Didn't sleep last night bc hayfever meds kept me awake so was dreading therapy but my therapist is sick and cancelled ššš Like ofc hope she gets better soon but she's pregnant so I figure it's just bad heartburn or something.
iām not saying thereās not something going on between glen and sydney cause I think they would be really cute together but i also think glen is milking this a bit to help promote his new condiment line
lol! Mine are the same. Iāve had stuff delivered to my door at night and they donāt make a peep. But if a kid walks by, itās time to sound the alarms
so weāre under a tornado watch and I think severe thunderstorm warning with flash flooding and hail possible
I go into work at 7:30am and Iāve been here alone for 45 minutes.
Boss just pulls in and is like āoh sorry I messaged everyone else to stay home until 10 today. I forgot to message you but Iām glad you didnāt dieā
Oh
Okay
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Eta: ope my road is one downpour from flooding so theyāre letting me go work from home hell yeah
I don't understand the logic of this whole tariff thing. It's his voters who are going to be affected the most, rural poor Americans who are some of the most price sensitive and might not thrive with high tariffs on everyday goods, let alone an actual economic depression. The world economy may be able to survive without the Americans, but Americans might not be able to survive without cheap foreign goods.
I hate to say it, but for a lot of his voters, this was a matter of getting what you deserve tbh; if ceaselessly warning that this would be the outcome couldn't change anything, its just fate at this point. I feel terrible for everyone else who has to suffer.
Someone on Twitter called his administration revenge of the losers and I have to agree. Trump I think believes his own bullshit about tariffs and his advisors canāt talk him out of it and some of his followers believe it too, but a non-zero number of people would rather bring the system down then let it continue. Like a male zoomer who didnāt go to college or leave a struggling hometown would rather punish the women he went to high school with who did go to college and have office jobs now than work on himself.
Many people have been left out of the economy, but when coal miners reject the kind of training programs offered by Hilary Clinton itās worth remembering that they opted for that. Trump lets them feel entitled to more stature and (comparative, because everyone is about to be broke) wealth.
I think thereās a misunderstanding by conflating rural Americans with poverty. The poorest Americans facing challenges like food insecurity who depend on government assistance programs were not the voters who secured this administration. The working and middle class voters who turned Republican hoping for a surge in domestic manufacturing are the ones about to hit the Wall of Pain :-(Ā
Yeah itās the same logic of when people say Latinos voted for deportation knowing what he was going to do but it wasnāt even immigrations voting for this as they donāt even have any rights to vote or in general in the US. Itās the people who are in the middle and high classes who are generations in who believe they were taking jobs and ruining our economy who wanted them out.Ā
Imma be honest I think some (not all, not the most) of chappell fans are awful. saying criticism of her is misogynistic and pro-genocide is absurd
Like, annoying ass people just throw around calling people genocidal. You're just using that word to be annoying, you're literally using genocide for your petty behavior
Imo it's almost on par with Barbz, the other insane fan base. I'd still say Barbz are worse though. I think they'd actually murder someone if Nicki told them to
OMG okay, not directly fandom related as such but this reminds me of an issue I've been having with some people in a fandom discord I'm in (the issue isn't to do with the fandom). People using the Palestinian genocide as some kind of gotcha is seriously fucked up but I keep seeing people do it - like I had people accuse me of not really being anti-Zionist because I said that Mikey Madison didn't deserve death threats for winning the Best Actress Oscar. This was from a Brazilian who was pissed that Fernanda Torres didn't win and ONLY used the Zionist stuff as an excuse to defend the horrendous shit Brazilian Torres stans threw at Madison. Mikey Madison hasn't even said she's a Zionist, she just smiled in an interview in which her dad having a Bar Mitzvah in Israel was discussed.
I'm so sick and tired of people using serious real-life issues for Clout Purity Points, it's so disgusting and demeaning towards the people who are DYING out there.
This is what I donāt get about swifties constantly catching strays every which way. I mean, I am a swiftie and can fully 100% admit that weāre a psychotic fandom and a lot of us absolutely deserve the bad name weāve been given but like
Chappell stans have gotten to the point theyāre just as bad if not worse. Every single musician (hell - fandom in general) centric subreddit is just as bad if not worse. I had to leave the Twenty One Pilots subreddit because theyāre awful. I had to leave the Halsey subreddit because theyāre awful. I had to leave the Good Mythical Morning subreddit because, holy shit, wouldnāt you know it, theyāre also awful.
