Yeah, I sort of feel like something like this would be a horrifying death process followed by an afterlife of "yeah, ok, that was a pretty funny way to go out."
You can only hope that the end arrives quickly with something like this.
Republican obstructionism is worse than Democrat foot-dragging. Sorry, I know people get frustrated with the lack of progress, but one of those things is clearly a bigger problem than the other.
If a third party revolutionary candidate were actually viable and likely to provide even incremental improvement in the lives of real people, then I'd be on board. But it's not viable. Incremental progress is preferable to no progress or negative progress.
Seriously, it's such a naive stance to think that just because progress didn't arrive hand delivered to your doorstep gift-wrapped with a bow on top exactly the way you imagined, then it's not worth having. What a ridiculous idea. Progress is progress. Every little step brings us closer to the next step. Demanding perfection all at once is going to get us exactly nowhere.
Stop letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Christ it's not that hard to understand. Everytime a woman achieves something in public, a whole bunch of people have to figure out SOME way to say it's not that impressive.
No one said highest grossing. They said IT MADE A BILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IT DID
I know what fucking inflation adjustment is. Of course I know that inflation adjustment is a relevant metric that gets brought up when discussing "did this movie make the most money ever"
But the report is not "Barbie is the highest grossing film in history." It's "Barbie made a billion dollars" which is just...a fact
That does not answer the question, relative to WHAT exactly? Precisely?
Relative to last year? When Avatar 2 and Maverick pulled in over a billy? Relative to 2018 when Black Panther did? Relative to 2008 when The Dark Knight did?
Exactly which one of these achievements is suggested to be the benchmark by which to desperately downplay the current achievement?
Inflation adjusted for SOME time period, shouldn't ALL these movies receive some discount and skepticism? It's funny how you only hear about how inflation is a big deal when it's a movie made by a woman for a primarily female audience. It's almost like there's some other motivation in this "just asking questions" 🤔
Hahaha, yeah. The black kids at the summer camp I volunteer for always think it's funny when I'm chasing them with sunscreen in my hand too. Luke seriously though, y'all, have you ever burnt the tops of your ears?? Trust me, don't find out.
I've seen it referred to as "The Shirley Exception"
"We don't need to do anything specific about this legally because SURELY they'll make an exception to this law in cases I agree with." And then when someone (obviously) does prosecute a case like this, it's all shocked pikachu faces.
It works the same way it works for anyone else who is in direct sunlight for too long. Black people can get melanoma too.
"All skin tones are susceptible to sun damage. Sunburn will cause darker skin tones to go darker, and the skin will feel hot and painful to touch. While darker skin tones are less likely to burn, almost anyone can get sunburnt or develop skin cancer."
And it's not just the doctors. Hospitals are businesses that are not interested in taking on financial and legal risk. Even if a doctor is willing, they won't be able to, if they don't have a hospital facility that will allow it
Lord, please tell me no one's done that. The Department of Mental Health building here in Boston is brutalist and it's like the worst unintentional joke
Yeah, I sort of feel like something like this would be a horrifying death process followed by an afterlife of "yeah, ok, that was a pretty funny way to go out."
You can only hope that the end arrives quickly with something like this.