i just want to go to a coffee shop on a rainy day and order something nice and warm and have an attractive stranger around my age say “i’ll have one of those too, please” and for them to smile at me and introduce themselves and for us to slowly fall in love in a coffee shop but instead whenever i go to a coffee shop i find teenagers taking pictures of their orders with their iPhones and middle aged women wearing yoga pants
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DOES THE LIBRARY OF FUCKING CONGRESS OWN PAPERS THAT JEFFERSON WIPED HIS ASS ON
PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO INTERPRET THIS PARAGRAPH
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field trip
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probably pages he tore out of The Federalist
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baby chekov is best chekov.
and baby chekov loves retro music
aka nicki minaj.
i tried to invoke the powers of jesus on my history test but the lord has failed me
Panicking over each other’s stupid choices since 2258.
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SheZow - a genderbending superhero!
SheZow is an Australian-Canadian kids show about a twelve-year-old boy named Guy, a regular kid who likes skateboarding, video games, and doing dangerous stunts. But one day he finds a magical ring that, when activated, gives him amazing superpowers - and transforms him into a girl. Her superpowers include super speed, super strength, supersonic scream, and a utility belt of awesome AND girly gadgets. Plus, the way he transforms into SheZow is by saying “You go, girl!”
One thing I love about the show is that although both Guy’s sister and his best friend know his identity and help him, Guy is afraid to reveal to his dad that he’s SheZow. However, the fear doesn’t come from the idea that his dad would hate Guy being a girl superhero, but because his dad is a cop who thinks that SheZow is a trouble-making vigilante who takes away from his job. The show essentially takes away any element that would shame Guy for displaying girlyness, making the gender swap both the forefront of the show and a complete non-issue for the characters.
Conservative groups like Focus on the Family take issue with SheZow, saying that it’s teaching “gender confusion” to kids and “promoting transgenderism. What they’re really saying is that they take issue with the idea that femininity actually being empowering. They’re saying that kids can never stretch the boundaries of gender and that power HAS to be equated with masculinity. Sure, boys should be empowered - but God forbid that they grow up associating power with femininity!
In terms of the supposed links the show makes to transgenderism, the show is definitely not intended to allegorically about transgender kids, but would there be something wrong with the idea of a boy finding that being a girl or adopting feminine attributes can give strength and clarity? A sense of purpose? How could that be bad! Any show that not only displays femininity as something powerful but also doesn’t shame people for expressing femininity is something a lot of kids of any gender could benefit from!
Here’s a link to the intro, which gives some exposition and explanation, and also sets the tone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW3FBjKt7Co
SheZow will soon be coming to the US on The Hub channel, so if you can, check it out! Any show that pushes gender boundaries should get some support!
I am so freaking excited for this show
stumbled upon an episode of this a few days ago. i was kinda shocked to see it at first but it seemed really out of no where even for the hub. i think it will be good in the long run.
PYT, the burger place located inside the Piazza at Schmidt’s in Northern Liberties is known for their unique burgers and this one is certainly no exception.
Their latest creation is the Tastykake Burger: a coffee-rubbed beef patty topped with applewood smoked bacon and goat cheese with a grilled Tastykake koffee cake split in half as a bun. According to PYT, it is the “perfect combination of sweet and salty and savory with a subtle coffee twist.”
I’m always intrigued by what PYT is able to come up with when they do their Burger Gang Tuesdays, but this is definitely taking it to a new level. I think I’ll be trying this at some point, how about you?
(Photo courtesy of the PYT Facebook page)
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My brother saved this document and everytime he gets angry at our neighbours for being loud he prints it to their wireless printer and you can hear the wife shout “Why the fuck would you print this AGAIN?!” to her son.
I literally laughed out loud.
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