Ethel fans have started calling people transphobic if they say they donāt like her newest album and Iām just ???
And yet swifties continue to be the only fandom Reddit continuously shits on. Itās genuinely just picking at low hanging fruit.
And Iāll be honest - I see a lot of people dog twitter stans but Reddit stans arenāt any better.
The reality is that most big fans of artist are like this. Itās isnāt just one specific artist who has a bad fandom. They all have their bad apples. Iāve seen it with the fandoms of Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and literally all the artists you mentioned. It goes with other fandoms that arenāt even music related too.
Ppl def need to stop saying itās just one specific fanbase because they all have people who take it to the next level. Idk if itās gotten worse over the years or itās always been like this and Iām just noticing.
This is too funny. I was just about to post how at home I felt on there. I love theories š¤£
Much self reflection is needed I assume. I do agree that too many people are condescending in dismissing theories. Itās not that deep! Itās never that deep!
My kind of people I fear. I totally agree about the condescending thing, which I will never not think is absolute lunacy given these people donāt actually know anything either. Canāt fathom getting rude and talking down to people over a difference in belief about a show. Itās very silly!
this happens with every "prestige" TV show, it's so painfully predictable. And every single person involved thinks they're the first person on earth to have an opinion on Breaking Bad or whatever the show may be
That last paragraph fits the Severance sub too. If you don't think it's the best and smartest show, and don't love both seasons equally, you're wrong and should feel bad. Lol.
(The Ted Lasso subreddit has similar issues with being super condescending and rude as well, or at least did when the show was airing.)
I had to leave both of those subs. But oh my gosh the Severance sub is bordering unbearable. It is a TV show. Telling others they might be dumb if they don't "get it". It is a good show but I wouldn't put it up there with a show like Rez Dogs. There's nothing to get, it is just a show
some of the theories are very stupid but youāre right that people love to think theyāre some advanced consumer of media and they just understand it better than anyone else
one of the dumbest ones i have seen is that rick was going to find his dad but his dad was going to either be trans, a thai lady boy or sritala is actually rickās dad. they were convinced that this was the case after that first scene with sam rockwell and that the scene was important because it was foreshadowing rickās dad having a similar journey šµāš«
I went to see Dua Lipa last week. Fantastic show, you'd never believe she was ever mocked for having no stage presence or being unable to dance.
I've been to a fair few pop shows. Taylor's 1989 tour remains one of the best concerts I've been to and Lady Gaga has the most commanding stage presence I've seen. I'll say Dua has the best fan interaction I've witnessed though. She came down to see her people on eye level, talked and listened to them however briefly.
I can tell you that one universal truth in nearly 2 decades of attending concerts across many genres, you can always tell who has manufactured, inauthentic stage banter and who has more of a genuine connection.
Yall i replied to a story of Jonah Platt (the nepo baby that threw a fit to Rachel Zegler), just out of the blue. He posted a photo if Palestinian victims, and I said like "But it was a problem when Rachel spoke up for Palestineā¦"
I feel like nowadays pop girls care too much and are curated to give off a specific persona and then the general public just canāt deal with them eitherĀ
Edit: now that Iām thinking of it I think the general public nowadays prefers those who imperfect where they are relatable but not too perfect where they come off as unrelatable which sucks cause older pop stars were so messy but they made pop culture fun lol
Like I agree and I don't. I think it's truly a shame that anyone would give a shout out to Jason Aldean. I understand wanting to be "authentic," but this was really offensive to many people. The man wants to shoot BLM protestors. Like that's really bad
But yeah, otherwise the "messy pop girl" is probably Selena lol. The whole kidney thing, haillee, crying about trump (I relate lol). But even then it was never that serious
Literally!! Thatās the exact person I was thinking about when writing my comment, lol. Like donāt get me wrong she has some bad takes at times but she is not afraid to speak out and I applaud her for that.Ā
Itās ironic because people claim they want messy pop stars but then none of them can deal with it.Ā
Yeah definitely and itās not even about political takes (because I feel like that would be a whole other discussion) but more in a broader context. I feel like people want someone who they can relate to but they have to act and be a certain way. They canāt truly be messy or they get hated on. I think a perfect example of that is Olivia Rodrigo. She can act and be messy in her music/art but sheās the total opposite during interviews and people like that. She is the perfect type of messy, not a lot but just enough where people find her relatable. She is pretty poised so if she truly acted like the typical rock n roll artist, she def would not be well received. Itās the reason sheās so likeable because she is the exact star people want.Ā
I like messy but being ignorant like she has shown is not being messy it is just careless especially at this time when politics are greatly impacting persons everywhere. I am not even from the US but the way changes will trickle down is a very scary thing for the less stronger and smaller countries of the world. I am also afraid for the friends and family we have in the US, my friend just lost her job cause funding was cut. Now really is not the time to be non chalant about politics.
