I think everyone else covered the "ew" factor of this which I don't particularly care about. I will say that what is happening is not that we're killing our immune systems but that we are creating super germs with antibacterial soap. Regular old soap doesn't contribute to that at all so that's what I use. And like…
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I'm sorry I have nothing to add but since I'm also in LA I just wanted to say thanks for the info! From what Jez covered it seemed that some of the stuff she's talking about (planned parenthood and whatnot) are probably not that contentious of a thing in a state with a democratic supermajority right? Now I guess I'll…
Obviously this is a pun on "straight" especially with the couple in the ad filled with lesbian women. As in heterosexual or straight-edged, i.e. boring and rule-following. I chuckled mostly because I've seen those "straight" people who are a stark contrast to those of use who have whole sections of our wardrobe that…
As if I couldn't love her anymore! I'm watching the crap out of SNL this week!!!
This. Most standards of beauty for women often come from the original source of cuteness: teh babies. We are evolved to not leave our youngins once they leave our uterus by making us become a puddle of "ooohs" and "aaaahs" when we see them even when they're covered in goo. So the features they have (big eyes, small…
Oh you paid attention in stats! Yay! But apparently not enough because a "rigorous experiment" is the ONLY way to study causation. Correlations are just measuring stuff that happen to exist in the world. Experiments are changing conditions and seeing if it leads to different outcomes, therefore it CAUSES the thing…
Hear! Hear!
There's actually a whole slew of studies dedicated to this (here's the main guy: http://bushman.socialpsychology.org/publications). And I'm not sure if you know how the scientific method works but if you run an experiment then you show CAUSE not just a link. It would be highly unethical to run an experiment in which…
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Right? Why oh why didn't I think of that?!! ::puts hands on hips and tilts head while smiling into the camera::
Two things. First, I never mentioned obesity. That was you. I mean the same exact woman plus or minus 20 lbs (hey..10!) will likely get different rates of response SOLELY because of not that much of weight difference. (Similar to the same exact woman getting different rates of response if you were to digitally change…
Yes! Except I kind of like doors to my bedroom. But it'd be fun to cure my fear of heights on my way to pee every morning.
Well it probably takes another PhD. BBC's Sherlock Holmes got me seriously hot and bothered. And I don't even think he's all that attractive.
Oh well yay since obviously today was the day I would find my soulmate!
If it is a systemic bias across a society that is based on erroneous stereotypes then yes it deserves an "ist." Just like all the Black women on OKC getting fewer responses to emails is systemic bias but not necessarily because anyone is like, "Ew I hate Black women" but usually because people are like, "I don't…
I cosign on this.
Yeah I logged into OKC on my phone today and all the pictures are gone. GONE. Then they tell you it's for this stupid thing. I only read so far as the blind date part before I moved on with my life but the kudos thing is stupid. It just makes people act like not themselves but what how think a "good" date acts. I'm…
Yes! I think it's super interesting. When I work from home I usually get up at 6 or 7 do a whole bunch of productive work, and then fall asleep again from 10 to 11 or so. It's THE BEST. I get SO much done and the nap feels fantastic. But when I have to go in to work I just dread getting out of bed and try and squeeze…
Well it seems you're the funny one...so at least your friends can have a damn coke.
I still miss Michael SO MUCH it hurts. And I'm so happy that for my 29th birthday I bought myself a ticket to see Miss Jackson on tour, by myself. It was the best $100 I've ever spent.