Nah - the upper midwest (MN/WI/IL) were traditionally progressive/socialist/labor union places. Only in the past few years has Wisconsin slid under Scott Walker into a mess of anti-worker, pro-billionaire, pollution law repealing backwater.

Isn’t there a bit of loathing, if you fetishize something?

I think it’s a love/hate with both her and himself. He loves the fame/attention/money, but hates her and her whiteness and everything about it. But not openly to himself. It’s a subliminal loathing. It makes me wonder how often he’s sitting in his ensuite bathroom, gun in his mouth, and then shakes himself and says,…

I agree - they cannot combat her popularity or positions, so they have to go after her looks, weight, hair, age, and now her child.

Confirmation bias is a real thing.

I’ve seen interviews with Bill and Chelsey in the room - not only do they look related, she has many of his mannerisms. I don’t care either way, and do not think it would matter to how Hill governs, but FFS this is so not an issue.

I agree but might add a twist - as a society, we are both more minimal but more wasteful. Everything is cheaply replaceable, but we also buy a lot of crap because it is cheap and replaceable and do not (maybe?) take care of it. I have a buffet, dresser, chairs, and some other hardwood, handmade items passed down…

I read these essays on minimalism and I do really like it. But, does your family not have any heirlooms or antiques passed down from generation to generation? Or maybe you have not had your parents pass, yet? I come from farm people, there are dressers and chairs that ancestors made and have been passed down. They are…

Yeah, I’m 39 and I remember a friend’s mom in HS had a whole bedroom in their house filled with it. She would buy it ahead to be huge in some sales goal thing and then desperate to move it to anyone and everyone. my mom would buy from her out of guilt as well.

can I ask what drug? I knew a girl who would do e (this was about 15 years ago - before molly came around.) she ground 3 molars down to nothing and plucked constantly at hair she thought was there.

OMG, this is similar to last summer. I had a friend who had a casual sex contact with a guy who later reported to him that he might have scabies. My friend is a psychiatric grad student and he read up on everything to do with scabies. He was certain he caught them (although he admits the 3 different doctors he went to…

I agree with you. I have friends who keep saying we should picket churches just like they picket Planned Parenthood. The only thing is it will be annoying, cause you'll have to listen to them.

any idea why polkadots in the tags on the image with no polkadots?

I've never had anyone "find" me, but I've had 2 times where guys have come up and awkwardly said something like, "I saw your profile on Growlr!" I am sitting there (one of the times was on a date.) and I say, "um, ok?" and then they kind of stand there like I'm supposed to hug them and say "I saw you too!" (which I…

I was in a seminar taught by this big wall street legend guy that our uni brought in to teach. He used the term Orientals. This tiny asian girl stood up and raised her hand (it was in a large auditorium.) She says in this bellowing voice, "I am an Asian. Oriental is used to describe rugs and furniture, not people!"…

I feel the same with Anglo. most of my mexican friends call me anglo. I keep telling them I'm half Irish and we hate the Anglos!

the term for "half-caste" we have in the US was mulatto. It is about as unacceptable as colored or negro. A few years ago, an ice cream chain came up with a shake/blended drink and called it the "moo-latte." (as in the cow sound.) They were based out of Texas and it really looked out of touch and offensive. (it was…

Its capitalism= the market has changed. There is now a new group of paying customers. Deal with it and serve them. You are a business, not a charity or religious org. You are in business to serve customers and make a livelihood, so do that and serve all customers. Especially, since it's illegal not to in most states,…

I used to go to Reggaefest in Trempaleau, WI in the 90s. There were 1000s listening to reggae bands from Jamaica on a circuit tour. I saw at least 20-30 kids under 10 just going lord of the flies in the volleyball sandpits. Not actually beating each other but pushing and burying the little ones. Most the adults were…

I'm from a small town in Wisconsin. Babies (and dogs) are always at bars (we call them taverns.) No one cares, no one censors themselves or is quiet for the babies. The parents understand they are taking their babies to a bar, so they understand that people will be loud and swear. There are some people who don't want…