This is referred to as the exception that proves the rule. Each of your examples is indicative of familiarity. The diminutive is specifically used to denote the relationship between the parties. Walk up to a stranger and keep calling him “boy,” see how he reacts.

I’m very glad you made this post, because I was seething at that portion of commentary. If this show isn’t the trainwreck the trailer made it out to be, that’s great and I’m happy about it, but I have never met a grown woman who actively refers to herself as “girl” as her first choice.

I really wanted it to be Wasp, too 😞

Drove me insane, too.

Lol, yes! It can be tough finding the right fit for a doctor, I’ve found many to be far more prudish than I’d ever have imagined. Glad to hear you found a good one, eventually

Even I don’t know how many partners I’ve slept with. Do people actually notch a bedpost or what?

“Almost exactly” in that it deviates from the books whole cloth in order to add more rape? Yes, and that’s gross. ASoIaF is already rapey enough.

One of the (IMO) better lubes. It’s very thick and comes in a tub that cheekily apes Country Crock.

But dark hair is a dominant gene, hence the preponderance of dark-favored Baratheons and why a light-haired child is a giveaway. Silver hair is a sign of a Targaryen’s pure (read: inbred) Valyrian heritage, so it follows that a bastard of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark could be dark haired.

I really can’t agree with that analysis. I remember needles, stretchers, sliding down hallways... sure, intercut with a little ballet, some firing at targets the ratings board didn’t even allow to be clearly human, and a few seconds of melee combat where she intentionally pretends to fail, because she’s dreading the…

Her flashbacks/acid trip/whatever you want to call it were zeroed in on the sterilization procedure and its reveal as the tipping point for the conversation blow it out of proportion. If it had so little to do with babies, why the focus on the operation and not the hurting those around her you claim? The visual…

I was under the impression Evangeline Lilly’s Ant-Man character was meant to be the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne (played as an estranged couple), and destined to become MCU Wasp. I know Janet’s signature look is the pixie cut and not the bob, but somehow as soon as I saw Lilly with the bob, I was like…

the idea that you need to “tell a compelling tale with a heroine that isn’t just a gender swap” is itself hella sexist, just saying.

For me, this helps... a little.

I'm guessing she's cold and the jacket is for between takes. As you point out, it's really incongruous, otherwise

Thank god. I actually feel really happy with this resolution. It sucks she had to be discriminated against, in the first place, but at least she’s blazed a trail for future trans people!

The #1 thing you can do to get better treatment from cops, strangers, service people, etc. is be white wear a collared shirt and/or tie and/or jacket. It’s true that, especially in tech, you can dress down, but the difference you’ll get out and about in the world based on simple wardrobe changes is remarkable.

Oil generally gives you a moister, wetter cake, butter gives you a denser texture and that golden butter flavor. I’ve made lots of both as a professional and amateur baker, and pretty much any cake our bakery made used oil unless it was specifically pound cake.

I agree, but I don’t really see how they could do “Civil War” any justice* if it wasn’t an all-Avengers production.

Gawker specifically prides itself on being “more informal,” you can find verbatim quotes from the founder to this effect. It’s not supposed to be “better,” this headline is directly on-brand.