a girl i know told me how a guy she knows once moved out from his parents, ate nothing but fries and meatballs for HALF A YEAR, and got scurvy. imagine the doctor’s face when this guy shows up with like his gums bleeding and the doc has to fucking say DUDE…. THATS SCURVY…. in this day and age
this is turning into a “how a person i know got scurvy” thread and im so here for this, please share your scurvy stories if you have any
the other day someone posted pics from the reddit page r/zerocarbs where these fools only ate meat and 0 vegetables or fruits and all the posts were about various symptoms of scurvy. i died when one literally read ‘i don’t want to start the vitamin C debate again but’
Because of today’s shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, I want to tell all of my Jewish friends: you are valued and matter, and please know that there are many times more people who love and support you like I do than there are those who are full of hatred and bigotry like the Terrible and disgusting shooter in Pittsburgh. You have an ally and defender in me and the majority of Americans, as opposed to these deranged monsters that lurk online and take out their hate on innocent people.
Hot take but anger can be a very good emotion for women to allow themselves to experience. Anger isn’t inherently toxic. No emotion is inherently toxic but women are socialized to believe anything less than absolute accommodation and Pleasantness is Bad
It’s time for yet another reminder that sexuality and gender labels are approximations of people’s experiences, which are fuzzy, incomplete, sometimes overlapping, and not easy to categorize. It’s okay to be unsure.