Remember Privilege-Denying Dude? He was awesome. There's one in particular that's stuck with me that said something along the lines of "There's no racism; it's all classism" or something along those lines. I couldn't find the real one, but this one says it in a slightly less pithy way. I'd like to learn more about why this statement is problematic. To clarify, I totally agree that it is problematic, I'd just like to see a more in-depth discussion of it. Could anyone point me to an article/blog that talks about this?
#groupthink
#groupthink
I have those shoes that Diane Kruger is wearing. I bought them at Target. (no seriously)
I know, change aahh scary, etc., I suppose I'll get used to it - but it's important to me that the site continues to, you know, work. The right frame is loading for me, unlike a lot of other people, apparently, but the "next headlines" button won't work most of the time, so I'm stuck with whatever's on top.
Also, lighter and faster is a lie.
ALSO it took me flipping forever to get this comment to post.
Also, lighter and faster is a lie.
ALSO it took me flipping forever to get this comment to post.
I know, change aahh scary, etc., I suppose I'll get used to it - but it's important to me that the site continues to, you know, work. The right frame is loading for me, unlike a lot of other people, apparently, but the "next headlines" button won't work most of the time, so I'm stuck with whatever's on top.
Also, lighter and faster is a lie.
Also, lighter and faster is a lie.
Perhaps this story has already been mentioned, but way back when, my mom was a peace corps volunteer in Tonga. A couple of months after she left, a volunteer friend of hers was stabbed something like 40 times by another volunteer. He had been stalking her for a good while (my mom said it was common knowledge). She died, unsurprisingly; another volunteer was made to clean up the room. Tonga's government had no idea what to do, as crime wasn't really a thing there, apparently. They ended up having to fly in lawyers to prosecute and defend the case because they didn't know how to try a murder case. Then the U.S. steps in. They demand to try the case on U.S. soil, as the people involved are U.S. citizens and essentially kidnap the man from the Tongans. As soon as the man gets off the plane on U.S. soil, they let him out of his handcuffs and tell him he's free to go. I think he worked for Social Security until recently.
And that's how you get away with murder: be in the Peace Corps.
And that's how you get away with murder: be in the Peace Corps.
@Lastmenagerie: yeah dude, those poor white people in detroit really have it easy.
/sarcasm
/sarcasm
I'm not particularly a fan of Eminem, but the way people engage with him is often overly simplistic and classist. I am a poor midwesterner (albeit rural in my case, not urban) and though I won't go so far as to defend his lyrics, understanding the subculture from which it came makes it a much more complex issue than many people are willing to acknowledge.
@huffyb: "...especially for a douchbag idiot who didn't graduate high school and doesn't pronounce 'orange' the way you do."
Thank you! This piece seemed extremely condescending to me.
Thank you! This piece seemed extremely condescending to me.
@gametedisease: I'm with you. The first images are strikingly different (but honestly the unretouched one is pretty unflattering). I can see that there's value in continuing to call attention to the prevalence of photoshop in media but everything that can be said about it has already been said, and several times.
ugh i thought gretchen's was HIDEOUS. and the back looks like the sequin-lined crushed-velvet leotard I wore in a dance recital when I was 8.
I think #11 is kind of cute, though!
"Oh, come on now, it's alright. They are big and you probably didn't even feel it."
I lol'd. And then I wondered if that argument has ever successfully been used on a man with large, stepped-on balls.
I lol'd. And then I wondered if that argument has ever successfully been used on a man with large, stepped-on balls.
I feel like this isn't something one can "claim." you either have a vagina now, or you don't. Either way, it's pretty easy to prove.
@yidvicious: Play on, players, indeed. Totally agree with you
@LilyBriscoe: I have no idea what it is to have a kid/breastfeed, but I imagine that once I'm a mom boobs will seem much more utilitarian than sexy! And of course she should have a right to exist without being leered at. And most of the time, other customers don't have an issue with it, which is great. But. I'm in the people-pleasing business, and my ability to pay my rent is directly correlated to how happy my customers are, so anything that even could even potentially lose me tips (and yes, people will stiff you for shit like this that you have no control over) makes me nervous. Because when it comes down to it, nobody in that restaurant gives a shit what I think - they just want a happy dining experience, and expect that I personally provide it for them, which is why I have to nod attentively when customers tell me that Jesus saves and that Glenn Beck is the best thing ever to happen to this country.
I'm totally on board with the ideal of a woman being able to breastfeed her child in public without anyone thinking it's an issue, but I think that realistically some kind of compromise is necessary - though as @GalaxyGlued illustrates, there's no catch-all solution, and possibly there's no solution at all.
I'm totally on board with the ideal of a woman being able to breastfeed her child in public without anyone thinking it's an issue, but I think that realistically some kind of compromise is necessary - though as @GalaxyGlued illustrates, there's no catch-all solution, and possibly there's no solution at all.
I'm a waitress, and though I would never say anything to any of our customers about their breastfeeding practices one way or the other, I greatly appreciate privacy blankets! Otherwise, I never know where to look - will she get mad if she thinks I'm checking out her boobs when I'm really just looking to see if she needs iced tea? Do I have to pretend like I can't even see her baby? What do I do if some stuffy old lady complains? etc.
While of course mothers should be able to breastfeed in whatever manner they want, it's a landmine of potential conflict, and I'm always relieved when she leaves.
While of course mothers should be able to breastfeed in whatever manner they want, it's a landmine of potential conflict, and I'm always relieved when she leaves.
@AngriestGeek: I think what you're thinking of is hapa (which stands for half asian pacific islander, if I remember correctly) but I don't think it's a slur
The point of single-sex dorms, at least at my school, was to provide a safe space for those who felt uncomfortable in a co-ed dorm for whatever reason. In that case, this potential RA's gender would interfere with her ability to do her job effectively, so I vote not discriminatory.
I still have a nasty little high school mean girl in me that pops up every once in a while to think nasty things and make me ashamed of myself, but even she thinks that Natalie looks hot as hell in that photo. And that email is unbelievably graceful. I wish I had that level of eloquence/confidence about well, anything in my life, really.
