@jessacecilia: I laughed out loud during R.R. it was so ridiculous. The Reader... it just didn't bring anything new to the conversation of post-war German guilt and culpability, imo. #jenniferlopez
@LaComtesse: I don't disagree with your take on The Reader but I did enjoy it. And I think my hope for R.R. was that it was going to be Titanic 2. I was so excited to see the two on the same screen together that I was severely disappointed when the film during out to be so drab.
And also. who in god's name are the people who loved it so much? I'd like to talk to the Academy about this one.
PS, glad we're talking about this a year later. #jenniferlopez
Andre is passionately anti-abortion but accepted his glamour model wife needed the procedure after a doctor told her there were "complications" with the pregnancy.
Seriously, Andre? She had to terminate a pregnancy because of medical reasons and now you're upset because she's "betraying" you by talking about it? News flash, not everything is about you. You are not the victim in this. I never had strong feelings either way about either of them, but after reading this, I am strongly Team Jordan.
@Sputnik_Sweetheart: You know, an abortion is something horrible women do TO men out of spite. And then have the nerve to talk about it instead of hiding in shame in order to humiliate them farther, obviously.
If Josh's stripper didn't know he was married, why would she then ask him if he was Fergi's husband?
More importantly, why am I giving this any thought? #jenniferlopez
I know a lot of people who were very disturbed when they first learned that the chicken on their plate is the same as the animal called chicken. Their parents and the rest of society conditioned them to push down that feeling and eat it anyway. Except for some kids, who became vegetarians at age 4 (such as my brother did).
If kids can be encouraged to accept this cognitive dissonance, they can also learn to deal with having different food from their friends, I think.
This will probably be my first and last Kristen Stewart comment, but I wanted to post it to commend her on being aware of her grammar! I hope some of my students were paying attention. Go Kristin, grammar role model!
@Diziet_Sma: I wanted to like it but I really, really don't. I hope whoever buys it puts up the cash to take down all that black wallpaper. It looks like a giant speaker system. #jenniferlopez
@Diziet_Sma: What's with people thinking black and white are a perfect match for ANY occasion? Monochromatic homes are nearly uninhabitable. That said, that round bathtub is pretty awesome, too bad the rest of the bathroom is so ugly.
What you see here is probably one of the last happy moments she will have this season due to the fact that the Seahawks suck hard this year. Anybody want to exchange defenses? #seattleseahawks
@token_illiterate_commenter: I live here and can. not. cheer for them. I'm boycotting until Matt Haselsuck (I should really have a better mean name to call him but I'm too apathetic) is gone. I'd take a 45 year old Brett Favre after his 15th retirement attempt over our current loser qb. #seattleseahawks
@kate!: I'm on the other side of the state so I can see the suckage every weekend if I want. Lately I find myself actually planning things to do on Sundays. That's weird. I don't mind Hasselback so much, it's their lines that drive me nuts. The defense can't get to the qb and the offense can't protect the qb or make a hole for a running back. #seattleseahawks
Ah, the Falcons. They haven't won a Super Bowl in my lifetime, but their magnanimity did give us the Dirty Bird, by far the world's easiest touchdown dance. #atlantafalcons
@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: No kidding. Just scored the game-winning touchdown with 21 seconds left? Too bad! No expressions of happiness for you.
@BearDownCBears: While I agree with that sentiment, there are times where jubilation is only natural, and shouldn't be so heavily censored. I think I prefer beaming smiles and teammate high-fives over the chicken dance, though. #atlantafalcons
And somehow, despite the availability of this information....the Church, arguably more of an influence in poor countries where women are most affected, speaks out against contraption and education funding/awareness.
It undermines any worthless commentary they have on uplifting human rights for women in other ways. It's criminal. It's terrifying. It reminds me of why I am both a deeply embittered ex-Catholic and why I am more afraid than ever. I don't know the nature of God (what a blessing it would be, if there are scientific proof that there wasn't one, at least, not like the versions of God used as weapons over policy or authority figures' moral accountability in the present; the thought of an afterlife would not weigh over me).
