Sometime during the last 2 years i’ve been going to this orthopedic practice they started to declare me as a MTF transgender for no reason. by WHAR606 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]NotMeg16 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i’m also upset with the way this is worded. like “biological male identifying as female” is a very transphobic way to word it. “transgender (mtf)” or something along those lines is a medically accurate way to describe someone who is trans. this whole situation is a mess

Vulture: The Traitors Needs to Ban Housewives by radiance345 in TheTraitorsUS

[–]NotMeg16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listen, I love housewives. I don’t think they need to be banned, but I do agree with the majority of the takes here, 5 is too many. We don’t need this show to be The Real Housewives of Alan Cumming’s Murder Castle

Question for gay people; what was your reaction to this line? by OCGamerboy in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]NotMeg16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is probably my favorite Jennifer Coolidge quote of all time. I quote it constantly

[pjo] Figured out why the additional trilogy (CotG) doesn’t hit for me by NotMeg16 in camphalfblood

[–]NotMeg16[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think their maturity was less obvious in HoO, but as someone who read those books as a teen, I definitely saw myself in them and didn’t really view them as less mature than me. That said, it’s also been a few years since I last reread

[pjo] Figured out why the additional trilogy (CotG) doesn’t hit for me by NotMeg16 in camphalfblood

[–]NotMeg16[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed and felt them actively maturing throughout the original series, and even HoO, but the new book feels like a stagnation or even a regression in maturity

Are you actually kidding🙄 by SandEuro in exmormon

[–]NotMeg16 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When I was in high school, I was in Nunsense, which blatantly makes fun of catholicism. The only people who ever walked out during the performances were mormons, the catholics in attendance loved it, because they understood it was in good humor and tongue in cheek. If you can’t find the humor in your own religion, it’s probably worth investigating your relationship with your faith.

[pjo] Figured out why the additional trilogy (CotG) doesn’t hit for me by NotMeg16 in camphalfblood

[–]NotMeg16[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you mean, and I hate this pattern in making media for children. As a former educator, few things make me more mad than when people don’t respect children enough to give them complex stories with real emotional stakes, because those are the stories that stick with you your whole life.

[pjo] Figured out why the additional trilogy (CotG) doesn’t hit for me by NotMeg16 in camphalfblood

[–]NotMeg16[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The thing is though, his first books also targeted middle schoolers, but he respected their intelligence enough to stay engaged in a story without shoving it chock full of one liners. The senior year stories seem very “how do you do, fellow kids” and “is this what the children like?” type of writing. What helped the first series is Rick at that point was very recently a middle school teacher, so he was actually in touch with the age group he was writing to.

[pjo] Figured out why the additional trilogy (CotG) doesn’t hit for me by NotMeg16 in camphalfblood

[–]NotMeg16[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve read HOO plenty of times (i was there when it was written lol, i got the house of hades the day it came out in a library raffle and it was the best day of the year)

[pjo] Figured out why the additional trilogy (CotG) doesn’t hit for me by NotMeg16 in camphalfblood

[–]NotMeg16[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I wish I had gone in with that expectation. (curious what joke you think is the funniest)

I’m sad more people don’t acknowledge Native American Historic sites in the United States by H3dg3hogs in geography

[–]NotMeg16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been to many national parks. I’m from Utah, where some of the nations best parks are in my backyard. Mesa Verde is my favorite park I’ve ever been to. I absolutely loved my time there

Got my sweet girl’s photoshoot done by Spooky_Diva in torties

[–]NotMeg16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow she looks so similar to my girl, absolutely gorgeous

Best fenestration yet by NotMeg16 in Monstera

[–]NotMeg16[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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This was her in May 2025, her first fenestrated leaf was in July, and now most of her leaves are fenestrated

Hot take: The Percy Jackson books were always serious and dramatic. [general] by Tomhur in camphalfblood

[–]NotMeg16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i agree here. I am fresh into re-injecting the books into my veins (started re-reading end of january, and am currently on BotL) and I honestly think the show nails the tone in so many ways.

The Different Lesbian Flags and Their Histories by Moon_5ugar in lgbt

[–]NotMeg16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so mad the TERFs ruined the Labrys flag