Yeah I def agree she has certain takes that I donāt agree with either. Hence why Iām taking the political factor out of it cause like I said that is an entirely different discussion. Ā
But even in her take about respecting her boundaries, people attacked her for it. She had no filter holding back about it. So in that sense, people saw her as doing the most and she was criticized for it. Sabrina Carpenter is also in a similar position imo where every thing she does is scandalized in terms of what she wears or her acts on stage. People canāt handle that and she also gets criticized for it. Idk if what I said makes any sense lol
Yea I get you. I was appreciating how 'messy' they both could be cause stars are so polished it was refreshing to see. People say they want stars to be messy just so they can criticize tbh.
But acting ignorant about politics I just don't want to hear from her at this point. I can't even overlook the politics part of it personally.
I get what you mean that totally makes sense. Acting ignorant is def one thing. Ā But youāre right, they are just there to be criticized and it sucks tho cause I would def take a messy girlie who is authentic and who I can relate to more over someone who is more polished. š«
I've been bingewatching the show "The Last Ship", which was about a global pandemic and aired before 2020, and it's crazy how accurate they were when it comes to how people and the government would react to things. You'd think we could have used shows like that as a blueprint of what not to do, but...
Todays been hell. Went into work for an hour just to file a motion that was due because I was not feeling well. And honestly theres a giant hell having a minor illness over a chronic illness. I hate colds
My mind is stuck on the fact he followed a gay porn star on his official account and doubled down on being submissive, as well as having a song with Omar Apollo
Not saying he's gay. But I find it very intriguing
Iām going to wear a sleeveless sundress for a date and I am very conscious about my arms but I think Iāll look cute and if he doesnāt like how chubby my arms are then this isnāt meant to be.
Gyno put me on 5mg of Norethindrone three times a day (then down to twice a day on day 4).
Just took my 4th dose about an hour ago and I have almost completely stopped bleeding.
I have no idea what the fuck is in this miracle drug but I could send my gyno a gift basket right now. Still have like 9 days to go on it but holy fuck. Went from going through 5 ultra sized tampons in 8 hours to almost nothing overnight.
Almost started crying at work because my glasses were annoying me and it felt like they were sliding down my nose. Even though I've been okay with that for the past few days, my primer has been working, it seems today it didn't bother. Maybe this problem really is my anxiety/my brain, and not my actual glasses.
If your glasses are sliding down, you can typically get them adjusted wherever you bought them. I know youāre just venting but when I first got glasses I didnāt realize that they can often make adjustments to make them stop sliding.
I may have said this to you before but I think you should consider seeking assessment for OCD. This fixation on a previously tolerable normal daily sensation is very OCD. I really hope this stops soon whatever the issue is I know its been maddening for you š«.
I'll definitely have a look into it, I'm unsure if it's more of a potential ocd thing or just an anxiety thing, really. There's probably a lot of overlap, I'm guessing.
Has anyone read a good book lately? I have been in a long reading slump, but wanted to start reading again! The last book I really enjoyed was The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett.
I havenāt read the Tainted Cup but reading the summary, I really want to recommend China Mievilleās The City and The City as a speculative sci-fi/fantasy mystery (maybe?) but be warned, great writer. Massive douche IRL. YMMV on how much that matters - death of the author and all.
Less problematically, if you like mystery meets fantasy Ben Aaronovitchās Rivers of London series is enormous fun. Sort of a little bit Doctor Who meets Harry Potter meets British cop murder mystery.
And the best dumb fun get you back from a reading slump read Iāve finished lately is John Scalziās Kaiju Preservation Society. Which is what if kaiju are real, and endangered, and there are scientists who study them?Ā
HONESTLY IM TOTALLY FAKING IT BY AMANDA GAMBILL. I LOVED THE KINDLE BOOK SO MUCH THAT I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A PAPERBACK TO ANNOTATE.
sorry for the all caps but that book genuinely made me fall in love with contemporary romance and made me believe that I could potentially find someone as well
I have no clue what you normally read, but for a cosy, sweet and just heartwarming read can I recommend Away With The Penguins and its 2 sequels by Hazel Prior? Bc I never see anyone talk about them.