That's their idea--the U.S. Council of Bishops will invite a warmonger to the Alfred E. Smith dinner but not John Kerry, because one of them supports family planning. They're not grotesque hypocrites, undeserving of a voice over public policy and matters both complex and important (war, abortion, the death penalty, I don't really give a shit what the Church thinks, whether they're on my side or not).
They have a channel to the immortal that the rest of us (lay people, and worst of all, baby eaters, heathens, etc.) don't. So that shit is okay.
I suppose people could argue that throughout history, religion has been one of the few lonely voices protecting the poor from violent or greedy government. Great. (Uh, if anything, not only do I think that idea is a little outdated....it's just a sign that the country is probably a God-forsaken, unbelievably poor, desperate, chaotic, borderline-anarchistic/despotic hellhole and organized religion is on the scene for rock bottom, but I suppose that's beside the point.) I can't really give them credit for it if they simultaneously work to conceal or stall progress in medicine or women's health.
There is nothing so foul as religion when its doctrines or authority contribute to the suffering of humanity (only in this life though, I guess, so it doesn't count!), and the hierarchy promoting fatal ignorance come to their audience as effective mouthpieces for the cosmic decision-maker of mortal destiny. #aids
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I had to do a double-take, I was briefly convinced this was a relative. At least she's not wearing the hideous new jerseys: #seattleseahawks
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And also. who in god's name are the people who loved it so much? I'd like to talk to the Academy about this one.
PS, glad we're talking about this a year later. #jenniferlopez
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Seriously, Andre? She had to terminate a pregnancy because of medical reasons and now you're upset because she's "betraying" you by talking about it? News flash, not everything is about you. You are not the victim in this. I never had strong feelings either way about either of them, but after reading this, I am strongly Team Jordan.
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More importantly, why am I giving this any thought? #jenniferlopez
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If kids can be encouraged to accept this cognitive dissonance, they can also learn to deal with having different food from their friends, I think.
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Was anyone else surprised by the lack of sex dungeon, or just me? #jenniferlopez
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@jigglyball I went to a Falcons-Bucs game once where Warren Sapp scored a TD and did the Dirty Bird. It was a sight to see.
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@Antrack: See, the Dirty Bird! It's for everyone! #atlantafalcons
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It undermines any worthless commentary they have on uplifting human rights for women in other ways. It's criminal. It's terrifying. It reminds me of why I am both a deeply embittered ex-Catholic and why I am more afraid than ever. I don't know the nature of God (what a blessing it would be, if there are scientific proof that there wasn't one, at least, not like the versions of God used as weapons over policy or authority figures' moral accountability in the present; the thought of an afterlife would not weigh over me).
That's their idea--the U.S. Council of Bishops will invite a warmonger to the Alfred E. Smith dinner but not John Kerry, because one of them supports family planning. They're not grotesque hypocrites, undeserving of a voice over public policy and matters both complex and important (war, abortion, the death penalty, I don't really give a shit what the Church thinks, whether they're on my side or not).
They have a channel to the immortal that the rest of us (lay people, and worst of all, baby eaters, heathens, etc.) don't. So that shit is okay.
I suppose people could argue that throughout history, religion has been one of the few lonely voices protecting the poor from violent or greedy government. Great. (Uh, if anything, not only do I think that idea is a little outdated....it's just a sign that the country is probably a God-forsaken, unbelievably poor, desperate, chaotic, borderline-anarchistic/despotic hellhole and organized religion is on the scene for rock bottom, but I suppose that's beside the point.) I can't really give them credit for it if they simultaneously work to conceal or stall progress in medicine or women's health.
There is nothing so foul as religion when its doctrines or authority contribute to the suffering of humanity (only in this life though, I guess, so it doesn't count!), and the hierarchy promoting fatal ignorance come to their audience as effective mouthpieces for the cosmic decision-maker of mortal destiny. #aids