I was shocked by the “blunt, completely un-self aware racism” that I found in Spain. Apparently me being white gave Spaniards the confidence to tell me what they really thought of all different kinds of ethnicities or any non-white-individual, and fuck did I hear some shit. It wasn’t based on hate though, it was more…

While it’s reassuring to see that people such as yourself identify with and surround yourself with the kind of people who would never say anything as insensitive as “You’re not hear that mosque anymore”, it surprises me that it strikes you as so outrageous. I’ve been living abroad for ten years now and if I wrote a…

COMPLETELY. Cure: do his laundry, make him dinner, and stroke his “ego”. You’ll feel better* in no time.

I was being sarcastic - I was critiquing another commenter’s idea that she didn’t deserve the response she got just because she wasn’t snarky, an idea I disagree with.

And you let him go????

I thought something similar when I read that. This guy isn’t the official spokesperson for the whole gay world. Regardless, I don’t actually think his snark was detrimental in any way, nor do I think anything would have actually been gained had he been more elegant, so to speak. But just the fact that she thought it…

But she wasn’t snarky! That’s the real issue here. /s

I don’t even mind snoring.

The kids being able to get into sexual situations has more to do with poor leadership or bad supervision than de facto results of mixed gender camping groups.

If the kids hang around a great gay teacher they will stop hating gay people and that is totally against what she believes in.

I think the comment about the doctors is a really good point, though, that the mother needs to consider. She needs to be reminded about the fact that the people around her may be gay, and that it’s naive of her to attempt to live in a gay-free bubble. And the fact that a gay person might save her child’s life is a…

Thank you for that video!! I forgot about Gaga’s voice, that was so good.

I love me some starches, but they are not good for digestion :/ I was having a salad for dinner every night until cold weather hit, and now I’m kind of off-track. I know I just need to put in some more effort, I just hate spending time in the kitchen. My mom thinks I’m nuts because sometimes I’ll have just a big bowl…

murkydismal wrote:

Thank you for not claiming it’s worse/more uncomfortable for you as a straight guy to be harassed by a gay guy than it is for women to be harassed by men. I’ve had this argument more than once and a lot of straight guys seem to think it’s a travesty when it happens to them, but when it happens to us women, “that’s…

The best compliment I ever got from a boss was: “You have very good common sense.” It was the first time any superior had complimented my intellectual side. I got choked up, for real. I still remember his face, his tone of voice, and even the way he was shuffling papers when he said it. Complimenting women (or anyone)…

I’m thin, but I eat the same thing EVERY DAY for two reasons: 1) I have a digestive problem that requires lots of veggies and fruits and very little processed food 2) it saves time (I cook on Sunday for less than 2 hours). I know my coworkers love me, but they find my repetitive lunches really weird and they let me…

Holy moly, that sounds amazing and yes, you are officially no longer sick lol.

1) Yay!

Ditto! I have never been happier to have nothing to contribute to a Jez post before. These comments are the stuff of nightmares. My parents aren’t perfect - because no one’s perfect - but they sure do make it look easy to raise children without saying awful things. Neither one of my parents EVER said anything awful to…