The goal is not to disguise the smell once it hits the air - the idea is to stop the particles that cause the smell from hitting the air in the first place, or at least minimize it. That’s why the oil is important - it creates a film over the water and helps stop the poo (amd thus smell) particles from hitting the…

This requires sense-making though. Humans are not widely known for their sense-making.

So, we could accept that almost everyone has children and make work and government policies that allow women (and men!) to prioritize having children when they are most able to do so healthily. Orrrrrr....we could push wealthy women to spend lots of money on an Invasive procedure which may or may not even solve the…

The only reason to freeze eggs is ice cream.

I would guess that the bacteria were on her skin to begin with, and the friction from the hair tie created tiny little tears that let the bacteria into the underlying tissue. If that’s the case, it’s a freak accident, not at all reflective of the hair tie or her hygiene.

For me, it’s usually more of this:

Liam is going places. He sounds awesome.

Because a brown Muslim teen in the US would surely risk the possibility of getting shot to death by racist cops, on the off chance that he _might_ be able to live long enough to sue their asses off?

He was arrested, fingerprinted, had his mugshot taken and questioned without his parents present (denied despite repeated…

Agreed. Although, I have no problem with punitive damages here so that they will think again before doing it. But I think that’s an exorbitant amount even for punitives. Hopefully he does get something though.

basically people, definitely not me, watched the kony 2012 video and reacted immediately and emotionally

I don’t. It’s an exorbitant amount. He should get something a bit more proportionate to the suffering he has experienced.

Reading this article is so bizarre. I live in Indianapolis where this happened. And I can tell you the dialogue here has been EXACTLY the opposite. There’s been saturation coverage and the police most certainly haven’t begged for help. The Star assigned a team of its dwindling supply of reporters to cover it, even…

I live in Indianapolis and the entire city has been shocked by this. And everyone, from Amanda’s husband, her neighbors, the police, and members of the African American community, along with the Ten Point Coalition, a group of AA ministers working with the police to better relations in that community, have been…

It effects everyone differently, much like PMS. I love menopause, too, and it came early for me. No periods, no risk of pregnancy (even though my tubes were tied I was the person that still worried), etc.

How this character would identify doesn’t change the content of the “joke.”

My mom had a hysterectomy in her late 40’s but I was long gone by then. Didn’t have to deal with that, luckily.

Everybody chill the fuck out.

Yeah I’m not 100% sure how I feel about this. I think it’s just a poorly done parody. Maybe seeing the character in the film will push it into offensive territory but I don’t think it’s there yet. I really don’t think Cumberbatch would have done the movie if the character was offensive. He (or his people) seems smart…

Alien yes. But the gender part IS a reference to current discussions around transgenderism going on

The joke is about how you can’t tell if All has a penis or vagina. Like the alien stuff is at play, I agree, but like the “hot dog or bun?” thing is blatantly “about” trans / nonbinary people.

the only out the movie could possibly have here is if in a larger context the joke is about Derek and Hansel’s out-of-touch…