Yes, but I think that teenagers tend to be a lot more afraid of what their peers will think of them than what adults will. Which is why I think it’s so sad (and I guess makes sense) that so many adults are unwilling to listen to eloquent, thoughtful teenagers. A lot of times, they’re the only ones questioning why…

...I don’t want to google it :(

This was a fantastic example of a quarter life crisis in one response and I highly salute you for your dedication to expressing your despair in such a succinct and accurate way.

Wait, but isn’t Rue fairly explicitly described as black in the books? I know Thresh is, and it seemed to me that it was sort of an intentional nod to America’s history with racism/slavery that most of the characters from District 7 are described as darker-skinned.

It sounded to me whilst reading the books that while her mother is pretty clearly blonde and white, her father was darker-skinned, perhaps of Indian or Middle Eastern descent. There are a lot of mentions of her black hair and darker, olive-toned skin, and how she feels much different from her mother and sister (both…

I also immediately made that association, but more associated it with the main theme of the show being that a strong female character was learning to break free of the ways she’d been programmed to behave. ALSO, definitely gonna rewatch this show now.

It actually made me think of the Joss Whedon show Dollhouse, which was mostly a show about a strong, intelligent female trying to break through being brainwashed. So I find it fitting and great.

Super random aside but I was just wanted to thank you so deeply for your respectful curiosity and desire to understand more about being trans! You are asking the right questions in a polite and genuine manner, and I can’t speak for everyone but personally, I was very touched and hope more people will follow your…

Ohhh, I shouldn’t laugh, but I dddiiiiddddddd.

Wait, what?? You ORDER your ramen?? This needs to be explained more. Do you live on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere??? I can't even get started on bafflement towards the pebble part yet because I am too baffled by the idea of ordering ramen.

Right? That comment really rubbed me the wrong way. My current boyfriend of about a year and I actually broke up a month after we originally started dating because he freaked out. He has serious trust issues because of a lot of things in his life and having strong feelings triggered those issues and the anxiety that…

Has anyone notified Fatboy Slim via any media platforms? I feel like he would probably be SUPER pissed about this.

I have two cats AND butt-length hair, so I have to literally get on my hands and knees and take a comb and scrape my apartment carpet before I vacuum. It's a hassle but cheaper than a new vacuum haha. And also the reason I prefer small apartments.

LOL SHE HAS A 4-STAR REVIEW OF AN APPLEBEE’S THAT BEGINS:

I don't know, what I know of humanity in general tells me it was probably a good strategy. Nothing like a little bit of panic to stir the consumer-driven mentality into a frenzy!

Actually, according to this list, it appears that you can bypass the “reading” part altogether, as long as you make sure to hold a real, pages-and-paper book. Here’s the most important part, though: you gotta make sure you’re experienced enough holding that shit that it looks natural. I mean, how else are white folks…

This is such a perfect encapsulation of being an awkward child. I approve.

HAHA, yes!! How was this one of her main arguments? I feel like I'm pretty sure I remember hearing even back then that a lot of universities wouldn't even admit you without a perfect 1600.

THAT EXPLAINS A LOT. It’s actually baffled me for a long time that I got such a high score. I’ve always been highly literate for my age but godawful at math so I could never figure that out; there were a shit ton of questions I remember having no idea how to answer and worrying i’d wasted my parents money on the whole…

I’m sure that’s the case now that you point it out, but what a weird poster child to choose! You’d think they could have found someone with a slightly more airtight case to get behind.