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This is where I’m at. I am having a hard time mustering up a lot of sympathy. A simple look at history could have warned Hawley what he is risking. March to Versailles, anyone? Read more

Black Lives Matter DC even issued a statement saying they do not intend to participate in counter-demonstrations or protests, and are encouraging POC to avoid downtown entirely. But you just know if there is violence BLM will of course get blamed for everything. 

Teaching her how to do something can simply mean, you know, just showing her how to use a can opener. It takes 10 seconds and is a great lesson. In fact, no joke, I remember when my own dad showed me how to open a can of diced tomatoes. Guess what, it worked, because afterwards I always could open cans and am now a… Read more

I sometimes feel that the narrative (like so many things in American culture) is too black and white. Either you have no job and live an entirely free lifestyle, or you’re stuck in a mindless, soul-crushing, pointless corporate job. There are a lot of options between those two extremes. Read more

I was supposed to have a wedding in March 2021, and for a while (over summer mostly) I kept thinking “well, if people don’t want to travel or attend, I completely understand, it is their choice.” But as the date crept closer and things only got worse, I increasingly grew uncomfortable with the ethics of holding a… Read more

My parents started sleeping in separate rooms about 20 years ago. They both are terrible sleepers, with very different preferences. My grandparents had separate rooms my whole life. My parents have been happily married for 35 years, and my dad talks at length how society has “overblown the importance of sleeping… Read more

I started following Cazzie David on Instagram after the whole Pete Davidson debacle, also she filmed a few short clips for YouTube that were decent. But I read the “Too Full to F--” essay and it is objectively bad. I was kind of surprised at how terrible it was. Oh well. 

I was supposed to get married in March 2021 but we canceled. Just couldn’t stomach the ethics of it. Now seeing cases rising, I know we made the right choice. This is a flipping historic pandemic and things will change...it is surprising how many people will resist that. We plan on heading to the courthouse when we… Read more

This is why I am really concerned because clearly the “Democrats are communists” messaging worked well. In South Florida (my hometown), the Cuban-American voting bloc has fresh memories of Castro and saying the word “communism” can start a riot in two seconds. Read more

Yeah, these are hilarious. My favorite is the Borat cutting hair clip. 

Honestly even if Biden wins I think Trump started something that can’t be stopped. There are a LOT of Trumplicans out there eager to be the next Trump. I think its just going to get worse. This is the GOP now. 

YES, THIS. I honestly think there’s a huge contingent of Republican party members, especially the young ones, who are just so extremely sheltered that they can’t believe anything else. Read more

I love fall. I grew up in Miami, Florida, where the two seasons were “really fucking hot” and “just hot,” and then moved to Virginia as an adult. My first few falls were really awesome. Totally new experience from where I came from - that crisp air, the apple cider donuts, the coziness...if this makes me an annoying… Read more

It just is SUCH a bad move that it makes me nervous because it makes me feel like he has something planned. 

Yeah, this is how I felt watching this season. Teddi and Kyle in particular were just SO dramatic and shocked over all of this and I...didn’t find any of it that shocking? This quote “they could not fathom that a woman they associate with could be a multifaceted human being and want to have sex with another woman” is… Read more

I am a longtime BH viewer and watched the whole season. I definitely felt like Teddi and Kyle’s reactions were homophobic. Their whole open-mouthed shocked faces, them being literally speechless when Brandi mentions she’s bi, Teddi going “its just SO BAD Denise its REALLY BAD,” and then in the car on the way to the… Read more

I completely agree. For people so disgusted by pedophilia they sure seem to spend every waking minute thinking that EVERYTHING involving children these days is linked to pedophilia and child sexual abuse. 

Yeah...she looks very white. Rachel Dolezal looked a bit more convincing I have to say.

I think a lot of viewers reacted very negatively to Dorinda this season. I do think she got too mean. Watching her bully and belittle Tinsley was really unpleasant and even triggering for me, because it reminded me of the verbal and emotional abuse I took from my older brother growing up. There is a difference between… Read more

Me too. This season they’re especially coming off just really...outdated? I don’t love Leah, but she serves as a strong juxtaposition to Sonja and Ramona. The generational divides are huge and hilarious. Read more