One of my final exams in college was a knot-tying practical. I don’t think I even tied a noose for that and I had to memorize like 10 different knots.

My friend and I were talking last night about how we realise that things we thought/did/said when we were kids (growing up in majority-white, privileged neighborhoods) were no ok. We didn’t know it then (or at least we weren’t cognizant of the issues), we know it now, we’re doing what we can now to bring light to…

Thanks for the link!

I have not! But it’s available to download from the library so I’ll throw it in my Kindle for the holiday weekend. Thanks for the rec!

I love it! And a great comeback. I don’t understand why it’s so hard for people to call other people what said people want to be called.

My friends and I have started a mini book club during pandemic as something to do. We thought it would be good to read something having to do with anti-racism or Black lives and a friend pointed out what should have been obvious (after we were discussing Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ibram X Kendi, among others) that we can…

Oh wow, that’s...something. I tend to yell at the radio when he starts talking so that could be why I’ve missed this.

How does that go...? What we see in others is a reflection of ourselves?

If someone showed me this picture, I’d assume that my cat had coughed up a hairball in their coffee. I assume also that a fully soaked tampon would have added a noticeable amount of weight to the cup, no? And last, when I get a frapp, I’m constantly stirring it with my straw to make sure I’m getting all of the…

Def has a Blue Lives Matter shirt on at all times, even under his uniform.

I have not seen him demonstrate that he doesn’t know what “per capita basis” means. Le sigh. (Edit: I haven’t seen it yet, but 100% believe it.)

This image is making me lol. Fucking moron cop.

I just don’t understand this mindset. Like it’s just dumb and I can’t wrap my head around the fact that an adult human thinks this way.

People rarely get either my first or last name on the first go, spelling def, pronunciation usually, so I’m hyper attuned to saying names correctly and getting the correct spelling. The bonus is that I can learn a lot about various languages by learning a correct pronunciation.

I have a friend whose given name is more common as a nickname (think Meg rather than Megan) and she said a sub once refused to call her by her given name (“Meg”), insisting that she would only refer to my friend as “Megan” because it’s more proper. My friend is no wilting flower and had words with the teacher cos…

When I pop into the Korean beauty shops for masks and lotions, I have to make sure I’m not accidentally buying a “whitening mask”. I don’t know the history of it (except similar to what people are posting here), but do know that there are a lot of “whitening” products that I come across in H-Mart, Nature Republic and…

Yes! I’m so curious where they’ll go. I was reading something about how they had filmed enough episodes before Corona to be able to rearrange some and give us the ending they wanted, but I think two were cut because they weren’t totally done or something? I want to see them.

Have you (or she) watched Unbelievable? It’s hard to watch in parts and is super infuriating because it’s based on the true story. I think one of the cops eventually apologised but way too late.

I’m from the NY Metro area so I feel like a lot of actors do our “accent” (we don’t have one, I don’t care what anyone says!) because it’s the Newscaster-y tone and cadence. You’re totally right that a lot of the dudes go for “newscaster but make it gruff”.

I know a couple of cops who are in the uniform because they’re good people, but I’ve been pulled over by two that were the epitome of the Asshole Cop and I think more indicative of the profession as a whole. (I’m not Not All Cop-ing here, just saying that even if I know good ones, I lean to the ACAB side of things.)