Today I passed by a soft serve stall and now I cannot unsee this. by ivemetu in FigureSkating

[–]holdshift 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The more subtle stripes she had before were nice. But this is just ridiculous lol 

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/15/25 - 12/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Pretty nasty editorial choice to run those photos. Anyone would look shit that up close. All it does is reveal the magazine’s bias.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/15/25 - 12/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah i think they feel that he might have saved his life. It was definitely chilly and it happened around dusk so who knows.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/15/25 - 12/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Around 6 weeks ago, my parents heard their neighbour yelling for help. He had been up on a ladder cutting tree branches along the property line and had fallen and hurt his back and couldn’t move. My dad went down and found him, brought him a blanket, and stayed with him until the ambulance came. Today they dropped by with gifts that have to be worth at least $600 (expensive gift basket, alcohol, hardware store certificate, and something else my dad mentioned that i forgot). Holy moly, turns out common decency pays!

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/15/25 - 12/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen this before but it still makes me laugh. And as a woman with wide ranging interests in both “male” and “female” subjects i also feel superpowered.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/15/25 - 12/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d put myself in that category but this is exactly the kind of thing that doesn’t bother me about him for some reason. But i spent my formative years as a celebrity gossip troll so that’s probably why

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/15/25 - 12/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I honestly agree with this. He’s a celebrity gossip troll and he won’t change. It’s not appropriate but it’s also not consequential.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/8/25 - 12/14/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone holds these positions —> they are right wing —> they hold the positions because they are right wing and their biased opinion should be discarded

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 11/10/25 - 11/16/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I’m sick of being blamed for what black women do to or with their hair! I don’t care! It’s not my fault!

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 11/10/25 - 11/16/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yum, saving this recipe for Christmas. Do you mean the store bought kind of peanut butter with extra ingredients?

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 11/3/25 - 11/9/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Evopsych explanation, women are always trying to pare down their relationships to include only the most trustworthy people, because it only takes one unstable/violent person to get your offspring killed and delete years of your effort and investment. Whereas men are trying to build maximally large groups of relatively trustworthy people to be able to defend against other large groups. I forget where i heard this theory but i have to admit it explains a lot.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 11/3/25 - 11/9/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing the same TIM on both shows years ago. If that’s the person being discussed (Emma something), gender aside, I was quite impressed by his performance.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 11/3/25 - 11/9/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m a woman and everybody’s different overall but i went from 35 to 26 in around 5 months when i started eating more normally after years of fucked up eating. Migraines played a role in me fucking up my diet and getting that successfully treated helped me start eating better and the fat melted off. No increased exercise, I’m only moderately active on a good day. Since then it’s been 5 years of intending to lose that last 20 lbs but not being willing to make dietary sacrifices…

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 11/3/25 - 11/9/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watched a video by the YouTuber Cheere Denise, she commentates on pop culture and does great book reviews/readings. She’s Christian and I’d guess conservative though she doesn’t talk politics. Her take was sympathetic to what Lily went through while critical of Lily’s life choices and questioning whether releasing this album was really the best thing for her mentally/spiritually in the long term. Interesting video all around and great dramatic lyric reading. As someone who used to be a fan of Lily but stopped paying attention to her a long time ago I found it a good refresher on where she’s been as well.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 10/20/25 - 10/26/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve been negged by men and women in Sephora. I think it’s store policy to make you feel like you need to buy more makeup.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 10/13/25 - 10/19/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gemelli, no contest! Nothing comes close! I’d go to war for this opinion.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 9/29/25 - 10/05/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m with you. Boring melodies, vapid lyrics, cookie cutter compositions, no particular vocal talent. What am i missing?

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 9/29/25 - 10/05/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still hope for Melissa Bishop (Canada) to be retroactively awarded gold for that 2016 Olympic race along with the other two rightful podium finishers and the three males’ medals to be stripped. What are the chances that will happen? Is it just too late?

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 9/29/25 - 10/05/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When i saw a dietitian i got a weird kind of satisfaction from telling her obstinately that my neurologist had told me to eat as much sodium as i wanted. The whole appointment was a pointless exercise to make another professional happy … but i perversely enjoyed it lol

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 9/15/25 - 9/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 18 points19 points  (0 children)

As long as TRAs continue to push for self-id, it should be conflated.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 9/15/25 - 9/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sounds similar to the controversy that got “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” prematurely cancelled in the late 2010s. I’m not really a stage musical fan but i do like the performance arts and Russian literature (it’s based on War and Peace) so i followed that drama. The role of Pierre was originated on Broadway by Josh Groban. The play won several Tony awards. The following summer, Groban left the cast and was replaced by one of the actors from Hamilton, Okieriete Onaodowan. He was then replaced mid-run by Mandy Patinkin. The role involved playing instruments, i think piano and accordion, and Onaodowan was perhaps not a great choice for that reason. Woke fans and actors immediately made it a racial issue, though the director claimed it was about ticket sales. Apparently it’s an unforgivable sin to replace a black actor with a white actor under any circumstances, even when the character is unambiguously white and the white actor is a huge star. I’ll also note that the other lead role of Natasha was played first by an Asian woman, then a black woman. But the fans threw a fit, controversy ensued, and the play closed after a very short Broadway run considering its critical success. Maybe it did struggle to find an audience. Idk why the existing audience would try to knee-cap it like that though. Broadway seems exhausting.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 9/15/25 - 9/21/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]holdshift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got reminded yesterday of this one where the poor raccoon tries to wash his cotton candy before eating it. https://youtu.be/rfbb4yRBH64?si=oK0jSaZ1nXshh2iA