I mean, Mother was basically The Male Artist telling the Woman she was utterly replaceable and expendable and would be used up and discarded as soon as he had wrung out all artistic inspiration he could from her. So.

Genuinely asking - is there an actual reason for not naming the “A-lister” other than inciting people to guess? Like is there some accountability thing you’d want to avoid even though you’re an anonymous internet commentator?

I thiiink it’s parodying that kind of talk? Like it’s so over to top with its negging or hostily flirtatious lyrics that it reads like she’s satirizing what people say about women/her. But then sometimes it switches to actually her talking, like with the bit about the cats. Hm.

“ My point here is that for many men, it’s the first time they are forced to really break themselves down and look at their own shortcomings, while women are taught to do that all the damn time. ...This is exactly where cultural changes start. A handful of people making other people face social consequences for their…

So many people love it, including my mom and SiL, but I can’t! It’s so sickly sweet, what is wrong with my nose?

So many people love it, including my mom and SiL, but I can’t! It’s so sickly sweet, what is wrong with my nose?

Oh, good call re cheating. And yeah, once men defend other men being scumbags, it’s usually a pretty safe bet that they’re scumbags too; men defend men when they see themselves in their shoes.

Matt Damon has protected Harvey Weinstein and Casey Affleck, at considerable effort on his part. I’d be shocked if he didn’t have some personal secrets and a history of scum bag behaviour.

You would also really like Aimee Bender’s short stories, if you haven’t read those already - lyrical, magical realism (in the wider sense, not the Latin American-specific sense) short stories that I would consider to be subtly super feminist.

Take the house and keep your current one. $30k in your pocket for a vehicle isn’t all that much compared to getting to go back to that house on the weekends - and in Vancouver, you can take public transport or walk SO so easily.

Another thing to consider about the kids that’s not just their immediate friend circle:…

Don’t forget sports. Sports are a HUGE sunk cost for the vast majority ofuniversities . Why should we be giving a multimillion dollar severance package for a failed coach of a sport that induces brain trauma when we don’t pay living wages to the actual instructors at “institutions of higher learning” ??

Less demand will mean fewer cows are bred. Its not going to be an instantaneous slaughter? Like...Things don’t work that way? Dairy cows will die either from natural causes or to become meat and fewer cows will be replacing them. Voila!

Thanks! I’m big into harm reduction and not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. I don’t know expect everyone to permanently give up meat, but I’d encourage them to look into reducing consumption of beef, cheese, and milk in ways that fit with their lifestyle and budget. Maybe you like soymilk in your coffee…

It’s pretty weird how...violent people get when you suggest that just maybe cutting back on meat/dairy might be an easy choice that individuals can make to actually have an environmental effect? It’s easier to shift to buying beef only once or twice a month than to buy an electric car or figure out how to take three…

Thank you. The transphobia on this thread is awful. Transwomen don’t and never did have male privilege.

Yeah that’s the appropriate and typical word choice. I’m not going to “politely request” sites respect my dignity and expectation of privacy.