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the olfactory arts
favorited 32 times, recently by guessthis, helloimjennsco
MeFi post - 12 days ago
favorited 32 times, recently by guessthis, helloimjennsco
MeFi post - 12 days ago
perfume dabblerey
favorited 35 times, recently by guessthis, helloimjennsco
Ask MeFi post - 12 days ago
favorited 35 times, recently by guessthis, helloimjennsco
Ask MeFi post - 12 days ago
craven_morhead: as many people have already said, if you want that discussion, do it elsewhere - not on a post primarily about trans women and trans girls driven to suicide because of parental oppression. [more]
favorited 14 times, recently by tigrrrlily
MetaTalk comment - Last month
favorited 14 times, recently by tigrrrlily
MetaTalk comment - Last month
holy shit I finally made Metafilter
(I'm the "but to some activists" link at notyourexrotic) [more]
favorited 17 times, recently by JHarris
MeFi comment - 2 months ago
favorited 17 times, recently by JHarris
MeFi comment - 2 months ago
Even PoC Have Diet Restrictions
favorited 34 times, recently by stormyteal
Ask MeFi post - 3 months ago
favorited 34 times, recently by stormyteal
Ask MeFi post - 3 months ago
Mia Farrow being a vengeful ex and Dylan Farrow being a survivor of sexual assault do not need to be mutually exclusive. [more]
favorited 21 times, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - 3 months ago
favorited 21 times, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - 3 months ago
on preview: taz, this kind of goes past your mission for this thread, but I could not let the "yay for the Daily Beast" article comments just stand on their own. Maybe it's demonstrative of how sexual assault is yet another topic that… [more]
favorited 42 times, recently by rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - 5 months ago
favorited 42 times, recently by rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - 5 months ago
I can't help but feel like we all worried so much about the threat of nuclear war yet here is an actual, reoccurring war machine at work with far less scrutiny. People take flights all the time - and now, if your flight goes intercontinental, you… [more]
favorited 9 times, recently by Recliner of Rage
MeFi comment - 7 months ago
favorited 9 times, recently by Recliner of Rage
MeFi comment - 7 months ago
Make my portfolio less overwhelming!
favorited 10 times, recently by argonauta
Ask MeFi post - 8 months ago
favorited 10 times, recently by argonauta
Ask MeFi post - 8 months ago
Mum says:
* Use garam masala - take cinnamon, cardamon, cloves, bay leaf, cumin seeds, nutmeg, and mace, dry-fry them, and then grind them together.
* Marinate chicken in yoghurt (or powdered milk), salt, sugar, garam masala, and dry… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by Short Attention Sp
Ask MeFi comment - 9 months ago
favorited 5 times, recently by Short Attention Sp
Ask MeFi comment - 9 months ago
The Malaysian version of this is why I left the country for good, why I avoid using my legal last name openly, and why - even with mixed feelings - I'm pursuing Australian citizenship once I become eligible next year. Potentially with a new legal… [more]
favorited 34 times, recently by fatehunter
MeFi comment - 10 months ago
favorited 34 times, recently by fatehunter
MeFi comment - 10 months ago
Coping with possible adult ADHD without a diagnosis
favorited 43 times, recently by maggiemaggie, punchtothehead, daysocks
Ask MeFi post - 11 months ago
favorited 43 times, recently by maggiemaggie, punchtothehead, daysocks
Ask MeFi post - 11 months ago
A way to express herself and be witnessed? [more]
favorited 31 times, recently by emd3737
MeFi comment - 11 months ago
favorited 31 times, recently by emd3737
MeFi comment - 11 months ago
for what it's worth:
- I was a victim
- I made the MetaTalk post because I was tired of not having any other avenue to talk about it when it was so clearly linked to Metafilter
- cortex was more concerned about me misrepresenting him than any… [more]
favorited 54 times, recently by TravellingCari, rosiroo, rorgy, gaybobbie, kaelynski, Windopaene, taff, arcolz, Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer, solotoro, buteo, Jesse the K, Two unicycles and some duct tape, Lexica, faineg, sarcasticah, cooker girl, skye.dancer, amarynth, Obscure Injoke, daybeforetheday, aielen, Mauve, michswiss, LakeLimner, fairlynearlyready, Ivan Fyodorovich, Chrysostom, Joe in Australia, mandolin conspiracy, sillyman, XMLicious, Lentrohamsanin, rmd1023, taskmaster, nightrecordings, donnagirl, chococat, syzygy, Sparky Buttons, Drastic, CrystalDave, filthy light thief, Neely O'Hara, all about eevee, death valley compound, PhoBWanKenobi, ShawnStruck, Homo neanderthalensis, bleep, BungaDunga, affectionateborg, brook horse, FishBike
