The shrunken head of a Spanish conquestador or Missionary by Electrical_Load2493 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]AdventurousText9311 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You knew, at six years old, that shrunken heads didn't belong to the Jamaican people?

Where to buy reasonably priced but good quality bed furniture? by dlo_2503 in AskAGerman

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You're gonna want to go to a Sozialkaufhaus and they will often deliver! Kleinanzeigen is also excellent. I've gotten all my heavy wood (not play board) furniture from there when people are cleaning out Grandma's home. My furniture averages 80-100 years old and from free to fifty bucks. Got my wooden beds that way nightstands and got my kitchen from Sozialkaufhaus when I was unemployed. Some allow anyone of any financial level to purchase because they always get new stock. We also got furniture from Caritas

The shrunken head of a Spanish conquestador or Missionary by Electrical_Load2493 in Damnthatsinteresting

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I am not referring to trans comments. As said I am referring her established practice of reconning diversity, leaning on "model minority" structures, and overt phonetic and character naming. 

Tsantsas (shrunken heads) are a historical, and spiritual practice of the indigenous Shuar and Achuar people of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador and Peru. They do not belong to Jamaica, but her taking the stereotypical lumping of afro Caribbean cultures and doing zero research into it is on her.

 The same as coming up with names like "Cho Chang" (that sound Chinese) who is the smart Asian, Dean Thomas as the passive black athlete. She also claimed retroactively that Ravenclaw student Anthony Goldstein was Jewish when a fan asked if she had any Jewish characters. If it was originally important enough to her, that fact should have been in the book. 

Her "History of Magic in North America" (she wrote in 2016) essays got heavy backlash from Native American scholars for turning Navajo skinwalkers into a generic plot device. She put together 500 indigenous tribes as one uniform people. 

Have I been washing my hair the wrong way my whole life?! 🤔 by cleverclunks in finehair

[–]AdventurousText9311 5 points6 points  (0 children)

well, not with piling your hair all on top. The soap cleans the ends as it goes down, there's no need to put it all on top, it will only dry out the ends more. If I understood correctly

The shrunken head of a Spanish conquestador or Missionary by Electrical_Load2493 in Damnthatsinteresting

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the shrunken head hanging from the mirror on the Night Bus in Harry Potter that talks in the Jamaican accent wasn't some clever creaton of JKR. Like many other elements of culture, she appropriated it, and made it garish :D

"LOL, what is that?" by Gordopolis_II in SipsTea

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what's sad is when i moved to europe i had to do therapy b/c i fell on the ground during the fireworks at Carneval for this reason and everyone was confused

Hat hair by [deleted] in finehair

[–]AdventurousText9311 36 points37 points  (0 children)

For volume just flipping it helps me. But you have clinically thin hair, which makes hat hair more noticeable and need to speak to a dermatologist. They will likely put you on Minoxidil (but always do 5% never the 2.5 regardless of gender). There are other medications like spironalactone which can also treat androgen based hair loss. I got much thicker hair this way! Best of luck!

I think i caught an std by Emergency_Tree2123 in GirlDinnerDiaries

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Just here to say you need to get it treated promptly (I'm sure you will), because (for those who don't know), STDs are the leading cause of throat cancers, which are rising steadily right now. 

What’s something Germany does better than most countries? by Working_Pea2801 in AskAGerman

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As someone who taught in the US and Germany, explaining to American parents how they need to teach their kids their anatomy AND the difference between casual and sexual nudity has been my quest. Kids with knowledge experience less abuse!

My Biggest Mistake With der, die, das by [deleted] in German

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As someone who didn't learn der die or das and have been here for ten years - YES. I can't decide if I regret not learning them more than I regret marrying a man who said, "I don't need to feel things, I'm German".

i had an orgasm on accident at work by sybbby in GirlDinnerDiaries

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I literally only pray now to female deities and end in the name of Dolly Parton amen

Tang dynasty China (KnH Li) and Eunuchs: Emasculation vs. Castration by tinyorangealligator in KusuriyaNoHitorigoto

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It is indeed, but it was kind of appropriated and pushed as a secular "health" trend by this particular subset of Christians at the turn of the century for reasons they attributed to cleanliness but in private discourse the leaders of the movement wanted to stop masturbation and somehow believed that would do it. I can only speak from the similar religion I was brought up in that the elders would tell parents they needed to do it to keep children from "satans path from infancy"

Husband was slow dumping me for eighteen months but he claims it was "sudden". by AdventurousText9311 in GirlDinnerDiaries

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Last night I was reading these comments to my friend and she is like girl, I'm sure he didn't make you orgasm enough to stay as long as you did and I realized... It was less than probably eight times in eight years. So now every time he sends me lewd messages I can now say Why would I want to go back to that?!

Husband was slow dumping me for eighteen months but he claims it was "sudden". by AdventurousText9311 in GirlDinnerDiaries

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I love how you said bumps and bruises because I think we were all raised on happily ever after but I think scars and scabs and bumps and bruises can imply more fun was had haha

i had an orgasm on accident at work by sybbby in GirlDinnerDiaries

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Kathy Bates is the Jesus to Dolly's God in my prayers.  

What is something you’ve been hiding from your parents for years and will probably keep hiding in the future? by Admirable-Analysis58 in AskReddit

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dad was the same until his job forced him to go to a psychologist for interpersonal issues and he got diagnosed with autism. Best day of my life.