I said “carhole” in front of my realtor (it became a household word after reading McMansion Hell) and she literally did not know what I meant. “We really don’t need 3 car holes.” “I’m... sorry?”

With the additional British meaning as “hit”, it’s also possible to twat a twat in the twat. Only if you want to really confuse matters.

But at least you can mostly hide. You only get the jokes if you out yourself, mostly.

i was dutch in the us and somehow ended up with the nickname the norweege....

I say the president’s name just fine.

If you want to fight for families, you have to get into politics. The merch is not very interesting, the snacks are never vegan, and a lot of the other people involved are obnoxious and never shut up. But that’s civic life—forever in need of a new paint job, forever in need of someone in charge of marketing who…

I’m totally speaking out my fanny here, but I suspect it’s actually easier to be British in the US than Canadian. We get probably the same amount of lame jokes, but you guys get a smidge more respect because you sound fancy when you talk.

It doesn’t matter how you say it, everyone knows you mean “Pence.”

Apparently I was saying twat correctly.

There have been some interesting polls over the years demonstrating that Americans tend to have very skewed ideas about the degree to which they’re supporting “unworthy” people, if you take misconceptions about how the federal budget breaks down as evidence. People typically believe that things like welfare and food…

or benefits someone they feel is unworthy

I feel as if mainstream (aka white) feminism has a history of embracing capitalism already, i.e. many of the benefits they have fought for reinforce the patriarchy which does work to reinforce and integrate capitalism into all areas of our lives.

“Evidence-based” my friend. They reviewed the evidence and decided to base it on something else.

This.

Are the people who work trained healthcare professionals or “trained” healthcare professionals?

provide evidence-based classes, results-driven coaching

You might say that my ideals are unrealistic, and that coming from Quebec I am out of touch with the reality of American civic life in all its painful complexity.

Christ, the NYer article is so goddamn insufferable.

Loom will provide a “community hub” where members can discus their dearly-held socially liberal beliefs while knowing they are fully protected from undesirable interactions with non-white or economically disadvantaged women.