I was 13-14 in the mid-70s, and I got a lot of attention from grown men. I was thrilled by it. Boys my age either ignored me, barked at me, or called me names. Adult men talked to me like I was a person, admired me, complemented me. At the time, it was bliss, and I felt it made me special. And thanks mainly to a lack…

Why do people seem to think that “I made this work” translates to “Everyone can make this work.”

There’s also the problem of food deserts- that is, areas where getting inexpensive, nutritional food is basically impossible (generally this is urban areas with low incomes).

Yep. This is why “I can find one thing that’s healthy and cheaper than this other thing! Poor people are just lazy!” doesn’t work. Sure, if you have the time to spend comparison-shopping every single thing on your grocery list, and then prepare all those home-cooked meals in advance, then maybe you can pull off a…

I think, in context, she’s saying that *she* would look like a malnourished bird if she lost a lot of weight.

Yeah, for real. I’m glad she is comfortable with her body and doesn’t give in to pressure to change, but the “malnourished bird” thing leaves a really bad taste in my mouth.

Serena seems a little too good to be in Taylor’s girl pack. Serena should have her own group.

Ughhh that is going to make me rage stroke

I may have seen “gluten free” on a bottle of water once.

“gluten-free”