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As a candy aficionado, I appreciate your passion, (perhaps misplaced). But, you’re wrong about candy corn. It’s the perfect “in between seasons” candy. Not thick and sumptuous like chocolate, which is best enjoyed during cooler months, yet not light and fruity like Sour Patch Kids, which should be reserved for warmer… Read more

pretend i am looking you in the eyes with both hands on your shoulders but we are a respectful but serious arm’s distance apart* Read more

STOP USING THAT ADORABLE BABY TO PEDDLE YOUR CANDY CORN LIES Read more

you are a fool, woman. candy corn is delicious carnauba wax goodness. i’ll concede that those candy corn spawn are abominations. why mess with candy corn perfection? (can’t stop saying candy corn. candyfuckingcrackcorn.) if, like me, you are from the 1960s and 70s, you enjoyed candy corn’s heyday. before razor blades…

You can’t fool me, this is goat milk soap from some twee boutique in a resort town.

i’m not really anti CC but this sounds darque and dramatic and i wanna go Read more

Candy corn is amazing.

i read the first three words of the title and said ‘oh anna’s here’ Read more

candy corn m&ms were made for the gods. anyone who doesn’t agree does not fucking matter Read more

I’m waiting for the pecan pie M&Ms with bated breath and mild horror but as a general rule of thumb Hersheys chocolate should be buried at a crossroads with a stake through its heart* Read more

When I was attacked and beaten by a parter, my college would not allow me the time-off from classes to put the fucker in jail. I then failed two courses and had to take sumer school ($$$) pay the legal fees that never paid off because I was threatened with failing (which they did anyways). AND has to pay all the… Read more

I cannot unsee what you did there. Read more

NEVER FORGET Read more

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It’s not though.... it’s a well-tried method used in Tort law, and there are tons of calculations that go into it. It’s not like they’re just throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping it sticks. Tort claims very often deal with monetary calculations that are “subjective”, through standardized formulas. Read more

I like this video, but I am still not about Ultra Violet as an organization. “Oh look, sales and editorial are not mixing! THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE.” Read more

Of course a toddler’s body shouldn’t be sexualized, but this child’s body was put in an explicitly sexualized context, which is weird and gross. It’s not child porn, but definitely a step below the worst things I’ve seen on Toddlers and Tiaras. Read more

The answer is that everyone who goes to Time Square is now obligated to be nude. Read more

While I’m not angry at the nudity in general, nor I am at the nudity of toddler, this is clearly a sexualized nudity context, so I find it totally inappropriate for a toddler. Read more

Oh lawdy.

As a mom of a little girl, I’m super offended that she was ordered to cover up. She’s a toddler. The joy of being a toddler is being able to run round naked without a care in the world.

And I also respect the mom hopefully trying to instill a value of body autonomy to the tot.

But, there is a part of me that’s… Read more