Nope. I read it and absorbed it and judge her as a person for doing it.

Not to mention swearing up and down that she wasn’t wearing any makeup at all. I’m going to make a generalization here, but most men (or people that don’t wear makeup often, if ever) don’t know the difference between legit no makeup face and a made up “no makeup” face.

Assuming that his predilection is truly just resulting of a roll of the dice, I feel for his parents. Can you imagine how it might feel to have worked so hard for your child, and not only find they had horrifying urges, but had acted on them? Good on them for making sure he didn’t hurt any more children despite losing…

I think you’re confusing “normalised” with “able to receive treatment”. It’s a sickness. The goal is for the mental health community to accept pedophilia for what it is - a mental disorder. Those who act out on their thoughts should definitely be punished to the full extent of the law. But those who desperately want…

Not if paedophilia is normalised by then. Academics are pushing for it in England and others elsewhere too. It’s possible. And abhorrent.

As evidenced by the judge being unable to see this asshole as a rapist.

So I agree that it’s bullshit to have mugshots shown for some people and not for others. But for rape, I kind of wish all of the photos were of the smiling, yearbook type. There’s this perception that rapists are different - not your neighbor or your boyfriend or your brother. But they are. And the more we see that a…

Yeah, who needs a recent and official photograph of a rapist anyway? It’s not like he’s going to be a public threat to women when he gets out in six months or anything! He only fucked up for twenty minutes you guys!

Or if he finds respect, may it be for his eventual humility in accepting the damage he has done and true efforts to redeem himself. It goes without saying that his bullshit “hey kids, say no to binge drinking” campaign does not count.

I’m a lawyer and I don’t read them. I know what it says— you can’t sue us. I think to myself, we’ll see about that, and scribble my name so I can get on with whatever it is. I’m not going to start shit at a Pilates studio over their arbitration clause or something.

No, you can not waive negligence. Same as the waiver you sign in a hospital before surgery. If the doctor takes out a lung when he’s suppose to fix your ankle, that does not relieve him of responsibility.

It is completely foreseeable that with little education someone could get hurt. Damned right I hold the instructor responsible, she’s not there to spur people on to injury, but to exercise safely.

Liability waivers are often not as lock-tight as people assume they are. Validity of waivers are determined by courts in relation to the language of the waiver and the factual circumstances surrounding the injury. Also, you generally can’t waive certain duties, like in cases of gross negligence, regardless of whether…

Well, the labor participation rate in the U.S. has been hovering around 62% for a while, so this means that Sanders donors are more likely than the average American citizen (16 years or older) to be in the workforce. Which makes sense, since they have money to donate. I don’t know if we can really draw many broad…

Agreed! My 8 year old loves The Hobbit! However I believe they are talking about Easy Reader books in this thread which are akin to Dick and Jane but the modern version and they are god awful with a few exceptions, Frog and Toad being one of the lovely exceptions.

Such a wondrous discovery as well as a beautifully loving and encompassing view from both you and your mother.

I so loved Frog and Toad. My favorites too.

I agree. They can be ok for kinders & some first graders who are just excited to read a book by themselves, but they’re terrible for older kids who are reading below grade level.

EASY READERS ARE WHY KIDS HATE READING. THEY SUCK. The End.

Honestly, that was just petty. Why would she care how people watch it? You’re already paid AND you demand their undivided attention. Why not focus on your show and not what the audience is doing or rather, isn’t doing.