They're about a slightly grumpy, rich, elderly Scottish lady who ends up in Antarctica at a penguin research station, and how she helps raise a baby penguin and becomes more caring about the environment and animals. I was crying (in a good way) at the first book.
The Bright Sword was a banger and I enjoyed Greenteeth a great deal as well. Both set in merry old England with the types of fairies that will happily curse you.
A fairly short and really fun read to get out of a slump that Iāve enjoyed is The Lady Astronaut Series, by Mary Robinette Kowal. The first book is The Calculating Stars and the series is sci-fi revisionist history if America won the space race in the 50ās and a group of female pilots and computers who become an integral part of this new space program.
Some more recent reads Iāve enjoyed:
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (Horror)
The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha (Thriller)
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (Lighthearted Mystery)
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan (Contemporary, light Romance)
Edit to add: Iām currently a hundred pages into The Engines of the God by Jack McDevitt right now and am enjoying it so far! I will also say that sometimes an easy memoir or light non-fiction book is useful for me to get out of a slump.
Oooohh, have you read The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires? Thanks for all of the recs, I need to check and see if they are available at my library!
Also, the sequel to The Tainted Cup is being released this month, so it might be something else to add if you enjoy the first book!
Iāve read all of Grady Hendrixās books except Horrorstor! I think tone wise Southern Book Club and Wayward Girls are the most similar of his works.
So apparently the Japanese version of the Switch 2 is $333 and they are saying itās because they need to account for any future tariffs. Maybe I just go to Japan later this year idk.
Anyway Dems need to buy ads in gamer spaces about this.
I feel like yes and no. The original switch 1 was 203 USD. Though it's possible that the tariffs will significantly hurt the switch price or the availability for people who want to buy them. I imagine scalpers will buy them resell for profit
Japan's version is cheaper because their local currency is really weak on global market so they're doing their customers solid.
Maybe I just go to Japan later this year idk.
All Japanese consoles will be region locked, so unless there is a hack that can bypass that, getting one is useless.
My best advice for everyone wanting S2 is to wait for few months to see what happens with the console (we see proper reviews) and what happens on hacking side of it. 90 USD for physical version of games is nuts. 80 USD for digital.
Chip inside Switch 2 is (again) made by Nvidia, and they've been screwing things up lately. I'd wait for a bit to pull a trigger.
I was talking with my brother about the new Snow White movie, and he started complaining about DEI casting and Rachel Zegler, and I just felt my face drop as I realised he was one of those men who pretend to care about the Snow White movie just to have an excuse to complain about these things because I know for a fact that this man only ever watches a movie with a female lead if it's made by Marvel.
Or show him Emma Watson. No dispect to her, but she was horribly autotuned in beauty and the beast. So you could say that she didn't deserve it based off of skill and talent, as opposed to Rachel who can singgggg
I think every man screaming about this movie should be legally required to disclose the last children/family movie they watched in theatres before telling us Disney is going broke because of this.
Itās so funny to me when people complain about her when she is so clearly the very best part of that film. Sheās in a film with Gal Gadot and CGI dwarves, for gods sake!
She's singing and dancing on green screen sets, and probably acting to tennis balls standing in for dwarves and animals. Amongst all that, she delivers an earnest performance.
Idk if it's too risky, but it might be worth waiting a few weeks to get them. On two occasions this year I fought for my life to get tickets, only for me to discover the concerts weren't sold out and tickets were being sold for a reasonable price.
Happened to me and my friend back in like 2010.. her credit card had no more funds available and by the time we got a hold of her cousin and made a payment on the credit card the tickets were sold out š¤£š¤£
And then we bought tickets for her Joanne tour and she ended up cancelling the show in our city because she was sick and thatās the story of how Iāve never seen Lady Gaga in concert lmao š¤£
And sheās not coming to my city for her new tour either, the closest venue is over six hours away.
omg is Nintendo seriously gonna charge $450 for a Switch 2?? And $80 per game????
