So today I was walking around the city and I had my headphones on and I sorta hear some type of shouting going on in the background so I turn around and see a bunch of belligerent men in a car so I just shrug it off and keep walking. But apparently they were trying to get my attention and then got really fucking angry that I didn't pay attention. I ( Read more... )

Oh hay flist D: Um I swear everyone only uses LJ sporadically lately lol. Is it because a lot of people transferred over to the 140 characters or less social networks? Sometimes you don't want to take the time to write out a whole entry about mundane kinda stuff. I'm more active over on FB D:



Anyway so I was watching Mad Men last night and the ( Read more... )

lmao i'm so glad most of the commentors on this article find it as ridiculous as I do ...

If I actually believed that sex androids would keep guys like that at home and out of the bars permanently, I might be in favor of them. Unfortunately, I fear they'll only contribute to a thriving culture of misogyny that reinforces unhinged lonely dudes' ( Read more... )

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This article about Japan forcing and paying foreign workers to leave the country was posted by nikui yesterday and today its posted on ontd_political, the quote that seems to stand out to everyone is ...

“We should stop letting unskilled laborers into Japan. We should make sure that even the three-K jobs are paid well, and that they are filled by Japanese,” he said ( Read more... )

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The conversation is dead. It expired the moment the BlackBerry first vibrated. Now all that you, the former half of two communicating people, can do is awkwardly stand there and deal with the fact that you are less engaging than a five-ounce piece of plastic.

-Text Is Cheap
Do Your Friends a Favor: Put Down the PDA and Talk to ThemOk there's a bit ( Read more... )

This week I'm really into watching classic movies because I got interested in gender portrayals on film from the 50s era. I got into this after I randomly watched some Alfred Hitchcock Hour on hulu.com. I watched a few episodes and was amazed at how brazenly sexual and seemingly liberated the female characters were. I mean some of the things they' ( Read more... )

It's like Domestic Disturbia Awareness week in the media or something. For those of you who don't know Domestic Disturbia is what ontd named the violent conflict between Chris Brown and Rihanna. All this week entertainment shows have had episodes regarding violence against women and the Chris Brown and Rihanna incident. I think its great that a ( Read more... )

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