Well, the vast majority (90 to 80%) of cis inmates are straight, so . . . the female inmates aren’t likely to be assaulting each other. But a man pretending to be trans certainly would. And there have been many cases of problems with policies like this one, off the top of my head there was a man claiming to be trans…

It’s nice she thinks people would listen to her and believe her. Some would, and many would treat her like any other woman, running her down, demanding to know how she was dressed, saying she led him on and was asking for it.

But most people don’t know that, so it IS deceptive. When someone calls themselves a doctor we don’t assume they mean they went to medical school but don’t have a degree. Or that they used to be a doctor but didn’t get re-certified and thus not legally able to practice. The ordinary person assumes both that they are a…

I am anti-elitist too, but fields of study, science especially, change so much that even 5 years out I don’t think you can call (general) yourself a “blank” anymore. It is almost a full-time job keeping up to date on all the latest research and discoveries in the field. There are reasons why certain fields, like…

Who even braises anymore? I’m sure it’s a perfectly good cooking technique, but I have never in my life seen a recipe (in cookbooks, magazines, newspapers, online, anywhere) that includes it.

“said” . . . So this was a survey and these skills were never actually tested? It may be that millenials are worse at cooking, but I would bet it’s actually that Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are really just more confident and willing to say they have the skills, even though they may not.

That’s what bothers me about the outcry over Apu. Why aren’t they against every “problematic” character? Why is it okay to make fun of desperately poor white people, but not a successful small business owner who is Indian American? They don’t mention the very successful Dr. Hibert, who is African American.

Good point. I know someone whose orthodontist accidentally used the wrong glue and permanently attached some gear to her teeth that was only supposed to be temporary. She didn’t want to get the teeth ripped out and false ones put in, so she just has to live with it.

Lots of people weren’t. Some were aware Whitney died, but not how. Just look at this thread. Really if you don’t watch or read the celeb section of the news, you would not know.

Yeah, I didn’t know either. I actually have a few actors and actresses I really, really like, I see everything they are in because they pick good movies to act in, and I have NO IDEA what is going on in their personal lives. You actually have to actively SEEK OUT that section of the news/media if you want to know…

I am not sure, but here are some suggestions: Bobbi Brown, Besame, Kat Von D, and here’s a list of foundations with wide ranges

What was especially weird to me was the virtue signalling, but the lack of any real action. Like, did you ask this person if you could do anything for them?

Right? I thought this was going to be about a 12 year old or something. At 18 you can legally drive, vote, have sex, join the military. An 18 year old is not a child.

Seriously I would eat all. those. cupcakes! And then regret it. : D

People keep magically forgetting NAFTA and TPP. I’m sure that offshoring jobs really helped people in West Virginia.

So . . . you’re arguing for taxation without representation, denying rural people basic human rights they’ve had for over 200 years. Guess fascism really is the new left.

The vast majority of farming is still done by people. We still haven’t perfected machines to harvest for us. 40% of the cost of clothing is human labor. Machines can’t hold a sleeve up to an armhole and sew it in. Humans do that for every single crappy 5 for 5$ t-shirt sold. It’s done overseas know by children and…

So . . . you think it would be a bad thing for more criminals to be caught, like serial rapists and murderers?

What really makes me crazy are all those drugstore makeup/skincare ads she is in. They have so many lights on her she’s practically glowing while she raves about some 5$ skin cream. Yeah fucking right that’s why she looks so good. Not millions of dollars in plastic surgery and botox. She’s so fake.

One thing I read about that NEVER reported but makes all the difference in the world: So freaking what if it increases your cancer risk by 10% if you consume gallons of the food/drink a day, WHAT is your cancer risk to START with? Because a 10% increase of a 1% risk is nothing. But a 10% increase of an 80% risk does…