Argh, I once had a similar argument with a sailor who laughed about black recruits needing remedial swimming lessons. He had never considered that there are lots of communities without pools, so many people never have a chance to learn. Nooo, he assumed it was genetic.
This is SO AWESOME. Just yesterday I was wondering about the lack of black swimmers in the Olympics, and an acquaintance (who I plan to avoid from now on) explained to me that black people just can’t swim well, because like body proportions yada yada bullshit. She GENUINELY believes this. OH GOD THE RAGE FIT I HAD.…
Because of where I live, I have a lot of conservative friends. And, while there are some things we don’t agree on, I think they are fundamentally okay people. I can even understand the ones that are voting for him because he is their party’s nominee (just like I am almost always going to vote for the Democratic…
My mother’s POS husband is a trump fan. I guess I won’t be visiting Mom until he’s dead. I’m not spending a night under the same roof as him, and I’m not spending hundreds/a thousand-plus dollars to stay in a hotel in Bumfuck, Crap State.
I don’t know about in the professional realm but it sure is a good litmus test for friends. Trump fan? It was nice knowing you.
Well said. Trump is a narcissist just looking for attention. Running for the presidency is just a vanity project of his. The people who support him however are incredibly dedicated believers who think Trumps message is exactly what should happen in this country. They are the people who should keep everybody up at…
I can't stop thinking that's true. He constantly draws the news cycle away from her, saying the dumbest of the dumb things when she has the worst potential stories coming up. If he was running a false flag campaign, how would it look any different than what he's actually doing?
What could possibly scare off the people who still support him? I suppose if he turned around and started talking sense...
I’m starting to think that outrageous conspiracy theory; that Trump is really a Clinton supporter and he’s only running to ensure that she wins.
Between destroying America, taking away people's guns and being a kenyan citizen, when did Obama find the time to be the founder of ISIS? Does he have a time turner like Hermione?
Exactly. Somehow this has become commonplace during the anthem but there is no “requirement” that this be done. It’s like f’ing flag pins all over again. So ridiculous.
You don’t have to, you can also stand there with your hands held in front or behind you. Gabby just can’t ever do right my Twitter, her hair isn’t right, her hands aren’t right, her skin isn’t right. She just keeps on doing her thing, winning gold.
I’m continually baffled about the full-throated demand for visible patriotism. It’s possible to be very patriotic without plastering the flag over every part of your body, wearing flag pins, or arranging one’s limbs in required formation during moments of high emotion. There’s no requirement to put one’s hand over…
Yeah, the people saying this is okay seem to be forgetting that this is a parent taking advantage of their child.
It makes me really uncomfortable that nobody seems to be saying much about the fact that he’s so much younger and how that makes him extra vulnerable. Nineteen is technically an adult, but you’re still young an easy to take advantage of. Not you, but the conversation in general. I feel like people get blinded by the…
Trying not to judge. Trying not to judge. Oh fuck it, I’ll judge. No, no, no, no, dear God this is not ok. (Back to the Olympics. The women’s soccer team just took the lead!)
Every time I start to hate my job, I remember how depressed I was when I was unemployed for months. Not sure if this is a healthy attitude, but it at least it gets me through the day without a xanex.
Congrats to her!! I got my job offer a year ago and I’ve never been happier! Well, okay, I’m also dying from stress and always tired, but I felt that way when I was unemployed too! At least I have a steady paycheck out of it!
This is truly delightful. I love the amount of effort she put into everything (the coffee mug, for example).