Because they can.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green. I just knew it was something cute with a magical child. Well, the main characters are a couple who can't have children. Early in the movie, there is a scene where they are talking about what their child would have been like, and putting items representing their would-have-been child into a box, which they bury in order to put that dream to rest. It felt very real, and I was still working on letting that dream go, myself. I didn't finish the movie. From the bits I saw, it wasn't particularly good anyway, but that scene got me.

When she asks if you're pregnant, tell her you don't know. Tell her that you don't believe in testing, and you're just going to wait and see what happens.

I don't mind reasonable dress codes.

The flip side of this is that women are supposed to have a more extensive wardrobe and know how to do fashion. Then there is the shared disadvantage that workplaces like this can't get their thermostat settings right because the men overdress and the women underdress. I'm so glad I wear scrubs.

I'm not great at putting outfits together. I tend to wear tshirts (mostly silly ones) or comfy knit tops/ sweaters with jeans or leggings. I like casual maxi dresses because they are just one piece, and they cover well enough that i don't have to sit like a lady (Sorry, Grandmar). I wear scrubs for work. I pretty much stick to neutral pants (jeans, black leggings, black or gray scrubs) so I don't have to worry about matching.

It comes across the other way to me, especially since it's pretty clear that MTG is not built badly. I can't stand her, so I was annoyed to have something awesome about her brought to my attention 😆.

"Fetish" isn't only sexual. This wouldn't be the first time I've heard someone use the word just meaning a fixation, and not realize that the sexual meaning has taken over.

I work in a jail and I don't generally refer to the inmates as "males" and "females" because I think it's dehumanizing. Of course, the majority are men, so it's usually just the women who need to be differentiated as a group.

That's "bad" as in "badass" though, isn't it? That's how I read it. If somebody had "insulted" me like that back when I was powerlifting, I would be living on that to this day.

I still don't understand how it's an insult, although I recognize that it was intended as one.

Unfortunately, the very conditions they are being treated for affect their ability to follow through.

I always think it's weird when people expect me to respect a hierarchy in contexts where it's not relevant. Why would it matter that someone is a bishop or a lieutenant or a company vice president, if I'm not religious, not in the military, or not employed by that company?

You're getting downvoted, but I find it helpful to reframe questions that way for myself. Then, instead of asking why those people do things differently (wrong, not like regular/normal people who do things the right way), I am better able to see it as two groups who do things two different ways, without treating one group (mine, obviously) as the default/correct one.

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Marlon Brando as Stanley (a wife beater) in A Streetcar Named Desire

I don't know about the actual regular clothes, but I know there have been more swimwear options with more coverage in recent years. The availability of quick-drying fabrics that protect from UV mean it can be more comfortable and convenient to cover up rather than keep up with applying sunscreen. No more worries about sunscreen, shaving, and thigh chafing? I'm in.

You said that any sexual battery or harassment counts as rape. Imagine if I went around saying I was raped every time some rando showed me his dick, even the ones who made eye contact and masturbated at me. Imagine me talking to my sisters, mom, daughter, and aunt about the times they were raped, and telling them that it would be the same thing if someone grabbed my ass. I'm not going to go into my personal history beyond saying that some things that didn't count as rape back then might count now, but calling everything that happened rape isn't any better than saying that nothing was wrong.

What do you think sexual harassment involves?

Please, say more dumb things.

No it's not, and you're not helping anyone with this.

Unfortunately, being nerdy is no protection. Keep in mind that these things even happen to small children.

Crocs and sandals are outdoor shoes, so why wouldn't people go out in them?

I heard that my crazy ex married someone equally crazy.

Region, really. I live on the border of "ope" and "y'all."

Did an increase in IQ lead to less violent crime, or was the lead causing both decreased IQ and increased aggression?