The only people I’ve ever met who have been anti-vax are highly educated, very wealthy people who live in a bubble of their own making. One of them is a kinda-friend of my mom’s who’s three adult children have never been vaccinated for *anything* and she uses their non-autistic aliveness to prove that she made the…

Legit thought Neve Campbell was in this movie and my first thought was, “Girl, where you been! You look amazing!”

All I remember about this show was Bridget being legit adorable and super into animals. I was low-key happy for her that she had a job that allowed her to pursue her dream of living with lots of fluffy creatures.

Totally hear you and I respect your feelings on the matter. I had just listened to that story last night so it was still on my mind.

Rape victims act weird, cagey, disconnected, laugh a lot, make jokes, cry, whatever. These are all reasonable reactions to trauma and the fact that there is a notion of a ‘correct’ way to deal with rape and prosecuting a rapist is why situations like this happen:

I read that it’s a thing because “men can finally be involved in the pre-baby celebration!” as if the idea of man attending a baby shower is too ludicrous to even entertain. Nope, better to throw a whole separate party so Dad doesn’t feel like he’s doing something too girly.

I don’t - it was a joke that didn’t come across as one. I agree with you! People judging how others choose to spend their money is obnoxious and that was what I was poking at. It didn’t come across, but man, you got super annoyed. Sorry I wasted your time, I promise I am on the same page.

Guys - just so you know, this was an (admittedly poorly written) sarcastic joke about how people view spending money on weddings vs. DIY. I guess my tease came across as sincere? But it’s not. I don’t judge either couple, only the wedding industry in general.

I mean, you’re right and I’m sure both couples are thrilled with their events and the subsequent accolades. It was just a mild joke, though I get you didn’t read it like that. Harry Potter themed weddings aren’t exactly polarizing political statements - they’re cute and fun and pretty inoffensive all around.

it might be pics of the other wedding, which I supported after I saw the groom post this on one of the articles:

Seconded! Nothing has explained the madness of the wedding industry better.

Oh, well, there was a BIT of difference...the price tag?

I was more disturbed by the “drawing the eye” stuff. Who’s eye? WHO’S FUCKING EYE.

I also foresee this interaction, again based on that quote:

That thing is called a Wellness Mandingo.

Okay but can we talk about how the owner of the bang party brags that he blackmails the dudes into following the rules? What kind of person has both “Beauty, intelligence, wit, success, sexiness, wisdom, openness, non-judgement, desire to explore, fearlessness” (criteria for members) and also a willingness to put…

this is easily my favorite end-of-thread comment of all time.

for true -I suppose I only wrote the defense because I could see myself doing exactly what she described (if I had the income to do so), and feeling super chill about it.

nothing fun is going to happen until the conventions, I expect we’ll have to sift through bunch of this garbage for the next 8 weeks.

I left NYC last year because after six years, I could not handle how fucking hard mundane tasks are in that city. Grocery shopping is truly a whole exhausting deal - you have to calculate exactly how much you can carry home, which limits your options and taking grocery bags on the subway is such a disaster. You also…