I agree it’s a shame. I think though that given rape culture and “the gaze,” if they’d attempted that same message about arousal with a female rape victim there would have been very little space for the myth to be busted. Which sucks. I remember convos in 1991 with lots of people who could just not wrap their head…

I guess this is in the order of “other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you like the play?” But OMFG can we space a sec for the awesome Murtagh? The acting in the all-Gaelic no subtitle scene, the way the actor’s micro-gestures/expressions conveyed empathy, his interactions with Claire. He’s the one character that…

In the story, Jamie explains the idea of not being in pain was compelling. He’s also hallucinating from the torture and, when he shifts to behaviors Jamie characterizes as “making love to me,” BJR is presenting himself in a manner intended to trigger and reinforce thoughts of Claire. Jamie had given his word to…

Meant the sentence as no desire to exfoliate. And yes.

2nd! the Outlander motion

WARNING: GREY (SCALE) COMMENTER DOING THE SPOILAGE

I have a theory about why you should not worry

Because you don’t want to be an empathetic black hole. She asked her fellow passengers a question. Silence/ignoring her is an asshole play. One can acknowledge her experience (aka support) without attacking the flight attendant or otherwise escalating a dispute. This isn’t complicated. Silence in the face of a…

QFT. More bizarre: what is it about an UNOPENED can that makes it so much more dangerous than an opened can that it merits a category distinction in an official policy?

I’ll give a pass to people who didn’t hear or see. Would still want ev beer dude was wearing headphones and really didn’t notice. But I’m skeptical that way. Also? As I understood the story, what came before the asshole’s rant was her asking aloud if others saw. At that point, it’s not hard to expect at least one…

It wasn’t refusing a full can of soda. I’ve seen that happen when supplies were short. The issue was whether the full can could be opened by a passenger and the inconsistent and racist application of the policy. (And to answer your other question, I’ve had free unopened sodas provided in many different parts of the…

Leaving aside it’s a stupid policy, why not just say “we don’t want people to cut themselves accidentally or spray soda in a tight area"?

Except the unhinged racist rantings didn’t seem to trigger an emergency landing. To say “that was wrong,” didn’t demand anything other than the basic courage and decency to speak one clear and declarative sentence. No fuss or chaos required.

Yes to the extent saying “it’s because terrorism” gave the asshole license to scream about terrorism.

I’ve been handed unopened soda cans on many carriers, United included. But then again I was white and not wearing a hijab so clearly was no threat (eye-roll).

I’d really like to know more about the dude with the beer, who witnessed the initial act and then participated by accepting an unopened can of beer. Seems to me a decent human would say ssomething. I don’t get the impression from news reports that he did. It also doesn’t seem like others on the plane who saw/heard…

Curious to see if this story draws the same critiques from cultural relativists as did the menstruation post.

Ex bought a cantaloupe-sized conch shell off a table piled high of ‘em on a beach in Jamaica. (I tried to talk him out of this.) Worried it would be damaged in travel, he stuffed a pair of socks in the opening, wrapped it in newspaper and plastic and a beach towel and tucked it in a LV carry-on. Next up, we’re late…

Preach!

But it does reflect on the employer, and not only because her “private” workspace is company property. It also reflects on the employer because the attitudes are implicated in/reflected by the industry of which LP and its employees are a part.