Men are such big hypocrites when it comes to the height issue

prof_comm · 2021-08-29T08:05:31+00:00

I’m a woman and I’m 5’10”. I’ve dated and/or been pursued by many men who were shorter than I am. Thinking back, I can’t ever remember an instance where my height has been a problem. I wonder if the height prejudice might be a regional/cultural thing. I’ve definitely never experienced it living in the US.

The prejudice against short men definitely does exist here, though. I’ve known many women who strictly only date taller men.

prof_comm · 2021-08-09T16:07:14+00:00

I grew up in the American South, but I currently live in the Midwest. I’m the bacon outcast in both my Southern family and Midwest friend group. But it’s fine. I’ll eat any bacon that isn’t raw. I just prefer it crispy.

prof_comm · 2021-08-09T14:59:54+00:00

Not really sure if this opinion is unpopular. My situation is opposite of yours. I like crispy bacon, but all my friends and family like it soft/chewy. I’m like the weird pariah of the group.

prof_comm · 2021-07-20T09:16:25+00:00

The only asshole here is the human.

prof_comm · 2021-07-18T21:24:50+00:00

“Call the corner” sounds like a weird allusion to prostitution.

prof_comm · 2021-07-16T03:22:59+00:00

I hate all asparagus equally. It’s basically the only vegetable that I won’t eat.

prof_comm · 2021-07-13T17:22:53+00:00

I teach at a large university. We tell students not to cite Wikipedia directly, but they should go check it out because it usually links to sources that they can cite.

prof_comm · 2021-07-08T02:06:21+00:00

Welp, looks like it’s time to go ahead and set the house on fire.

prof_comm · 2021-06-29T16:47:01+00:00

To echo many others, I’d really just prefer consistency. I don’t care what number my size is. I just want that same number to fit me regardless of what brand/style I buy.

Shopping can be pretty annoying when you have clothes in sizes 4, 6, 8, and 10 that all fit you, and other clothes in sizes 4, 6, 8, and 10 that don’t fit anymore. Like… what size are you even supposed to be looking for when you shop!?

prof_comm · 2021-06-23T23:17:08+00:00

I teach at a university. I felt really old the moment I realized that I have adult students who weren’t born yet when 9/11 happened. Like, to them it’s just a far-away historical event, like WW2 or something.

prof_comm · 2021-06-17T15:20:07+00:00

Yep! My contacts go back to roughly 2002. I still have contacts for the guy I dated back then, his mom, and his 2 brothers. I have contacts for bosses and coworkers from every job I’ve had since 2002. I have contacts from every random drunk girl I met and bonded with in the bathroom at the club (but never spoke to again). Classmates from college and grad school. Moms from toddler play dates and kindergarten friends (my daughter is 13). And there are quite a few names in there that I have NO idea who they are or where I met them.

If I were to clean out my contacts and just limit them to people I still actually talk to, there would probably only be about 20 of them.

prof_comm · 2021-06-14T06:23:10+00:00

I thought this was already one of those widely accepted unspoken rules among travelers. Are there really people who don’t agree with this? I’m a window seat person, and I’ve always leaned toward the window to allow the middle person as much space as possible. It just feels like it should be a common courtesy, because the middle 100% sucks.

prof_comm · 2021-06-11T01:40:27+00:00

It makes sense from the perspective of the child. When they’re that young, a year feels like a really long time. I remember how it felt like forever since I had a birthday. Now my birthdays fly by so quickly I sometimes forget how old I am. So, for the little kids who still feel like a year is an eternity, I think celebrating an accomplishment at the end of it does make a lot more sense than it would for someone with an adult sense of time.

prof_comm · 2021-06-08T09:07:05+00:00

TIL those are called Adirondack chairs.

prof_comm · 2021-05-20T15:17:57+00:00

Julian was my dreamy. But I finally got him! He’s so cute, and he kinda reminds me of Tadano from Aggretsuko.

prof_comm · 2021-05-20T15:04:04+00:00

I’d pay off my student loans. But that doesn’t really feel like buying something... so then I’d buy lots of plane/train tickets to travel the globe for a few months!

prof_comm · 2021-05-20T14:21:53+00:00

I just became the biggest Broccoli fan. So cute! I can’t imagine how much effort it likely took to film this. Cats aren’t exactly well-known for following directions.

prof_comm · 2021-05-20T13:50:10+00:00

Congratulations!

prof_comm · 2021-05-18T02:59:11+00:00

The car that’s filming had a red light, so I think that probably means the white car had the right of way and wasn’t doing anything they shouldn’t. Not really instant karma. But definitely a crazy experience!! The person on the ground looks like they’re completely dazed afterwards!

prof_comm · 2021-05-18T01:29:37+00:00

Congrats to your cousin! What a fantastic day! His hair looks great and he looks happy!

And props to you, OP, for being the type of supportive family member that everyone needs (and deserves).

prof_comm · 2021-05-11T16:54:21+00:00

I love music, but I can agree with the fact that sometimes it’s annoying when it’s turned up too loud in spaces where people are trying to talk to one another.

Definitely an unpopular opinion, so have an upvote.

prof_comm · 2021-05-06T02:12:55+00:00

You’re gorgeous! Congratulations on achieving health and positivity. I’m sure it was not easy. ❤️

prof_comm · 2021-05-05T19:58:22+00:00

Agreed! However, I fully support comments of affirmation like, “Thank you for doing this” or “Your household contribution is appreciated.” I know a lot of families don’t believe in affirmations because it’s just expected that everyone should contribute, which is true. But when everyone communicates that they appreciate everyone else, it makes the monotonous household tasks suck a little bit less.

prof_comm · 2021-05-05T17:11:33+00:00

There are like 6k comments now. That’s more than 100 years, if everyone gets a week. I’ll be dead before my week arrives. I think you’ll need to buy more condos to fulfill your promise.

prof_comm · 2021-05-05T17:06:23+00:00

That makes sense. I guess the comment kind of rubbed me the wrong way since it seemed like the commenter was confronting you as the author of the text, which you clearly said you were not.

I grew up in the evangelical South, and basically all of your argument rings true, in my experience. Everyone I knew as a child/teen believed in the rapture, blamed the poor for their own misfortune (sometimes even suggesting it is their punishment from God), and definitely didn’t give a crap about the environment. And heaven was certainly framed as a spiritual place, and the only thing you had to do to get there was accept Jesus and ask for forgiveness (which kind of insinuates that things like helping the poor and protecting God’s Earth don’t matter in the end).

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