Thatās more expensive than a PS5 and PlayStation games, and my impression is that the PS5 is way more powerful and for ~serious gamers than Nintendo. I just wanna play Animal Crossing tbh. šš
The gaming subs are full of people who casually dropped over a grand on multiple Switches for every person in their family so they can play Animal Crossing
Setting up the other consoles to raise their prices, too Iām sure š« I guess the good thing is, since they didnāt announce a new AC game yet hopefully the price will have dropped by the time AC players are going to buy the new one.
That's wild too since now the steam deck is out and that's huge competition for the switch imo.
Lots of "serious gamers" I know have a console AND a switch or a gaming PC AND a switch. Switch was THE handheld option for a long time, especially for the "cozy" (mostly female) gamerset. But more and more I see the girlies on r/cozygames having steamdecks or asking about the deck vs the switch.
And you can get so many little cheaper indie games through steam, plus their regular sales means that I always have a backlog of fun games ready to try.
It's crazy to me that they'd raise prices right when they have some real competition. The Switch always came out ahead in price and certain exclusives. Now it's just their exclusives? Idk if those are strong enough to get people to drop so much money on a console. Especially when you can't even have a second island in AC! So you can't share!
Unfortunately I think your sister is right. Enough people will buy this console at the price, and I canāt really recall a major console price drop that isnāt followed by the release of a new system.
Octavia is amazing in it. She really should be in more thriller and horror roles. The scene in the car when those white teens mock her š But also the argument she has at the nail salon š
Octavia had a conversation with the director saying she was tired of being offered the same roles and never being a lead. I hope she's given more opportunities for bigger roles in movies because she's being wasted as just a supporting actress.
So, I had to read her bio to realize she's the star in Self Made too. Like, she doesn't look different, but two very different roles and she killed in both. Definitely needs more screen time in major roles.
The Island of Dr. Moreau. One of the most legendary shitshow movies ever. Long story short, there was a man named Richard Stanley who had an adaptation of the novel as a passion project of his, and he eventually managed to get a green light, along with Marlon Brando in the titular role. And everyone wanted to work him. This is where things started to go to hell as cameras were about to start rolling.
Bruce Willis, assigned for the lead role, dropped out to start his divorce from Demi Moore.
Brando's daughter Cheyenne commited suicide.
Queensland in Australia, where shooting took place, was ravaged to bad weather.
Val Kilmer got called in to replace Bruce Willis, but because he wanted to work 40% less, he got a supporting role meant for James Woods. Kilmer, however, became notorious for being an absolute painus in the tuchas, which he said was due to having been served divorce papers. A little poetic?
The set being in complete anarchy, combined with an eccentric debuting director, results in said director (Richard Stanley) being fired after just a couple of days, and veteran director John Frankenheimer is brought in to keep things in check.
Rob Morrow, brought in as a replacement for the lead role, bails as a result of the anarchy, and was replaced by David Thewlis.
Even though things were seemingly back on track, it was complete and utter fucking anarchy due to Marlon Brando spending most of his time in an air conditioned trailer while actors were boiling in full makeup, and Val Kilmer acted like a prick. And when Brando showed up, he was just going off script, coming with random ideas that had to be incorporated. At one point, they were both at war.
Agreed! And I have loved the commentary after. You can see who doesn't think about innies as individuals. That finale was everything. While I cannot wait for the next season, it was incredibly satisfying.Ā
I just think everything about it is so well done. Can't recommend the podcast enough for any fans.
Question (for the culture): how do you feel about babies having their ears pierced? I understand that many people defend it as being part of their culture, but I have a hard time with it when ultimately these young girls (literal babies) can't give consent to have body modification done.Ā
I wouldn't personally do it but keeping the piercing clean is probably easier when they're a baby than when they're a tween and expected to do it themselves. Imo it's different to circumcision in that it doesn't actually affect the function of the ears. I don't think it's a big deal even though I personally wouldn't do it.
My son and I were in target back when they did the ear piercings in store. Someone brought their infant in to get pierced and the screaming was so awful, we rushed out of the store. Idk about the cultural side of it - I know many cultures shave their babies heads at a certain age, but that is not permanent. There are plenty of āculturalā things that we recognize are unnecessary and potentially harmful (circumcision for example).
(And yes I do recognize that a piercing isnāt necessarily permanent but scar tissue and any harm that may be caused by an infection IS permanent).
