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Yep. All this!
Also, girls are always underage because 'girl' means they're not yet adults.
If they were adults, they'd be women.
Yes, I know the word 'girl' is often used to mean 'woman', but this is yet another example of the infantilization of women.
Also, girls are always underage because 'girl' means they're not yet adults.
If they were adults, they'd be women.
Yes, I know the word 'girl' is often used to mean 'woman', but this is yet another example of the infantilization of women.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Yep. All this!
Also, girls are always underage because 'girl' means they're not yet adults.
If they were adults, they'd be women.
Yes, I know the word 'girl' is often used to mean 'woman', but this is yet another example of the infantilization of women.
Also, girls are always underage because 'girl' means they're not yet adults.
If they were adults, they'd be women.
Yes, I know the word 'girl' is often used to mean 'woman', but this is yet another example of the infantilization of women.
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Can't fight alongside people who don't fight.
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Can't fight alongside people who don't fight.
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It still pisses me off that jail and prison are two different things.
Jail is where you go while you await sentencing.
Prison is where you go to serve your sentence.
That first one undermines the whole "presumption of innocence," doesn't it.
Jail is where you go while you await sentencing.
Prison is where you go to serve your sentence.
That first one undermines the whole "presumption of innocence," doesn't it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It still pisses me off that jail and prison are two different things.
Jail is where you go while you await sentencing.
Prison is where you go to serve your sentence.
That first one undermines the whole "presumption of innocence," doesn't it.
Jail is where you go while you await sentencing.
Prison is where you go to serve your sentence.
That first one undermines the whole "presumption of innocence," doesn't it.
...I'm not disagreeing with you?
Ah. My response was misthreaded.
Ah. My response was misthreaded.
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
...I'm not disagreeing with you?
Ah. My response was misthreaded.
Ah. My response was misthreaded.
In the 90s, newspapers were set at an 8th grade reading level, except the sports section, which was at 6th.
Fourth is *FOUR LEVELS* behind that.
Fourth is *FOUR LEVELS* behind that.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
In the 90s, newspapers were set at an 8th grade reading level, except the sports section, which was at 6th.
Fourth is *FOUR LEVELS* behind that.
Fourth is *FOUR LEVELS* behind that.
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
It was def a horror story but at the same time SO SWEET 😅
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It was def a horror story but at the same time SO SWEET 😅
This immediately made me think of the Kdrama Happiness for some reason—a horror mystery navigated by a hard-as-nails cop and her devoted, silently pining supportive cop partner.
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This immediately made me think of the Kdrama Happiness for some reason—a horror mystery navigated by a hard-as-nails cop and her devoted, silently pining supportive cop partner.