MetaTalk comment - 11 months ago
favorited 54 times, recently by TravellingCari, rosiroo, rorgy, gaybobbie, kaelynski, Windopaene, taff, arcolz, Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer, solotoro, buteo, Jesse the K, Two unicycles and some duct tape, Lexica, faineg, sarcasticah, cooker girl, skye.dancer, amarynth, Obscure Injoke, daybeforetheday, aielen, Mauve, michswiss, LakeLimner, fairlynearlyready, Ivan Fyodorovich, Chrysostom, Joe in Australia, mandolin conspiracy, sillyman, XMLicious, Lentrohamsanin, rmd1023, taskmaster, nightrecordings, donnagirl, chococat, syzygy, Sparky Buttons, Drastic, CrystalDave, filthy light thief, Neely O'Hara, all about eevee, death valley compound, PhoBWanKenobi, ShawnStruck, Homo neanderthalensis, bleep, BungaDunga, affectionateborg, brook horse, FishBike
MetaTalk comment - 11 months ago
They couldn't have gotten an actual Bangladeshi in the conversation? [more]
favorited 11 times, recently by feral_goldfish
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 11 times, recently by feral_goldfish
MeFi comment - Last year
They're Singaporean, let them write about their culture however they want. They shouldn't have to sanitize themselves for a supposedly White audience. This feels like complete ally fail. [more]
favorited 46 times, recently by unicorn chaser
MetaTalk comment - Last year
favorited 46 times, recently by unicorn chaser
MetaTalk comment - Last year
Oh God running a fact-checking blog on this (as 2 very annoyed journo types doing this for free) was full on. We weren't interested in endorsing conspiracy theories, just fact-checking and citing sources, but there were so many rumours that we… [more]
favorited 22 times, recently by photo guy
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 22 times, recently by photo guy
MeFi comment - Last year
Malor: wow, victim-blaming much? Who are you to speak for their experiences? [more]
favorited 34 times, recently by Buntix
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 34 times, recently by Buntix
MeFi comment - Last year
I feel like I have to preface my comment here with me being a woman of colour because wow, I took this episode completely differently than the rest of you.
I got temporarily hung up on them needing Canadian visas on US passports - since when?! But… [more]
favorited 35 times, recently by MiraK, Ahmad Khani
FanFare comment - Last year
favorited 35 times, recently by MiraK, Ahmad Khani
FanFare comment - Last year
I just binge watched all three episodes and...jesus. Some of it stroked uncomfortably close to home (replace fundamentalist Christianity with Malay-supremacist Islam and the Red Centre lessons might as well have been my school years). I feel like… [more]
favorited 11 times, recently by MiraK, litleozy
FanFare comment - Last year
favorited 11 times, recently by MiraK, litleozy
FanFare comment - Last year
By cultures I mean places like South Asia and Middle East, where their okayness with cousin marriage is used against them as "look at those backwards brown Muslim". [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Taro
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 1 time, recently by Taro
MeFi comment - Last year
Oh I'm not saying that Steven doesn't have trauma of his own. What I'm saying is that in addition to that, he's got a very literal inheritance of his mum's patterns (the gem/Pink Steven) and it seems Pink Diamond went through her own trauma too with… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by The Great Big Mulp
FanFare comment - Last year
favorited 5 times, recently by The Great Big Mulp
FanFare comment - Last year
The entire season so far, and especially this episode, is shaping up to show Steven close to becoming the worst of Pink Diamond, without necessarily realising it.
The feeling of "I know best what's good for you" to the point of… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by The Great Big Mulp
FanFare comment - Last year
favorited 3 times, recently by The Great Big Mulp
FanFare comment - Last year
That may have been the intention but I don't know if it's coming off as such.
