1:22 PM yesterday
TVDinner commented on
The Sunday Morning News.
Yeah, I used to think that I wanted to work in international aid, did so, and now think the best thing those of us in the global north can do is leave the rest of the world the hell alone. Thank you, Ansel, for both those links to remind us that poor people are not objects.
May 17
TVDinner commented on
Wedding Crasher.
Aw, man! I knew gay people were gonna ruin marriage for the straights! Children running! Streamers! Spandex! Bananas Foster, fer crissakes! How on earth will the wedding receptions in the basement of Fife Evangelical Assembly of Christ Reformed ever compare now?
May 16
TVDinner commented on
SL Letter of the Day: Insane Demands.
@126: You're weaving a narrative to yourself that is full of justification. You're batshit. Leave these people alone, if only for the kids' sake.
But then, you don't exactly seem like the sort of person who'd put the kids' needs before your own, so here's hoping he comes to his senses and gives you the heave-ho right away.
May 16
TVDinner commented on
SL Letter of the Day: Living Discomfortably.
Gross. In twenty years, when he's forty-ish, our letter writer will look back on this and fully understand just how deeply exploitative this "roommate" is being. Son, he's preying on your youth and your reticence. Find a way to safety now.
May 16
TVDinner commented on
It's Spring! Who's Ready for Street Harassment?.
Look guys, here's how it works: you're bigger than we are. That means when you make a crude sexual remark - which indicates you are already willing to violate the normal rules of human interaction - there is the implicit threat that you might act on that.
Why is this so hard to understand? If you're a man and you're harassed by a man, the balance of power is different and so is the experience. Duh.