If it wasn’t for my kid being here, I’d be gone myself...I barely recognize the place anymore!

The most perfect representation of current era Portland I’ve seen was a newer nice SUV with California plates and that bumper sticker....

I remember when Girls came out and a bunch of people told me to watch it...it took maybe 2 seconds to think “a show about young people in NYC and pretty much no people of color? Nope!” I mean, it was just so fucking obvious.

I love in Portland...your final paragraph is 90% of the people I meet in this fucking town at this point, right down to the contrived weirdness. It drives me fucking insane.

I can’t understand why the battle flag of people who seceded from the union strictly and openly to continue the crime of keeping black men, women, and children as slaves is offensive...am I missing something?

15 and a person of color: practically an adult who should have known better

Kinda off topic but I’m posting it because I think a lot of folks will think this is cute.

We use nigel or ninja in my friend circle...lol.

Easily, although the fact that you need it explained is alarming as hell. Replace white with any other racial, religious, or cultural signifier and see how it sounds. For instance, “I believe that every gay commenter should have something signifying that they’re gay” or “I believe that every Muslim commenter should…

I was sexually abused as a child too...so would that excuse me if I commited brutal acts of violence against women? One does not make the other ok. It is his responsibility as an adult (especially as one with every possible resource at his finger tips) to progress and improve as a person, especially after having done…

You think that all white commenters on here should have something indicating that they’re white?!? Wow...

You ever hear of the One Drop Rule?

They did essentially did rewrite it about a decade ago with Heller vs DC, only they rewrote it exactly the opposite of what historical precedent and common sense would suggest...it’s a big part of why this mess keeps getting worse.

Years ago we dug out Madden 98 on the SNES and for whatever reason, Shannon Sharpe was unstoppable! Just streaking the seam and killing safeties. His name became a kind of shorthand for straight owning someone. That seems to apply here as well.

He drives his cart onto the green...onto the green!

And the president...

Honestly, it reminds me of how bisexuality is treated both culturally and by the media. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a portrayal of a bi male on screen. Bi women are usually portrayed as ”figuring themselves out”, just waiting for the “right man”, or some sort of hyper sexed party girl. As a bi male, I’ve had to bask…

I’m old enough that my first retail job was before debit cards, when the only options were cash, check, or charge and there was nothing worse than the person who wouldn’t pull out the checkbook til after everything was rung up, would have to be prompted to pull out their ID. I swear to god, it was almost always a…

It’s the same in Portland. Almost everyone I meet under thirty a) just moved here b) has some part time job as a barista or a server c) move here to “be their own person” or get away from the pressures of their family in Orange County and d) lives in a condo or apartment that I can’t afford making solid money as a…

In my family we say “Never skimp on lawyers or toilet paper...go cheap with either one and your ass is gonna hurt!”