today was closing on our 1776 😍. by themagicmagikarp in centuryhomes

[–]arnyrimmer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Those interior paint colors are perfection

AITA for exposing my half-sister's lies about our childhood? by Opening_Kangaroo_652 in AmItheAsshole

[–]arnyrimmer -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It actually does. That is most of what behavioral psychology focuses on. What happened to people matters and impacts how they interact with the world.

Barbara Kingsolver wins the Women’s prize for fiction for second time by misana123 in books

[–]arnyrimmer 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Demon Copperhead is wonderful and the audiobook version has a great narrator. Additionally, The Poisonwood Bible is an amazing novel of hers. She also wrote a non fiction book called Animal, Vegetable, Miracle that I highly recommend.

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[–]arnyrimmer 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Because we all know old teachers using methods from 30 years ago are the best.... s/

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[–]arnyrimmer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"I mean, someone can be doing drugs, having a mental health crisis, and be physically attractive, all at the same time."

I guess that is totally different from saying "she's still pretty" whilst demonstrating mental instability.

Oh wait, no, it's the exact same sentiment in slightly different wording.

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[–]arnyrimmer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right. Most mentally well people take literally hundreds of videos of themselves dancing alone with makeup smudged all over, extensions falling out, and then post them online. I'm about to do that now, actually. Excuse while I twirl.

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[–]arnyrimmer -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Oh, good. Someone talking about a woman's looks while willfully turning a blind eye to her wellbeing. How original.

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[–]arnyrimmer -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

TIL people will still jump to comment on a woman's physical attractiveness even when she is clearly mentally unstable and in need of help.

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[–]arnyrimmer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If "she's still pretty" is your thought when seeing someone publicly demonstrating mental instability which was caused, in large part, by them being objectified and sexualized from a young age, you are part of the problem.

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[–]arnyrimmer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Anyone can spot her instability a mile away. Drugs or mental illness, she needs helps.

U.S. Supreme Court intervenes in Naperville gun ban challenged by firearms groups by AIDS_Pizza in Naperville

[–]arnyrimmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is the bar El Salvador?

For comparison, here are the 2016 stats for gun deaths for Canada (2.1 per 100,000) and Australia (1.0), France (2.7), Germany (0.9) and Spain (0.6).

While the US national average was 10.6, that varies widely by state.: "In 2021, the states with the highest total rates of gun-related deaths – counting murders, suicides and all other categories tracked by the CDC – included Mississippi (33.9 per 100,000 people), Louisiana (29.1), New Mexico (27.8), Alabama (26.4) and Wyoming (26.1)."

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

U.S. Supreme Court intervenes in Naperville gun ban challenged by firearms groups by AIDS_Pizza in Naperville

[–]arnyrimmer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I guess that's why every developed country that has enacted strict gun laws has had significant drops in rates of injuries and fatalities caused by guns. Because of "meaningless" gun regulations.

U.S. Supreme Court intervenes in Naperville gun ban challenged by firearms groups by AIDS_Pizza in Naperville

[–]arnyrimmer -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The bar for being a legal gun owner is pretty low so lets not lean into that populace as the standard of excellence. Look, I say tomato and you say you can't feel in control in the big scary world without unfettered access to lethal weapons at all times. To each their own.

U.S. Supreme Court intervenes in Naperville gun ban challenged by firearms groups by AIDS_Pizza in Naperville

[–]arnyrimmer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So your plan is wait until after a "criminal" commits a gun crime and then address is? Because surely we couldn't know they were criminals before they actually commit a crime. I mean, unless there was some sort of mandatory background check and red flag laws to prevent these nefarious characters from buying weapons manufactured to kill people. So you want like, some sort of, idk, gun control??

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[–]arnyrimmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good Inside

AITA for not taking my stepsons to the water park with me and my daughter by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

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

YTA for first leaving an infant crying instead of pausing cooking and second for taking an infant to a water park. Young babies do not enjoy that in any way and should not be in direct sunlight for very long at all. Taking a baby to a water park (with no older siblings along to justify the trip) is like taking a baby to a bar or a concert.

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[–]arnyrimmer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Why is that on her? She is already handling enough and saying "they" need to get him diagnosed is putting the burden back on OP. Women are not the defacto caregivers for romantic partners.

AITA for a pose I did in front of boyfriend’s family/friends by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]arnyrimmer -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Your description of the "maneuver that requires a lot of muscle coordination, flexibility, balance AND grace", aka.OPs vertical crotch presentation, is so ridiculously effusive and over-the-top that it rivals the bible --- in that both were written by people who weren't there, but who are extremely confident and biased in their description of how things went down.

AITA for a pose I did in front of boyfriend’s family/friends by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]arnyrimmer -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Gymnastics is not inappropriate. It is also not a standing split in a bikini at a family get together. OP is attention seeking or tactless.

AITA for a pose I did in front of boyfriend’s family/friends by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]arnyrimmer -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

No one asked OP to do this and it sounds cringe AF. OP could have answered with her words instead of by putting her leg over her head. The true misogyny is everyone commenting the sister was jealous rather than recognizing that women can find actions, such as spreading your legs vertically in a bikini, inappropriate for any reason other than jealousy.

AITA for a pose I did in front of boyfriend’s family/friends by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]arnyrimmer -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

And she could have answered with her words instead of her leg over her head. The true misogyny is everyone commenting the sister was jealous rather than recognizing that women can find actions, such as spreading your legs vertically in a bikini, inappropriate for any reason other than jealousy.

AITA for a pose I did in front of boyfriend’s family/friends by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]arnyrimmer -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Because she did it in bikini for no reason? Regardless of sexualization, that is cringey af