Those are some quality "bish plz" faces right there.
Hope all the Minnesota Jezzies are safe and warm tonight. 14 inches of snow and counting. Blerrrg!
It's great that the The Anonymous Frenchwoman got to share all of this about her homeland, but these issues weren't even close to the most damaging and infuriating opinions put forth by Pasteck's piece. What needs to be addressed is the ridculous rape-apology of "turning down the volume on consent," and the decision to hide the author's anonymity. Where is the explanation for that?
@pastanaut: I'm not sure, actually! It's from the Will Ferrell as James Lipton sketches on SNL back in the day. At the 3:00 mark: [www.hulu.com]
I'm sure Franco's appearance on Inside the Actors Studio was SCRUMTRULESCENT.
@MercurialGirl: Haha. Somehow the Nice Guy matras of the terrible Maroon 5 apply perfectly to this situation.
@Jessper: I know, right??
*sigh*
This is definitely NOT a good day for my state on the interwebs today. I've been a volunteer at that PP location, and while we all know the risks when we sign up, it's really scary when they're so in your face like this.
This is definitely NOT a good day for my state on the interwebs today. I've been a volunteer at that PP location, and while we all know the risks when we sign up, it's really scary when they're so in your face like this.
@nessunolosa: Oh, I know! Teh laydee brainz are just so over-emotional and irrational, aren't they?!?
@jastle: You are awesome. Hearted!
Of all the racist, sexist photos that have been created by Meme Generator and posted all over Tumblr, it's incredibly suspicious that this one in particular was singled out. Guess it hit a nerve, huh dudes?
@holdenfunk: They were not babies yet. They were fetuses. There is a big difference.
I sort of agree with the Alfie Kohn school of thought when it comes to Supernanny and her ilk. I think he says it best in his essay about the show from 2005:
"Supernanny’s favorite words are "technique" and "consistency." First, a schedule is posted -- they will all eat at six o’clock because she says so – and the children are given a list of generic rules. The point is enforcement and order, not teaching and reflection. Thus, rather than helping a child to think about the effects of his aggression on others, he is simply informed that hitting is "unacceptable"; reasons and morality don’t enter into it. Then he is forced to "stand in the naughty corner." Later, the nanny instructs Dad to command the child to apologize. The desired words are muttered under duress. The adults seem pleased.
For balance, kids are controlled with rewards as well as with punishments. Those who haven’t been eating what (or when, or as much as) the parent wishes are slathered with praise as soon as they do so – a "Good boy!" for every mouthful. Sure enough, they fork in some more food. These children may be so desperate for acceptance that they settle for contingent reinforcement in place of the unconditional love they really need.
"Supernanny’s favorite words are "technique" and "consistency." First, a schedule is posted -- they will all eat at six o’clock because she says so – and the children are given a list of generic rules. The point is enforcement and order, not teaching and reflection. Thus, rather than helping a child to think about the effects of his aggression on others, he is simply informed that hitting is "unacceptable"; reasons and morality don’t enter into it. Then he is forced to "stand in the naughty corner." Later, the nanny instructs Dad to command the child to apologize. The desired words are muttered under duress. The adults seem pleased.
For balance, kids are controlled with rewards as well as with punishments. Those who haven’t been eating what (or when, or as much as) the parent wishes are slathered with praise as soon as they do so – a "Good boy!" for every mouthful. Sure enough, they fork in some more food. These children may be so desperate for acceptance that they settle for contingent reinforcement in place of the unconditional love they really need.
@SarahMC: Ugh, the worst pics are of the baby being weighed when it's just been born and it's not even cleaned off yet. Ew, so wrinkly and ugly!
@whirrr click: Thank you. I have PCOS and my body literally freaks the fuck out when I don't have that nice steady stream of hormones that BCP provide me. I'll be on them for years to come just for health reasons alone. Imagine how much money I will save month after month if they are free!
@tipsy_hausfrau: I know, it's so weird. She's not opening her mouth wide enough. Invisalign?
@sbader0502: If I remember correctly, she has said in interviews that forcing her body into that shape/weight was one of the most miserable times of her life, so yeah... I'm glad that she doesn't look like that anymore.