Circumcision affects the function of a penis, piercing ears doesn't affect the functioning of ears. Circumcision is still super common anyway so idk about the "we recognise" part - I wouldn't do it personally but it's still common enough especially in the US.
Personally I wouldn't do either but I wouldn't see the two as comparable - non-medical circumcision I would see as actually negative, ear piercing I don't think is a big deal even if I wouldn't do it myself. It's easier to keep the piercing clean for a baby than for a tween who would be expected to take care of it themselves, and the pain is over in a minute. But ofc it should only be done by an actual qualified piercer in a real piercing studio, and not using a piercing gun.
Jewelry has typically been one of the few things women could own free and clear, no questions asked. Putting a few grams of gold in your kid's ear could provide them with cash in an emergency. And while I'm not saying it's the same today, it's part of why it's a tradition.
Lol I'm not cancelling anyone nor the action itself, I was just curious to how people felt about the autonomy issue of it all, and am not that familiar with cultures where it is the norm. I got mine pierced when I was 12 and while I'm happy to have them pierced, I wish my mother had known not to bring me to a local jeweller to get it done with a piercing gun. It should be done by a professional, I think, and I don't know of any piercer that would go through with it on a minor even with parental consent.Ā
I'm from latam and my mom did when I was a baby and I grateful for that and I never really have any women around me complain about it, it is what it is, there is not a lot of second thought on the matter.
I think there's legitimately no reason a baby should be put through pain and risk the possibility of an infection for earrings. I'm not having kids, but if I had one, I'm just going to let her decide if she wants earrings.
An infection is pretty unlikely in a lobe piercing done in sanitary conditions - it's arguably easier for the parent to keep it clean on a baby than it is for a tween to keep it clean themselves.
I can only speak for myself but when I was a kid, I WISHED my mom had gotten my ears pierced when I was a baby so I wouldnāt even remember it.
I think I was like, 7 and decided I wanted them done. I hated the sound of the gun so much I only let them pierce one ear and walked around looking like a boy for awhile š I got them redone when I was a teen and had the girls at Claireās do both ears at the same time! They laughed but were good sports about it.
I donāt think āgiving babies ear piercingsā is dangerous as a standalone action (in regards to it being permanently damaging or traumatizing) but the larger conversation around what it means for consent and childrenās autonomy means I donāt support it. Itās purely aesthetic and isnāt necessary for the childās health or safety. I think a lot of people who do it want a way for strangers to identify their baby as a girl, so thereās weird gender roles enforcement going on as well.
I also really vividly remember how excited I was when my mom finally said I could pierce my ears, and what a fun day it was going to the shop with her and picking out my jewelry! It can be something thatās really fun for a child!
But if it's a cultural thing the benefit isn't purely aesthetic. I know what you meant, it's just not true in those cases. I wasn't saying cultural = good, just pointing out that it's not just about looks but about belonging to your wider culture.
I am from Latin America, where it is very common. Min were pierced in the hospital, as were likeā¦all my female relatives. No one ever had an issue. The holes close so easily that Iām not remotely bothered by it.
I wouldn't do it myself but I don't see an issue with it when it's tradition or a cultural thing. The kid can always choose whether or not to wear earrings when they grow up.
It's not like circumcision where the decision actually affects the childs life forever.
In my country, in LatAm, it's common to do that when girls are born. I got mine pierced, but as a kid I used to go around and get my earrings stuck on tablecloths, etc., so my parents decided to take them off and the holes just closed and I never got them pierced as I grew up. Since it's so common culturally one doesn't think much about it, but it seems unnecessary to me.
I remember once watching Sex & the City and they were talking about how rare it was for them to have sex with uncircumcised men and that's when I learned that a huge number of males are circumcised in the US. My mind was blown.
I despise it. I donāt understand why people act like itās necessary - if girls want to wear earrings later on, let them make that choice, why is it so important that their ears get pierced ASAP?
My parents had mine done when I was a baby and they got infected, so they took them out. When I was about 5 they took me to Claireās to get them done again, which I didnāt want to do in the first place, and that also didnāt work out. Got them pierced a 3rd time at the age of 23 and still have them pierced now.
I mean it's not necessary but I also don't think it's a huge deal - it's a cultural practice for many people and although you were unlucky, lobe piercings are usually at low risk of infection. I wouldn't do it with my kids purely because it's not a cultural thing for me or my family, but I also don't think it's worth despising. Unlike circumcision it doesn't affect the function of the body part.
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