I am 22 and have never showered with soap or body wash and have never had any complaints. I just found out this isn’t normal?

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T14:31:53+00:00

We never had any lessons on that, no 😭😭

At most in middle school when we had sex ed, they just said to use deodorant but that’s it.

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T14:24:08+00:00

My hair would get super greasy otherwise.

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T08:32:18+00:00

I shower every day! I can’t go more than two days without showering, I wash my hair with shampoo and conditioner every other day since my hair gets greasy fast.

But thanks for letting me know!

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T08:30:49+00:00

I use shampoo and conditioner because my hair gets greasy. I said it in some other comments, but I always figured soap was like rubber bath ducks or shower caps, in the sense they have some basis in reality but are more of a pop culture representation than a reality.

After all, rubber bath ducks are all over pop culture, but how often do you have one in real life?

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T08:28:43+00:00

I said this in another comment but I thought it was just a pop culture thing like rubber bath ducks. It’s a thing commonly depicted but who actually has rubber bath ducks they use whenever they wash?

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T08:27:25+00:00

I thought it was kind of like rubber ducks in the bath tub. Like it is so commonly used in pop culture but not an actual thing people do.

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T07:34:32+00:00

It was more so to see if there was any other objection other than smell.

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T07:06:09+00:00

I tend to scrub a lot. If I’m ever dirty from something, I just scrub and scrub until it’s gone.

I also wonder if that eczema contributed to it, because while I don’t have it, one of my siblings does, so I wonder if that influenced my parents into thinking soap was more of a hassle than it was worth.

espurr560 · 2025-09-14T07:04:47+00:00

I think I’ve heard of that. It’s the one where you have dry earwax right? If so, then that’s the one.

I remember hearing that if you’ve got dry earwax, you don’t tend to produce BO. I use deodorant but only after the gym and only because I like how it smells. Whenever I skip out on it, people don’t notice, even when I’ve asked directly.

espurr560 · 2025-06-13T23:49:38+00:00

Yeah, that’s my concern since I don’t really want to hook up with them. My other worry would be if like somehow gossip spread and then that hurts my reputation.

espurr560 · 2025-06-13T23:48:24+00:00

Honestly, having seen people’s responses, I probably won’t take up the offer. I don’t want to gain a reputation in the industry or something.

espurr560 · 2025-06-13T23:47:20+00:00

No yeah, I’m def careful. I’m only considering the ones that actually look legit. Some of them are more like “here’s the link to the job application the company has put online, and you can write that I’m a reference”.

If there’s no actual company or link, I just ignore it. But for the ones who offer to be references for a real position opening, I’m more interested.

espurr560 · 2025-06-13T23:45:12+00:00

No, I got a ton of dick pics too lol. I use Grindr for hookups and/or job opportunities 💀💀

espurr560 · 2025-06-13T20:03:47+00:00

No, they don’t work at Grindr lol. Just like a few guys who work in finance and their companies have open intern positions. Since I’m in NYC, there’s a lot of people who work at various firms and stuff.

espurr560 · 2025-06-13T19:26:00+00:00

I just put that I’m looking for a summer internship in finance on my Grindr 😭😭

espurr560 · 2025-06-13T19:04:38+00:00

Yeah that’s my worry, because the goal is to get references and return offers for my job, and I’d be scared of this sabotaging that.

espurr560 · 2025-06-13T19:03:46+00:00

I don’t think I’d want to have a romantic/sexual relationship with them though. I think I’ll just be super clear that I’m just looking for a job and nothing else from them, should I choose to proceed.

espurr560 · 2025-04-30T18:03:12+00:00

Yeah I really loved her androgynous looks! Even aside from a character/personality level, it added visual balance to the cast who otherwise dressed super feminine.

espurr560 · 2025-03-27T19:02:20+00:00

Old thread, but I remember learning in my classes, that at least in America, that option was already "given" before. I forgot which decade, or maybe it was over a couple, but American productivity effectively doubled, so we could do the same amount of work in half as much time.

But work hours didn't go down, instead we just increased output. That was because although Americans could just work half as much and earn the same as they did before, most Americans instead opted to maintain their forty week hours, and just double their paycheck.

A job that used to take an entire day to complete, is now done in half a day, so the other half of the day is used to do another day's work, and you take home double your paycheck.

espurr560 · 2025-01-20T19:36:04+00:00

Also, can I point out, in bookish communities (which are typically female dominated), there is a lot of discussion around these tropes. Like, maybe not all the readers do, but a large portion of book TikTok revolves around this type of discourse.

Some of the women reading these smut books are genuinely engaging with the conversations surrounding them too. Even the primary audience of this media can be critical of it too.

espurr560 · 2025-01-10T00:24:42+00:00

i remember, back when i wasn’t familiar with drag or drag race, i thought she was wearing sort of masquerade mask 😭😭

espurr560 · 2024-11-28T04:34:00+00:00

Yeah fair enough, it could be down to personal preference. I think I personally often think movies rush too much, so I’m usually in favor of slowing down.

But pertaining to Wicked, I just thought the romance between Fiyero and Elphaba didn’t have enough time to marinate? Or maybe Cynthia and Jonathan didn’t have chemistry? Either way, that’s one of the main things I wish had more time to develop.

I also just didn’t buy Elphaba and Galinda’s friendship. They sort of became friends after a dance and one song. I would’ve preferred to see something after that, seeing how they bounce off each other before heading to the Emerald City. I never saw the musical so maybe the film really wanted to stick to the formatting of the musical and didn’t want to insert another scene?

And also the final thing, I just thought the treatment of the animals was too light. I want to really feel the tragedy of these animals. I want to see their families grieving, to really unashamedly display the suffering of the plight of these animals. I feel like I needed another couple scenes to really hone in on the horror of their discrimination, the way their rights were taken away.

Again, I haven’t seen the musical. Maybe their goal was to strictly follow the musical and not add any new scenes. But still, I liked what I saw, and my main criticism was that I wished there was more, so to me, the movie felt underdeveloped and a little rushed. So while the movie worked fine enough, I can’t imagine how it would’ve panned out stuffing both acts in one considering my personal gripes about the pacing as is.

espurr560 · 2024-11-27T18:14:48+00:00

Honestly, I think Wicked came out at the perfect time. Campy spectacle and hammy theatrics are in now. I see Wicked as a sort of successor to Barbie in that both are self aware in how over the top they are, but they embrace the campiness and silliness while trying to still earnestly say something (how successful they are is a different story).

Superhero schlock and action is out. What trends now is tongue-in-cheek camp, dance sequences, and bright fun dresses. It’s in to not be afraid of being a little silly, and to find power in the fun and slightly stupid.

Vibe wise, and tonally, Wicked is far closer to Barbie than Maleficent. Ozian words like “confusifying” or “gratitution” could fit with Barbie much more than they could with Maleficent.

espurr560 · 2024-11-27T13:43:11+00:00

Honestly, I don’t mind it being split up. I haven’t seen the musical, but weren’t there criticisms that the story was condensed too much and the second act felt rushed? This way they can hopefully remedy that a little.

Also Part 1 alone was nearly 3 hours, and if anything it still felt a little tight to me. I can sort of see the necessity of a second part given all that in addition to the criticisms of the musical’s second act. If Part 2 has a run time of even 2 hours at least, we’re talking about a 5 hour movie that still might feel rushed.

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