I think we will see the end of tank top bans soon. Maybe not short skirts, but there is a groundswell of support for getting rid of tank top bans and otherwise gendered dress codes.

They could have sent a warning letter home and literally waited a week and this would have grown back in, I mean at least if that kid’s hair is anything like my sons’ hair. But then they wouldn’t have had the chance to “over-police” a young black boy’s body. 

But white supremacy has made us accustomed to passing off mediocrity as a misunderstanding.

Every time Bernie Sanders says, the “working middle-class”, or “hard working middle-class Americans” as he talks about economic injustice, the picture in his head is a white family.

HIS NONPOLOGY GOT RATIOED TOO

“Weisman was simply echoing the subconscious thoughts of many other Americans. To many dyed-in-the-wool whites, American authenticity isn’t really accessible unless one worships Jesus, eats bacon and dabs on a little bit of sunscreen to mow the lawn.”

The fact he chose John Lewis as one of his examples showed he’s an idiot, John Lewis is from small town Alabama, it doesn’t get more deep south than that. At least he had enough sense not to try argue that point.

Some may even say that Weisman is simply applying his interpretation of a problematic political reality—that white people have difficulty accepting and voting for non-white, non-Christians from the big city who hold progressive ideas.

The Austin bit is really weird, but I guess he still think’s about the blue island in a sea of red, ignoring the border counties that usually go blue because they have a large Latino population. Also, Austin is the least diverse city in Texas, which does make it an anomaly of sorts as all the other cities become more…

The culture has changed because the banks really wanted us all to get ourselves into debt. And we did. Now that many of us have dealt with our credit issues, but might still have jobs, we don't want to go down that awful road again.

If you are feeling charitable, look for organizations that help women move out of homelessness and poverty. They are ALWAYS in need of clothing for the women to wear for jobs and job interviews. I get wanting to make cash on them, but consider giving away a few. There is such a need.

OMG! let me put that on a plate!

Your comment is so well put together!

It's totally a thing.

Well these types of minimalists are living in spaces that express their resources and social prestige in other ways. They aren't moving into attic apartments with shared hallway bathrooms in rough parts of rural neighborhoods, you know?

The security blanket of knowing they can just buy something just like it or better if they want surely is a huge part of it. I keep things for years bc I know I couldn't afford to replace it. I have downsized many times for different reasons and still remember regretfully individual items I wish I had but can't afford…

I know, right? Look at all these schoolteachers and nurses and firefighters making the stupid decision to get jobs that don't pay a lot of money! RUBES.

See, I think this article kind of touches on what bothers me about this "trend", but from a slightly different angle. It is sort of like these people have the luxury of getting rid of their stuff because deep down they know that if they ever truly need a thing they got rid of, they can jut buy it again. Or they can…

We didn't have much money, or we were poor, because we were making poor decisions consistently.

Minimalism is incredibly classist in so many ways. The simplicity must have the element of restraint and asceticism but without the desperation of poverty. It's all so similar to Marie Antoinette's peasant cottage.