The reason I hate these kinds of articles is that, while fetishization happens, it always brings out the people who think of all slash (and fanfic in general) as porn. Not that I never consume the porn or go looking for it, or disapprove of it, but most of the time I'm reading fic because... I like to read. If I…

I've been in RPF fandoms before. The key is to remember that no one's writing about a real person. You're writing about a fictional interpretation of a real person, based on what you see in performances, interviews, other fic, etc. Writers rationalize it in various ways, and most go to extremes to avoid breaking the…

Yes, I'm the same. I read any and all combinations of het, slash, and femslash, depending on who I ship in a given fandom. But my interest in vaginas not my own is extremely limited (read: non-existent to the point of more than one vagina per scene actively counts as a turnoff), so if it's femslash I tend to skim the…

Frankly, the weirdest part of this email is how dated it is. I mean, I know it's from 2013, but it's dated fashion advice even for then. When was the last time you saw a french manicure in real life, and colors other than pink have been acceptable even in conservative environments for decades now. Ombre hair was super…

As another person with GAD and Bipolar II, that one grabbed my attention too!

I don't have kids myself, but I've heard from a lot of friends over the last few years that not every kid gets their own text book anymore. From the ones in the rich school districts, they all have tablets rented from the school with digital copies and a few paper textbooks are stored in the classrooms for reference,…

See, I was just about to enthusiastically agree, because Wild Cherry Pepsi is my default cola at home, and Cherry Cola is just the delicious backup that gets me through when I'm stuck at a non-Pepsi chain. And then I found out about your hives. :(

The real question is, which of the Coke chains is going to have Cherry Coke available? Because that's delicious, whereas regular Coke is way too salty.

Nope. Their website has only had Pepsi products for as long as I can remember.

Poor guy still has no idea what he did to deserve this.

That's basically exactly how I do it, too. As long as I can avoid ever letting anyone in my house, I'm good with my current level of slovenliness.

Poor guy is currently high on the pain meds, I think, and only slightly less miserable with the collar off and a clean teeshirt on. That what he gets for worrying me by growing grapefruit-sized fatty masses in his chest. Hopefully he'll think twice next time.

My beagle/who-the-heck-knows mix had surgery today, so he's currently dealing (poorly) with a different kind of protective clothing.

Seems like a likely enough answer, though I'll probably never actually go through the testing to have it confirmed. (Fortunately, fresh grapes only are relatively easy to avoid as food allergies go! Basically, it consists of "pay attention when eating fruit salad.")

Not to be one of those people, and it's VASTLY more likely that they were just an idiot and/or asshole, but it's possible that cooking the tomatoes makes a difference to this person's allergies? I have a problem with grapes that I've never bothered to have a doctor diagnose - if I eat more than two I'm nauseous, and…

And it's worth noting, if your politics lean that way - both Bounty and Viva are safe to buy if you're boycotting the Koch Brothers.

That was actually part of my problem, too. The 803 area code covers a good third of South Carolina or more, and was the only area code in SC until the mid-90s. Most people around here still only ever dial seven digits (a habit that has proved impossible for me to pick up since moving here five years ago - I have to…

It took me a minute, but I think he was questioning getting dessert after breakfast. Personally, as someone who sometimes goes to Cracker Barrel for dinner specifically because I feel like breakfast food, I don't have a problem with it.

Homer: "Lisa, honey, are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?" Lisa: "No." Homer: "Ham?" Lisa: "No." Homer: "Pork chops?" Lisa: "Dad! Those all come from the same animal!" Homer: [chuckling] "Yeah, right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal."