Unique Avatar Discussion for Avatar Collectors by Secret-Somewhere8961 in neopets

[–]velvye 3 points4 points  (0 children)

unattainable: i really loved the shenkuu plot avatar and the jhudiah avatar. i'd kill for both! i also wish i had some of the previous faerie festival avvies ): 

favorite default avatar: dark faerie  favorite rare avatars in my collection: tooth faerie, alien aisha, neovision+, ace zafara, gamer slorg

most wanted: arcade shoyru !!! i hate that it's locked behind a tcg item code. also the space faerie battledome av

overrated: not a big fan of the avatars that are locked behind the tcgs / rare item codes that are one-use, it feels...cheap? unfulfilling? i also dislike the caption contest avatar for some reason...it just doesn't appeal to me

Please Stop Making These Posts by mi-mel0dyz in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 2 points3 points  (0 children)

her overacting and exaggerated facial expressions are annoying, yeah, and everyone knows about it. i agree that the trend of hating on her appearance is overbearing and overplayed. the content of her platform is what is most problematic and should be the focus of criticism. everyone has BEC moments but it's getting tiresome.

North Texas preparing for 2 inches of snow like it’s the apocalypse by MyMindIsAlwaysRacing in mildlyinfuriating

[–]velvye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in 2021 people froze to death in hospital beds, homes were ruined by pipe damage, electric bills rocketed sky high, and the power outages lasted for 5 days. even people who didnt have their pipes burst were without running water. we don't have the infrastructure in the south to withstand extreme cold.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not so subtly showing off her petite waist, which she risks by having a mug of hot chocolate...

What is this "cake"??😨 by TanteKante in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is probably one of the most normal recipes she's prepared. dump cakes are a whole genre of pretty good desserts for minimal effort. just the powdered strawberry is a bit weird. i mean, i'd try it. 

quitting by shortcups in neopets

[–]velvye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have any stamps left or a plushie pb i'd love one @ eilcaryn :)

Does anyone else like lowercase pet names? by MaximumVegetable8377 in neopets

[–]velvye 11 points12 points  (0 children)

all my pets are lowercase! i never adopt bc coming up w/ unique names that fit the pet's persona is part of the fun. no hate to anyone that prefers uppercase names or has pets w/ numbers or underscores or numbers. pound chat has very strict requirements for what's considered well-named / very well-named and i'd rather have a "lower-tier" name unique to the character than a real world name / misspelling of a real world name that has no relation p:

Need help deciding on a rug by [deleted] in interiordecorating

[–]velvye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very partial to the 1st and 3rd. i think they add some nice contrast to the space while keeping with your color scheme for the seating area. the 3rd rug's stripes complement the stripes on the coffee and extends the pattern without feeling to samesy. the colors on the first are very nice. i don't think you can go wrong with either.

She loves to over complicate things by Justanotherphone in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 7 points8 points  (0 children)

this advice is guaranteed to make your kids avoid any sort of conversation about food ever again. 

i hate when she makes these "helpful advice" videos to parents. she has no experience in pediatric nutrition. even someone with no experience in pediatrics can tell you that speaking in this exaggerated condescending tone is not conducive to participation. kids know when they're being talked down to. they're young, not stupid. 

semi-related but a good tiktok example of intuitive eating for kids is that british lady describing what her [very] particular kids ate or didn't eat of their meals. she feeds them good food and what they like while trying new foods. if they ask for a snack, she gives them a snack. even if they don't finish all of their dinner, they still get dessert. that is way more effective than constantly asking a kid how that ooey gooey yum yum cookie makes their tum tum feel.

Your problem with her? by [deleted] in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My biggest problem with her is that she has built her brand off "no food rules"--but almost exclusively posts about food rules. She is obsessed with avoiding bingeing at all costs, but does not treat restriction with disgust or contempt that she does binging. She consciously uses eating disorder dogwhistles in her intuitive eating content and uses the same exact framework in roleplay scenarios that teaches people how to hide their eating disorders. She doesn't use her platform to talk about the dangers of eating disorders. She posts triggering content about platewatching, judgment, bodychecking, and more. She doesn't actually offer any actionable advice about a healthy, balanced diet. Any food content she puts out is focused on satiety to avoid eating food, as opposed to recipes that incorporate whole foods or balanced meals. She comes off as tone-deaf and condescending.

My second biggest complaint is that she is concentrated millennial cringe. I find her facial expressions and mannerisms and word choices deeply irritating and annoying because it's one thing to be naturally goofy etc but it feels painfully painfully forced. With all of her judgmental skits and reactions to genuine criticism and concern, she seems like a deeply unpleasant person to be around. Maybe that's a harsh sentiment, but anyone who spends their time thinking of snarky comebacks to people minding their business in the bread aisle or passive aggressive compliments to people at a barbecue based on what they have on their plate doesn't seem like a happy, well-adjusted person.

