Can I get some with sequins? (Just to bring this thing full circle)

Aaaaaaand starwipe!

I saw Obama’s response before, but not the original question. The #askingforafriend is killing me. I kind of love these less formal interactions between politicians that are friendly and human (even nicely teasing each other a bit!) and show actual knowledge of current slang. More of this kind of thing, politicians.…

Sensitive crybabies? Seriously? Do you have any concept of how many women have been raped, by people they knew, and then carried it silently while their rapists seem to float through life? How many women have tried to speak out about their rapes, only to be told that it was their own fault, or that there was nothing…

OH! SNAP! You soooooooo told her!

Can we not? Commenting on her plastic surgery is still commenting on her looks, which is really not okay. It just contributes to women feeling constantly judged and evaluated for their bodies. Say that it’s sad that she felt the need to change herself for the public’s approval. Don’t add one more disapproving voice…

Not okay.

And are you SURE that he’s not? He could be a Russian circus performer looking for a better life.

Beat me to it!

I make no apologies for being an idiot at 20. At least I made him work, which was a bit of a shock to him.

Because I was 20, had low self-esteem, and he was cute. *shrug*

Yeah, but her community service wouldn’t have been like that. Her community service is at a preschool. I’ve worked in childcare, and that kind of thing is not at all easy, but because of her status (not as a cleb; as a person who is not an employee) she wouldn’t even have had to do the parts that make working in…

Yes. The eye make-up was the highlight. If only I could pull off a cat eye...

Probably the best attitude, really. There is a time and a place for proper usage, absolutely, and knowing it and practicing it has great value. But actors on talk shows? Nah. Besides, studies have shown that a few verbal tics like this can make a speaker more likable and relateable. Which is a huge part of an actor’s…

Yes, it’s really a lost cause. There are so many more worthy linguistic windmills to tilt at. You can pry the proper usage of “lie” and “lay” from my cold dead hands!

*sigh*

Yeah, the arguments just keep getting more predictable. I almost pity them while they just reveal themselves more and more to be an idiotic, angry, blind, privileged ass. No. No, I don’t.

This response is beautiful and incredibly gracious.

I know. You can see him realize that he’s being filmed, and stop smiling. He has the right to cultivate his persona however he wants, and he certainly has his reasons for picking it, but I imagine it must be exhausting to maintain that one. The fact that every single person on earth constantly carries around the…

Because childcare is a job that anyone can do with no training, duh!