My school library banned Harry Potter, but did allow V.C. Andrews books.

I wrote an essay on The Fountainhead to try to get some kind of scholarship prize (I did not). I grew up in a rather conservative community, 98% Christian and white. I was not Christian, and struggled a lot to find a place to “fit in”.

The (admittedly very small) amount I know about these groups is that they’re often absurd to the point of parody, like a play on 70s exploitation films. The group members can be pretty involved in “leftist” politic and tend to be pretty progressive. The grindcore/pornogrind stuff is a way of mocking the way that porn…

I do feel bad for the Trumps when they were kids, and even now, in a way. Being emotionally rejected and/or abused by a parent can really leave scars. They can’t really distance themselves in the same way, because their father is so famous, and even if they do, there’s the endless pop culture perception of how little…

Oh, agreed.  I wasn’t supporting the idea myself!  Just explaining my perspective on it as an American (and to be honest, a fairly anti-gun and pro-swearing American!).

I think part of it is because we (Americans) assume that death/murder is one of those “acts of God” kinds of things. It will happen, nothing can be done, it’s always happened. You can’t control it (and the shooter is just deranged and that will happen, too, and cannot be controlled). But you can control what you say,…

While this could be helpful in certain ways, it definitely matters where those trees are. Not all trees are equal, and things like rainforests can’t be replaced by boreal forests. I know that’s not what you’re suggesting, but I just wanted to add it, because I think it’s a very important distinction.

AWWWW what a cutie you have! :)

I mean, I can’t put a baby in my pocket, but I sure can put a phone in there. I also can’t put a baby in the cupholder or use it as a GPS, right in my line of sight.

My beloved elderly dog needs meds on a very regular schedule (she is diabetic). I set an alarm. I love her dearly, but things happen, and I can get distracted or lose track of time.

But those are white people with white-collar crimes!  Rich people can’t commit crimes!  That’s for the poors and the browns!  “White” is right there in the name!

It’s like Wanda Jo Oliver said: the ghost of the baby will haunt your hoo-haa! Spooky!

When I was a lot younger, it was a bit more novel to be a girl into these “geeky” things, and for some girls, that novelty was a way to feel attractive and special - you didn’t have to be (conventionally) “pretty” to have boys think you were cool! I was also like, 13 at this time, so... yeah. Not a great metric to…

Same with my dog.  But I don’t want to run an ad Instagram.  It’s just a collection of photos of my dog, because I think she’s cute.  It’s only for fun, and I don’t want to have to think about when and how to post to maximize engagement or whatever.  I just want to take a cute picture and go, “loooook my doggy is…

One of the troubles with that is that the geographic position and fauna in the area with the trees still matters very much. Trees in the US cannot replace the full function of trees in South America, and especially rainforests. They’re quite unique, and they are very unlikely to reform once they are past a certain…

This Minnesota voter has no interest in him (or any conservative). And even some hardcore Trump supporters seem to be wondering if he’s the right choice - they want to vote conservative, but they don’t necessarily like him.

Butter-sculpting pageants.

Haha, it would have been around that time, perhaps earlier with my older siblings, and well beyond, because my dad never stops telling the same jokes.  I was born in the mid-80s, but my siblings were born in the early 80s.  It seems “blue light special” has been a thing since the mid-60s, so I have no idea when he…

I’m sure that family is living a crazy, wild life with that $75. So much money. Probably out buying new phones and nails and fancy alcohol with that much money, because it’s soooooo much, and definitely not a paltry amount that went to anything else like necessities, or you know what, maybe even a little treat,…

I would absolutely be down for 100% free breakfasts and lunches all day, every day for schoolkids, from preschool to seniors. Hell, for all kinds of vulnerable populations. Increase my taxes. I don’t care.