Generosity was not one of the values I acquired growing up. Trying to change that though. From what I’ve learned, Paul McCartney is right: the more love you give, the more you get. I’m pretty stingy with my money when it comes to charity or donations. I’m not sure where I got it from — having a small allowance meant scrounging cents to buy the next $50 video game. I haven’t paid for music since the Napster days, and Netflix provides me all the DVDs I need. DLC? Ha. Free-to-play? I’ll wait the thirty minutes rather than pay a single cent. Maybe it’s because I’m so anxious, I keep everything…
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Things I Like: This Report on Misogynistic Disney Characters by Haley Callahan
We’re living in a tumultuous time for gender dynamics. There is an Internet Civil War going on, as happens when the winds of change start a-blowin’. GamerGaters are fighting Social Justice Warriors are fighting Sad Puppies are fighting Feminazis are fighting misogynists are fighting ableists are fighting Tumblr. Everyone seems to want something and no one seems to know what that is, but they’re willing to fight for it. Mostly through comments and pestering e-mails. And I’m just sitting here eating popcorn. I don’t know. I dabbled in the wars in the early years, not to hurt anyone, just from my own confusion. Now that my confusion is cleared I…
