizing - I think it's to Sasha's credit that she is able to speak so openly & articulately about her experience as a whole (as well as her ability to stay on point) that…

I want to echo what Beatrice_Swans_Busy_Bee said. I came down here to leave a similar comment, but can't quite articulate the awe, compassion & respect I felt for you reading this article, so I'm going to borrow her words.