The slogan for so much of what we buy should be, "It doesn't really help, but it will make you feel like you did."

You nailed it. I hate these types of ploys and gimmicks. I never see how buying a pair of pajamas or a bracelet or something supposedly created by disadvantaged women in third world countries help them. I would much rather give the money directly to charities that support them so they can have whatever the item is…

This personal exemption clause BS needs to stop. Unless someone can't get a vaccine for health reasons, NO EXEMPTIONS!

This is EXACTLY what the people who constantly yell PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY have caused. This is what only caring for yourself and not giving a fuck about anyone else creates, it creates people who are so myopic and so self-centered that they can't possibly put themselves in anybody else's shoes. This is why I…

A lot of people, while feeling sympathy for the people of France and rage at the terrorists who committed the atrocities, don't want to repost the cartoons simply because they're racist. I think it's Ok to condemn the attacks without wanting to be seen apparently showing support for the racist stereotypes in some of…

This is great, and such a strong show of solidarity for the death of 17 people by a handful of extremists. Terrorism should not be taken lightly. Now, when do we think all the politicians will start marching in Africa, where like 2000 people were recently slaughtered in Nigeria by Boko Haram? I'm thinking that…

"Your swearing is very unladylike?" Motherfucker. I once spent about 13 months co-located with a bunch of Army officers for my job. That was thirteen years ago, and I still to this day use the eff word like a comma. My husband does not care but prefers I tone it down around the kids, lest our son confront a daycare…

The nine year did nothing wrong and does not need to be forgiven.

Forgiveness? There is nothing to forgive. Their dad killed himself, the girl wasn't in any way responsible.

No, it wasn't. It wasn't in any way, any of her fault. She's fucking 9 years old for goodness sake. This is absolutely 100% the fault of the fuckwit who put an uzi in her hands, switched it to fully automatic, then told her to pull the trigger. The fully grown adult who, at any point, could have said "You know…

This isn't so much learning how to use guns, this is machineguns-as-amusement-park.

I'd agree if it weren't the fucking moron who had no problem teaching NINE YEAR OLD CHILDREN how to use automatic weapons who got killed. the kid is the only one I feel any sympathy for.

I once had someone order the soup du jour. When I brought it, she said (in the bitchiest tone ever), "Excuse me, I've had soup du jour and this is NOT it!"

what, you hungry? I'll make you some grilled cheese sandwiches and sit here in my robe while you and your friend pretend you're not drunk.

I've had that as well. And sadly, early in my adult life, it was true I'd never been that happy. I might've been out of control "up" (I don't call it manic as it's debatable what it is). But I had a mixture of depression for probably chemical reasons and a difficult past. Those combined meant I had never been really…

Sadly, shit like this is starting to creep it's way up into Canada. There's a doctor in Calgary Alberta who works at a walk-in clinic who refuses to prescribe birth control

Helllll nope. Especially after reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe in high school. The reason most of the Christianity-dominated countries in South America and Africa are that way are due to the missionaries that were a package deal with colonialism. And I understand that Christianity is already a big part of…

Mine was just humourous. I of course had my first period at my father's house (split time half and half), and it was literally night one of my week with him, and I remember having cramps and not knowing what was going on. It's 11pm (and I'm what - 11, 12?) so when I get up my dad can hear me around upstairs and is…

No. We should not use the word "bullying" to describe physical assaults, sexual assaults, sexual harassment or hate crimes. We should use the terms that we already have, which often imply the need for legal prosecution. When you start describing criminal activity as "bullying" you give people (like corrupt educators)…

that is the cutest frightened triceratops i have ever seen!