True. She definitely could have been a bit better in her delivery. But I always got the sense that she's always a bit blunt. Softening the edges doesn't seem her thing.

It could be that she found out that they were sexually incompatible. Of course, I'm speculating, but perhaps she did think he was good for her, but found out sex was not so good.

I think, in general, the woman who called the cops meant to be a well-intended concern but she totally misread the situation. A girl who is playing at the park, who has a cell phone, who is able to articulate her presence at the park alone seems like that is legitimately ok.

Thank you for this. It's a bit frustrating reading all the comments equating pets with service dogs. And that interruption of said working dog should be NBD. I think there needs to be better understanding on this, especially the part where service dogs are trained to respond to your specific needs while pets are…

Holy crap, seriously? Not even R-rated movies?

It's definitely a common theme. Most of Europe and Asia had similar practices to distinguish class, not to mention their make-up practices worked to accentuate these features.

Yeah, the attitute is fairly common. I tend to have darker skin (my dad is from the coastal region, so most people there are darker), and most people say that I look "이국적" (foreign) and then later tell my mom (pearly white skin) what a shame it was that I didn't inherit her white skin.

NOPE. NOPE. NOPE. Koreans have a long history of favoring white pearly skin before wide exposure to Westerners. Historically, like in the Western world, it was tied to CLASS. If you were a rich noblewoman/gentleman's daughter (양반 딸), the ideal was pearly white skin. It set them apart from the peasants. Later in…

i think there was an actual study on this that was highlighted by the New Yorker a couple of years back. Basically found that 4 year degree educated officers were much more likely to deescalate situations and have better social and cultural understanding than their non BA peers.

I'd say that the anti-crowd on comm ave is not nearly as large as what you'd see in the midwest or south though. When I lived in Ohio, I had to pass by a PP by my work and they would just cram the side walk. This one man chased me down the block because I dared to ignore them. The MA anti-crowd seem tame in…

I wasn't offended, but more perplexed? surprised? I had always assumed that if you are a US resident/citizen going to college, you filled out a FAFSA regardless of your financial situation. At least, that's what I thought when I was applying to colleges...

I was 14. Pretty late compared to my peers and my mom was so happy that she took me out to "celebrate" and told the waitress and random people at the restaurant (or anyone who would listen). Commence burying face and avoiding eye contact with anyone. Pretty mortifying for a teenager.

I donate a little each quarter and I think my class has around 50% participation each year. Depends on the culture of the school I think... My alma mater gives me some choice in where my $ is going, so I feel like I have some control over what I'm supporting.

Also don't forget that schools often pressure students to do things internally instead of involving the police. I was harassed by a fellow student for a long time. When the school was "helping me" deal with this, they gave me the option to report it to the police or deal with it internally. They pressured me to…

You're right. I'm just amused by the anonymous sources in all these gossip sites that are quoted for very non informative things. The only thing I can maybe justify her flipping her shit is that he said something along the lines of "I murdered your beloved pet".

Unfortunately, my mother chooses a single person to focus her energy on at a time, so when her attention is on me, it's a living hell. But luckily I have three siblings, so I get some time off in between critical examinations. It's like a spa treatment for your brain and self-esteem.

Definitely interesting... I couldn't resist so went to google, and one of the first articles says this:

Dan Savage means that they should be making an effort to speak out against those who are bigoted. When someone says "we aren't all like that", it's not speaking against bigotry; it's being defensive.

I don't know. If you look at some of the old Boy Meets World photoshoots, he looks like he has a pretty straight nose, but some he has the bulbousness. It might be just the makeup and angle that makes it more prominent? (unless he got one during the college years?)