On Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Marlene Dietrich, Femme Fatale
AM TRAPPED IN LONG WORKSHOP. WISH TO READ SOCH, BUT AM DISCUSSING RUBRICS. SEND HELP.
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On Never-Complainers, Workaholics, and the Balding-and-Manly
@all
Referring to people as fatties? Not cool. It's a derogatory term, and its couched in a body-shaming, dehumanizing sizeist (yes, I said it) discourse about the acceptability of fatness. I would really like it if we could just drop that kind of language around here. It's not necessary.
Whether or not this advice is good (I agree with @carolita in this, but whatever, people differ), it's still couched in false universalizations and inaccurate assertions. The general quality of the advice does not make false things true.
I am not trying to dictate anyone's personal tastes. Fuck where you fancy, and have fun doing so.
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On Never-Complainers, Workaholics, and the Balding-and-Manly
@grinning Wow. Just... wow.
3) Stay in Shape – Same as rule #2. Don’t compensate (the super-buff bald guy is almost as bad as the bald fatty) but a fat bald man has two visible strikes against him. Potential partners (women especially) can get passed one negative attribute, especially one that purely genetic.
I am not a man, and I do not date ladies. So. But. If I were a man with luxurious hair and a ripped body, I wouldn't be too thrilled about dating women who say this kind of thing about any fat person.
Because it is sizeist and makes assumptions about what people find attractive. It also makes assumptions about what makes people fat. Which, no matter how much you might wish otherwise, is not an issue of Calories In, Calories Out.
Also, one of our beloved boy pinners is a self-confessed bummed out slow dater who is fattish and baldingish and we all sit around telling him how fab he is because he is an awesome persona and that it's shallow to discount his awesome on his size.
So I hope he hasn't read your comment. It makes me want to cry and it doesn't apply to me.
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On Never-Complainers, Workaholics, and the Balding-and-Manly
@S Elizabeth-- yeah. That is work. I saw Sarah Vowell read a bit ago, and she pretty much said she has her dreamiest dream job and still spends a fair amount of time at it doing sucky stuff. Like vomiting over the sides of boats.
Work. Even when it is awesome, it sucks.
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On "Take a Step That Is New..."
@Nicole Cliffe YAY! I can't wait to [NEVER AGAIN] imply someone needs to call DSS on you, parent of an adorable baby!
Also, an Estate Jewelry Movie Scandals of Classic Hollywood MASHUP.
(I'll be Liz Taylor) (And Katherine Hepburn)
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On "Take a Step That Is New..."
@redheaded&crazie me too! (YAY!)
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On Elderly Dogs and Babies: A Primer
@Ophelia You need another dog or a cat called Marion. Innnddddddyyyyyana Jonnnneeessss.
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On Elderly Dogs and Babies: A Primer
@The Everpresent Wordsnatcher That is very auspicious. My very awesome SIL is called that. Yay!
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On Ask a Clean Person: Laundry School — Lint and Static and Ironing, Oh My!
@themmases Dress, pretty, fun shoes, minimal makeup, hair up because holy lord do they overheat our buildings or what? Trailing bobby pins everywhere I go, as well as papers. Dark red fossil shoulder bag/not briefcase.
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On Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Marlene Dietrich, Femme Fatale
@Nicole Sauvage@twitter Pistol von Packin' Mama, reporting for duty.