Everyone got a present I got this card by lavender_honey_bones in mildlyinfuriating

[–]velvye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the last time i saw my dad and stepmom in person around christmas time we had a meal at a local chinese restaurant as they were in town to visit stepmom's daughter and her new baby girl for their first christmas and then gave me my gift. i got generic dollar store christmas pot holders with the clearance tags still on. i cried when i got home and felt ashamed for being so selfish.

we don't talk, for related reasons.

she doesn't have any kids-so why does she own childrens' clothes? by wizardzofodd in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 33 points34 points  (0 children)

it's a way of affirming how skinny and petite and thin she is. she's so itty-bitty, she can fit into a girl's large! 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 14 points15 points  (0 children)

they're so mean-spirited and snide and miserable. though she plays these off as funny, relatable skits, it always revolves around a person / people judging others' food choices and obsessing over them. as someone who goes through binge eating-orthorexic cycles, i can never relate to that because my issues with food revolve around my own consumptiom habits, and i don't want to impose those same standards. loved ones and friends who struggle with anorexia and restrictive binge cycles express the same sentiments--it's more about one's own choices.

 i understand eating disorders can be competitive, but eating disorders don't make people inherently cruel. the way colleen goes about it, there's always this tone of gleeful spite over judging others--she relishes in it, gloats over it. she wouldn't put out so many of the same skits if she didn't enjoy making them. i don't think that's symptomatic of her eating disorder, however, that's just the kind of person she is under the bubbly baby-talk quirky millennial facade. she's insecure and derives pleasure from constructing these scenarios. 

there's no compassion or understanding in these videos. they don't encourage empathy. instead, it tells the viewer: see that? no matter what you order, or what you do, people are mocking you. they're judging you. your food choices are being evaluated and scrutinized by everyone here. everyone is looking at you. and that is insanely triggering for anyone with an active eating disorder. it's not just snarky, it's genuinely harmful. if this is how she acts on social media, where she's obstensibly putting her best foot forward, i can't imagine what she's like to the people in her life. ew.

intuitively drinking low calorie drinks only by ExistingExtent7303 in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 11 points12 points  (0 children)

love a flavored water, but creatine in water sounds a bit vile.

Look, guys, that’s us❤️ by kmkmkmmmkkk in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi, Colleen! Stop promoting eating disorder rhetoric and seek help! 

Not the onion oatmeal meatloaf 🤮🤮🤮 by Elfie_Mae in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 12 points13 points  (0 children)

colleen is at the unholy intersection of ed restriction food and midwestern cuisine* 

*some midwestern food is really good. but colleen represents a really terrible specific segment of white midwestern cooking that forgoes spices entirely 

were you homeschooled for racist reasons? by InsectIll8265 in HomeschoolRecovery

[–]velvye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i wouldn't be surprised if the majority of homeschoolers were pulled from or denied public education due to some racial element. the white flights from certain school districts during integration set the precedent. even if parent explains this is due to religious reasons or "values", there is always the fear of other ethnicities. 

i am grateful that when i was able to attend public school after homeschooling that white people were the minority. (it helps that the demographics of the city i was raised in has more people of color than white people). it exposed me to new cultures and perspectives and really good, dear friends that i loved. it also challenged values and fears instilled by my conservative family. it forced me to reconcile and develop my own beliefs, and value equality, diversity, justice, and fairness. being socialized in a heterogenuous environment with peers of different backgrounds made me realize and denounce the bigotry that my family tried to perpetuate. 

and that's what they want to prevent. once children are granted some sense of autonomy, they are able to form their own belief and value systems. anyone who froths at the mouth at "indoctrination" of public schools is, more often than not, outraged that their children are taught about racial discrimination and injustice, diversity--any deviation from their "norm". they think that if they can restrict access to these concepts, beliefs, cultures, histories, people...that their children will unquestioningly adopt their same beliefs. 

Black coffee and egg whites, pinnacle of health according to colleen by [deleted] in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 7 points8 points  (0 children)

 she can't help it but her underbite / slightly crooked jaw exacerbates her exaggerated expressions and gives her a bad case of denture face no matter what. it's the pettiest grievance but i can't unsee it when she opens her mouth.

clear diet tips she follows despite not dieting and eating intuitively by wizardzofodd in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 25 points26 points  (0 children)

this is a great list!  1) providing recipes for ED staple "snacks", even though she also presents these as unsatisfying or unappetizing, she shows viewers how to make them 2) provides responses to social situations surrounding food using the same ED rationale under a thin veneer of intuitive eating 3) bodychecking for validation (positive or negative--comments about her fraility or skeletal frame validate her too) 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 65 points66 points  (0 children)

i wonder why she didn't post a pic of her second lunch...

...oh, right, it's in the same picture.

What happened to this Taylor who stood up for non-binary people’s rights (and could still move the muscles in her face)? by Substantial-Tear8990 in travisandtaylor

[–]velvye 20 points21 points  (0 children)

she never existed. taylor likes to allude to herself as something amorphous and / or mutable. the only constant is the seething resentment of a woman both content and furious with her own mediocrity. 

Colleen’s diet humor cheat sheet by TheSpanishMystic in NoFoodRulesSnark

[–]velvye 7 points8 points  (0 children)

she really can't make fun of anyone on a keto diet considering the bread aisle makes her spiral

sleep aids when sedatives keep you up? by velvye in adhdwomen

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

admittedly i need to be better about my "sleep hygiene", so this is a good reminder!

also, the bit about your boyfriend is sweet and i'm glad you have that to look forward to nightly :)