She hasn’t claimed that she belongs to a Native tribe, and it’s insane that the waters are getting muddied on this. She claimed she had a Native ancestor. In the video she explicitly calls out the difference.

I’m sure most ppl who have far reaching roots in North America have Native roots of some kind & don’t even realize it bc it was 6-10 generations ago.

Yes, it’s embarrassing that Elizabeth Warren believed she was Native American and was ultimately incorrect.

I couldn’t even watch it. I saw a clip of it with no sound, and I was just like, Oh this is going to make me angry. I couldn’t watch it.

She was found in her own burnt car, not a huge leap for the first responder who knew her personally to identify her regardless of how she pronounced her name.

They had a kid and shortly after, he died (I don’t know of what). Whole thing was damn weird. His sons from his first marriage were 10 years older than her, I think everyone moved away within a decade. Just tried to look her up, seems she’s off Facebook.

I was actually slightly impressed by how accurate that terminology was. It may be subconscious, but some part of her knows the start of that “romance” was unbelievably creepy.

The only way I can deal with Soon Yi is assuming she’s got a monster case of PTSD-y Stockholm Syndrome. Or maybe some other psychological issue I don’t know the name of. Allen Syndrome. Something. Whatever syndrome you get when your guardian grooms you and explosively alienates you from your family and marries you and…

Scenario: the housekeeper was actually in the country illegally (because Trump is EXACTLY the sort of guy who would hire an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper and pay her in cash), when she had the baby he gave her a ton of money and sent her back to Venezuela, and now his 30-year old son’s been stopped by ICE at the…

I think I’m experiencing Eric-related Stockholm Syndrome. By being the least terrible of them (or at least the least prominent) my mind is leaping for the false balance and suggesting he’s possibly good and worthy of sympathy.

For now, game this thing out as if he’s getting Raptured tomorrow: do a quick scan of finances, options, probabilities, and also your own goals. If he were to suddenly vanish, what would your path be and how does the pregnancy variable fit into that scenario.

The saintly bit probably comes in handy when getting the father of her kids to rehab through a paparazzi scrum without incident, though.

Evangelicals are just another interest group who will line up behind anyone who supports their goals. They don’t get a halo just because they carry Bibles - if you elect immoral people to represent you as your leader, then that’s it. That’s who you are. You’re a person willing to overlook sin because you like the…

I agree, but it’s rare enough that the US psychological terrorism can’t take hold.

My English friend moved her family to the US and a few months later, sent me a video of her adorable toddler asking for “wadder”. TERRIBLE.

This is exactly what I ended up with, too. France rhymes with pants, though of course we’re also assuming it’s the Brit version of “pants”. Or at least I am.

“Bin” and also “rubbish”, also “bin liners” and “washing up”, there’s a lot of kitchen-related jargon. Adjust to survive, no shame in that. And yes, my Brit parent is probably behind the exact same conditioning - NEVER say “I don’t care”, it’s rude.

I would sometimes pretend that when they spelled things out, I didn’t understand the letters “H” or “Z” (“haitch” and “zed”). I’d make them repeat it, looking more confused each time.

Oh god I didn’t realize that would count, I say things like that all the time. You’re right, now I’m thinking about it.

This is not a bad thought.