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I have more than one chin which one should I measure from?

I work with a lot of Fair Trade orgs and efforts and that is a conversation we always have to have. Capitalism was designed off of slavery and therefore pretty much everything we buy has some connection to it (iron ore from Brazil slaves is imported in to pretty much every vehicle, etc..). At this point you have to

Me too...If you want to up your game (which, if you don’t no judgement, truly...I support you) Tillman’s farm makes maraschino cherries that are made with sugar (not hfcs) and natural red dyes (beets maybe?) but still have that fakeola cherry zing that I love so much.

It’s not just GAP. It’s ALL of your cheap clothes. If it wasn’t made in the U.S. or another developed country, chances are it was made by children or adults for almost nothing, in terrible conditions. That’s the price of free trade agreements and globalization, unfortunately. There’s always a social cost.

“We’re not talking about a woman that was assaulted that goes into the emergency room— which, I would argue, that child still has a right,”

And to piggy back:

You know, like maybe she just threw her face into Chris Brown’s hands, or she tripped and fell down the stairs. Sad thing is we’ll never know! If only there was photographic evidence and a conviction.

BLOCKED.

This seems like a response to a non-existent argument imo

I’m sorry, what??? Are there people calling this a feminist manifesto? Who are these people??? I saw this video; it was an entertaining music video. Good grief. Singers and entertainers are that: entertainers. Yes, they can be with the times and try to reflect important cultural points in their work, but they are not

these low-rise jeans demand confidence, strategy—and let’s be honest, some crunches

You wrote 1000 words on a music video ?!?!?!?

damn. He was in this video too? She really did get everyone.

How do I make friends IRL?

I tried my darndest to speak French when I could, but that generally led to them either laughing and switching to English, or attempting to help me and teaching me new words.

Generally, if you just act like...I dunno, a DECENT HUMAN BEING...people will be nice to you, no matter what language you speak.

I’m starting to

Bullshit.

My advice as an experienced traveler: smile. Yup, that’s it. Smile and acknowledge the people around you—- you’ll be swarmed with new friends before you know it. Don’t act like a douche and you generally won’t be treated like a douche.

so impressive for an adorable baby polar bear to be so accomplished at a young age

I’ll sum it up for you, gold diggers gotta dig

C’mon Alan.