I'm pretty sure "John" is a biological female so...
I've noticed this with my zoomer relatives and their friends, that they always unquestioningly accept and follow authority. And they act panicked and scared, like I'm going to "get in trouble," when I say things that don't fit the authority narrative or question why they would trust it. It's disconcerting.
Good for them!
First, I want to commend your excellent taste in little kids books and especially illustrations. Throw some Beatrix Potter and A. A. Milne and Maurice Sendak in your mix and you've got a good start building a library. And absolutely agree everyone should be building a dead tree book collection. Plus, used book stores and thrift stores are a fun adventure for kids who like books already. And finding something good is like finding a treasure. A lot of people lately are talking about building an alternate economy. Personally, I think building alternative libraries is one place to start building an alternative economy of ideas. Middle schoolers will always seek out and laugh at naughty butthole pictures, so they might as well be giggling at Kurt Vonnegut's well placed asterisk in "Breakfast of Champions" like we all did as kids.
You're not wrong. But what ever happened to a healthy spirit of rebellion? By middle school I already knew that whatever books the school recommended were going to be stupid crap and worthy of mockery, knew that you had to actually spend some time in the stacks to find anything good to read.
Pitbull Dogbert is a nice touch.
Them she lived with would have done her in for a hatpin let alone a hat.
Me too. And thanks for the day brightener.
When cosplaying as Divine goes cringe.
It was the standard that people said in public but it was not how they lived in reality. Christian Europe was bawdy as hell before syphilis made its appearance in the 1490s. But even in mid-century America things were not as they appeared on the surface. My grandma was born in 1890 and she had a bunch of friends her age who came over to play bridge with her. And when I was a little girl (1960s) those old ladies would take me aside and tell me in hushed tones that I should get married as young as I could. So that I could start taking lovers. So that any babies that issued wouldn't be bastards.
I think one thing young people today fail to understand about the cultural changes that happened mid last century was the enormous disconnect between what was said in public and what was happening in private, and how fake and dishonest things could feel. And how oppressive that was for a lot of people, especially young people who wanted to live authentic lives not lies. If you read a lot of popular books from the period you can see it, not always in an obvious "in your face" way. But it's always there and often palpable.
I'm not arguing that now is better because that is definitely not the case. I am saying that the romantic notion of some pure past many people have now isn't grounded in the realities of life which were more complex and less ideal than the image they've created in their minds.
There used to be all these amazing tales about the exotic menus at the Explorers Club's events. Including them thawing and eating wooly mammoths. Which I always thought sounded super fun and adventurous. Alas, those tales turned out to be fake. =/
https://phys.org/news/2016-02-mystery-explorers-club-meal-wasnt.html
Make a picture post?
The movie is okay but the book is great, worth reading just for the record reviews.
Disappointed. I thought it was going to be the Rockettes.
Good luck when a child who isn't bonded with you grows up.
Next table over in a nice restaurant. He was wearing a proper shirt. I don't usually bother people in a restaurant, like just let them eat dinner in peace. But I did lean over and tell him I liked his book covers and he was super nice about it, no celeb attitude at all. A pleasant encounter over all.
Has anyone confirmed whether this is the killer's room? I believed that it was but last night I was told it was a meme and not their room. And Tinyeye isn't helping me today.
I met Fabio once. He was lovely and very gracious and friendly. He's like the anti-Fetterman, including he's not a very tall dude and he's actually quite intelligent.
Edit: I just looked it up and it says he's over 6 feet. But he didn't seem that tall to me. Maybe I was in his spell. 🥰
It's a good meme. But that's bad surgery and way too much filler/implants. Jane Fonda (86 years old) is still a leftist piece of shit but whoever did her work is an artist.
A friend had a Lucid in his detailing shop. Sleek little thing, prettier than a Tesla. But with a price over 150k for what's basically a meme car I don't see there being a lot of demand at that price point, even in a good economy.
It's obvious from the article. That testosterone was part of its "gender affirming care" was a clue.