Yes, I agree! I think it’s a really effective way to engage the public.

Off topic, but I recently had the pleasure of informing my husband that Kim is not a WOC and he was floored. He had no idea! 

I think of this as the Jackie O move (and I agree).

Wow, at this point I’d be happy to take an end-of-April appointment slot! Massachusetts just allowed people aged 75 and older to sign up. One of my friends, who works in healthcare, didn’t get the first shot until two weeks ago. I’m a K-12 teacher and there is no indication that we’ll be eligible any time soon. I get…

Is this something we’re studying now? Do you know how they go about studying it? 

Biden’s having his theme days and I kind of support it. His Racial Equality day specifically addressed systemic racism. I would imagine his team is trying to reframe his agenda from “Democratic issues” to “larger societal issues” that affect us all. They have to do these things in very digestible bites because most of…

I disagree that you need to wait until sixth grade to talk about the Holocaust, especially if you’re using Number the Stars as a starting point. Third or fourth grade is totally appropriate: you just don’t need to go into the details about the death camps until middle school. Kids know what murder is—you can tell them…

Yeah, I don’t think “gratuitous sex scenes” when I think of Keira Knightley, but she has 59 acting credits on IMDB. I’m sure she has some experience with male-directed sex scenes! She shot her first nude scene with a guy director when she was only 15. The IMDB trivia section has this disturbing tidbit which I am sure…

When Fawcett asked if she would be permitted to wear a mask with a clear window over the mouth as an alternative to the face shield, she was told they wouldn’t arrive in time for the trial.

Yeah, I think these things are standard religious ammunition. I saw a lecture last year that talked about how these tropes are still perpetuated in the Middle East by Muslims against Jews and visa versa. Obviously a precedent that goes back to the Christians’ “blood libel” accusations against Jewish people in the…

The “frazzledrip” conspiracy theory claims that Hillary Clinton and her former aide Huma Abedin assaulted a child before removing her face and wearing it like a mask while drinking her blood as part of a satanic ritual.

Relatedly, Argento was one of the many women who accused Weinstein of rape in 2017, becoming a leader in the #MeToo movement. That role was complicated after she was accused of sexual assaulting actor Jimmy Bennett when he was 17-years-old.

I know how you feel re: not being able to carry the weight. I’m of sturdier bone structure, but I feel like I’m in sludge. It’s not fun.

Tempering expectations is the key thing here. Being morbid, I like to imagine how I’d feel if these people died. Would I feel regret that I didn’t articulate the ways that they’d hurt me—knowing that they’d probably laugh off/shrug off my heartfelt discussion—or would I feel okay letting certain things go? I have been…

Yes! That is the most frustrating thing. Now I have a pretty expansive wardrobe but the pandemic has me at the biggest I’ve ever been. I’ve mostly been wearing leggings since March but that’s not nice for me because I actually don’t like to feel sausaged. 

Okay based on everything you’ve written here, I truly, truly believe that this...

Hey, you described my pandemic diet/rebound to a T! Look at it this way: you didn’t put on 35 lbs on top of where you were. Some of us yo-yo. I find that I have to forgive myself and just do what I can to stay healthy. For me, being active has been very difficult because even open air exercise is nerve wracking with…

Some follow up questions: What is your relationship like with your sister and parents now? Why does your brother want you to talk to them? Do you want to talk to them? If you don’t have a strong relationship with your sister and parents—have they asked for a relationship? Made any effort?

She was a nice person, but I was happy to see another teacher go because I’d interviewed for her job and she got it, rightfully, because she had a master’s degree in the subject while I only had a BA. Thankfully, they still hired me to teach ELA, but I thought that was kind of miserable. She left with very little…

Yeah the tweet was absolutely worthy of mockery and the woman was rightfully ratioed. Same with the other tweet criticizing his outfit. Two idiots on the internet does not a trend make. Almost everyone is having fun with the meme. There’s no need to find something to be collectively angry about in this instance.