Jasper noticed it - Steven was all "but I'm just trying to help you!" and she found that disingenuous. And then in Guidance Steven was acting as though he knew… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by The Great Big Mulp
FanFare comment - Last year
favorited 1 time, recently by The Great Big Mulp
FanFare comment - Last year
Holy shit. After reading the comments and seeing that one of the pre-interview tasks was to make a video, I'm reminded of the application process for the KaosPilots (a chain of social enterprise schools based in Europe, with their flagship school in… [more]
favorited 66 times, recently by Monday, chinesefood
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 66 times, recently by Monday, chinesefood
MeFi comment - Last year
(and like I love the Try Guys but OH MY GOD the way he gets treated in their group videos sometimes makes me think he's better off without a bunch of Mediocre White Men) [more]
favorited 7 times, recently by Stephanie Duy
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 7 times, recently by Stephanie Duy
MeFi comment - Last year
As far as engagement: I am frustrated with the threadsitting rule on Ask Metafilter, because I feel like it encourages unhelpful advice to stand. There's been a few questions I've posted over the years where the advice given wasn't workable because… [more]
favorited 27 times, recently by rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - Last year
favorited 27 times, recently by rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - Last year
Threads In Which We've Had Pretty Much This Discussion Before, In Chronological Order (A Non-Comprehensive List):
April 7 2001
November 5 2001
January 28 2002
February 12 2003
February 23 2003
July 3 2003
August 30 2003
September 26… [more]
favorited 152 times, recently by away for regrooving, knucklebones, rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - Last year
favorited 152 times, recently by away for regrooving, knucklebones, rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - Last year
elisynn: During your university years, you might want to look at studying abroad for a year, or even a semester; it's a really good excuse to get out of the family house and stretch yourself personally, especially if your parents are the type that… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by stockpuppet
Ask MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 1 time, recently by stockpuppet
Ask MeFi comment - Last year
Having A Mentor That Can Give You What You Want - Fair?
favorited 2 times, recently by cynicalidealist
Ask MeFi post - Last year
favorited 2 times, recently by cynicalidealist
Ask MeFi post - Last year
(I am currently dealing with a situation that has a lot of well-meaning women following the path from "Oh, he just needs to understand that that behavior is over the line" to "Surely if I just say this firmly enough he will change… [more]
favorited 21 times, recently by Jacen
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 21 times, recently by Jacen
MeFi comment - Last year
Artsy Nomad Weirdo Seeks Expression of Purpose
favorited 7 times, recently by foxmardou
Ask MeFi post - Last year
favorited 7 times, recently by foxmardou
Ask MeFi post - Last year
AlSweigart: When I first came to San Francisco I spent a lot of time at Noisebridge. I had no awareness of possible venue fire issues, but I may have been spoilt from having come from Australia where things like risk assessments are way more common… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by virago
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 4 times, recently by virago
MeFi comment - Last year
Because Americans are not the center of the universe. [more]
favorited 85 times, recently by rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - Last year
favorited 85 times, recently by rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - Last year
As far as Bangladesh and religious tolerance goes, yeah OK the Muslim world at large does have issues with anti-Semitism. But on a people-to-people level, Bangladeshi Muslims in my experience (as the child of such a family) tend to be more relaxed… [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 10 times, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - Last year
The Patil twins are also Asian - India is part of Asia.
Also my hot take is that if they're going to make Nagini an Asian complicit in Wizard Nazis, it would make some sense to make her South Asian.
I'm basing this on having an uncle named… [more]
favorited 14 times, recently by unicorn chaser
MeFi comment - Last year
favorited 14 times, recently by unicorn chaser
MeFi comment - Last year
Twitter harassment from Mefi Outsider & Go Mefi
favorited 37 times, recently by snuffleupagus, Miko, firstdaffodils, JLovebomb, one teak forest, rosiroo, eviemath, boffin police, xarnop, Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer, freecellwizard, librarina, nayantara
MetaTalk post - Two years ago
favorited 37 times, recently by snuffleupagus, Miko, firstdaffodils, JLovebomb, one teak forest, rosiroo, eviemath, boffin police, xarnop, Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer, freecellwizard, librarina, nayantara
MetaTalk post - Two years ago
Just rewatched the episode with “Peridot was meaning to reason with YD this whole time” thing in mind. We’re getting really set up for our expectations of Rose Quartz to be WRECKED.
“She’s flawless and the best” is exactly what everyone aligned… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by JHarris
FanFare comment - Two years ago
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FanFare comment - Two years ago
Crosswords as game mechanic
favorited 5 times, recently by bunnysquirrel
Ask MeFi post - Two years ago
favorited 5 times, recently by bunnysquirrel
Ask MeFi post - Two years ago