I think that might be because we kick ourselves so hard for the mistakes we made when we were young that we just forget all the good decisions we made at the same time.
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My granny's feeling? Fuck that. You don't swear NEARLY as much as MY grandma. Good lucky with that. You never will. Excuse me — I have to go relight her cigarette and refresh her drink. She's 96.
Wow. Kudos to you for the most appropriate and wonderful response I have seen! I want to give you a gold star! I want to give you extra-credit! You truly are an example to everyone here in the class! (Yes, I know I am not teaching now, but it's hard to break out of that persona and DAMN you have impressed me!).
I know what you mean about the idea that women are told that if they are not beautiful, they have no right to exist. Anyone who went to middle school has heard THAT. The thing is — I'd really like to see us realize a REAL TRUTH and that is that EVERYONE is beautiful — to someone. I always used to tell my students,…
Someone posted the idea that if we are all beautiful, then the word beautiful loses its meaning. I disagree. I think it is possible that we can agree that everyone is beautiful while at the same time agreeing we may not all agree on what beautiful is. I'd like to see that idea accepted. It's like food. I love…
No, it doesn't lose its meaning. Inherent is the understanding that we don't all define beauty the same way. Um, think of it like food. Different kinds of food are thought of as delicious by different people. I think coconut is DELICIOUS! Some people can't stand it. So, is it delicious? Yes, it is. Not to…
I don't know. I don't think so. I like the idea that we are all beautiful — that there are many, many different ways to be beautiful. I think that is what the Dove ads are trying to say. There is not just one way to be beautiful. We are ALL beautiful. All of us. And it's true. No matter what a person looks…
If they SAID they felt out, I, as a responsible educator, would not dismiss that. I would want to listen to that and try to change it. That calls for a lot of dialogue. As I said before, it a student feels left out or degraded, he's not going to listen to you or learn from you. And these students felt left out. …
Who is the audience in this class? Is it the whole class? Or is it just the kids who are the same race as the professor? Is it really part of the point to make white students feel left out and not welcome? How on earth is that fair? And how will that change anything? If the white kids feel dismissed, I doubt…
Could you elaborate? I don't know what you mean. I really don't. And how do you know what responses your colleagues receive to anything they say?
Wow, did anyone listen to the tape? That Cathy Cox SOUNDS like a real bully — and a stupid one, too. Crapanzano and Terry were tough to take this on. You know, Cox, should have been charged with aggravated harassment for threatening Crapanzano. G-d, I HATE people like that Cox woman. She should get a horrible…
Virtuous? It still makes me sick that you use that word as if you knew what it meant. Let me tell you about virtuous. Irena Sendler was virtuous. A person who goes to the gym is NOT virtuous. They are not bad, but they are not virtuous because they look good or go to the gym. Do you REALLY want to know what is…
They are marrying other people of color and getting hired by people of color - these studies were done countries in Africa, right? So the people responding to the lighter skin tone are black people, right? This prejudice is not coming from white people. To white people, black people are black, whether they are…
Yeah — the thing is — white people aren't doing this. Among white people, well, if a white person is prejudiced, they will be prejudiced against a black person (or Indian or Arab or whatever) no matter how light that person is. It doesn't matter. That person is still black. And to a non-prejudiced white person, it…
When Reverend/Vampire Steve announced his love to Jason, I was actually moved! I was actually like, "Ohhhh, that's so sweet. Give him a chance!" And Jason's truly kind let-down of Reverend/Vamp Steve touched me, too. I thought, "What a nice guy! What a sweet, considerate rejection." Amazing. It can only be a…
As someone with baby-fine hair, I couldn't be happier that the big hair look is gone, gone, gone.
Sweetie — it works for you just like it works for me. Screw what anyone says and do what works for you!
I did the paleo diet. I ate fresh meat (you had to cook it), fruit, and vegetables and nothing else. No condiments — NOTHING. I lost SO much weight SO fast. The thing is — that's not why I went on it. I had Crohn's disease and did not know it. My doctor recommended trying this diet because I had no energy,…
I hated Gwyneth on first sight. And her Goop thing! Recommending EIGHTY DOLLAR pajamas for children? Uh, no Gwynnie. That is not how most of us can afford to live, you oblivious snot bag. But, to be fair, I hated her BEFORE that. I just looked at her and hated her and a lot of people have that reaction to her…
Very interesting. Thank you. It would have been perfect, except you mention the Mistress of All Evil, Gwyneth Paltrow. Well, maybe that helps show exactly what you are trying to say — and it is fascinating and well done. Yeah. Thank you.