Is it their choice, though? As much as I disagree with the French government on a civil liberties basis, I have a problem couching this discussion with words that evoke feminism or empowerment. The idea that Muslim women must be as covered up as we now see is a pretty modern concept... 40 years ago women in Islamic…

I had a pretty energetic debate with my husband the other day over which mountain folk were scarier: Appalachian or Rocky. We live in the Appalachian region so we’re more experienced with the eastern flavor.

Itwas important to my mom that I have strong initials. She gave me a B first name and a M middle name, thinking BMC was kinda close to BMW (this was the wild west of late eighties naming conventions.)

Charlotte is a really pretty name, I’ve always loved it. Unfortunately it’s also my estranged bitch of a grandmother’s name so it’s off the table for any future daughters.

My mom gave both my sister and I traditional male names... her name ended up being hugely popular in the early nineties when she was born (and is now almost completely female on the scale of “Ashley.”) There were three other little girls with her name on her grade school softball team alone.

I tried really hard to like both his show and Trevor Noah’s TDS but I just couldn’t get into it. Wilmore’s material always seemed like forced commentary on stale subjects and Noah is a meh host supported by an awful cast.

Yeah this is an issue for everyone who lives in an isolated area. Just means nobody from your area participated in Ingress’ pre-release data-gathering. You tend to get more pokestops in neighborhoods with a lot of young people.

Her parents are degenerate scum, but I’m picking up shades of Amanda Bynes here: blaming her parents’ supposed rumormongering for her own erratic behavior. She has definitely had drug abuse problems in the past, and wasn’t she on video yelling about being pregnant? It’s not adding up. She may have a tragic past but I…

My in-laws just bought a house that is beautiful except that it’s entirely decorated in southwestern style. Hunter green floors, cactus wallpaper, a GREEN toilet, light switches shaped like chili peppers, it’s quite a sight.

My mom did this too, almost always floral. Her tastes have matured and she’s doing more subtle patterns paired with plain paint now that are actually quite striking. But it wasn’t always like that. I think her crowning glory was the wallpaper that was patterned like Chinese pottery. Like... Royal blue on white and…

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I remember as a kid in the early 90's thinking that black-on-black-on-gold-themed rooms (a lot of restaurants did this) we’re just the epitome of class. You could never have enough brass-edged fireplaces and black refrigerators if you asked me.

Male insecurity causes woefully many awful things to come to pass

They really have nothing to do with the mainstream LDS church, though, and they distance themselves as much as possible. The FLDS hates the LDS probably more than any other group, actually. Demanding that the LDS take responsibility would be like demanding that the Pope take responsibility for westboro, or for every…

Usually unwanted boys are just cast out as teenagers with no money or contacts. There are a few good Samaritan companies out west who hire ex-flds boys but most end up on drugs.

They’re insanely secretive. Very few people who come out of that sect have the balls to speak up about what goes on, and the group itself has no qualms going after those who do. To make matters even more confusing, they give birth either in the privacy of their homes or at an FLDS facility, so birth records are dodgy…

Same, but they also never stood down police. When their shit hit the fan (and it did) they went peacefully.

The property owner granted them access.

The bigger issue relative to these crimes is that they’re a doomsday cult awaiting the destruction of the world and especially the US. Of course they’re going to shirk the law. defrauding the welfare system is seen as a virtuous act, they’re “bleeding the beast.” the FLDS really lives outside the law in every way…

Bernie’s supporters turned out because he made their issues a big deal. Many of them were following Bernie because he promised to make their lives easier, to ease the burden of their debt and make it easier for them to find a good-paying job. These are important issues, but Hillary has had to cast a wider net from day…