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  • Yes, I’m Still Salty About This

    When I was in my early 20s, I was in community college, still living with my parents. I was working on prerequisites for an eventual university transfer. I had finished my classes for the day, so I was at the house, messing around on the computer. Suddenly, I get a call from my mother. When… Read more

  • The Rolfe Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks

    So this post originally started with me planning to riff on people being pissed about the ending of Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. Long story short, Pocahontas returns home to Virginia with John Rolfe, after amicably breaking things off with John Smith. Fans wondered why after all that fanfare and dramatic cliff-standing at… Read more

  • Extreme Cartoon Hate – Who Else Gets The Hate?

    Last week, I discussed Barney-bashing and why it was so prevalent. In a nutshell, people just found Barney cheesy and annoying in his positivity, which made it all the more popular to mock, destroy, and in some cases, cross legal boundaries. But has this behavior extended to other popular pre-k kids shows?  Yes. Yes, they… Read more

  • Extreme Cartoon Hate – Barney-bashing

    A while back, I saw this video, which was clipped from the creator’s review of Barney’s Big Adventure. I knew that there were rumors that the actors who played Barney in the past were on drugs or allegedly child molesters. But, I was NOT aware of the death threats made towards the cast and crew.… Read more

  • What Leisure Suit Larry Teaches Us About the “Male Loneliness Epidemic”

    Disclaimer: Before someone rips my head off, when I say “lonely” men, of course I am not talking about all men. All men are not entitled, incel-adjacent manipulators. All men are not glazing Andrew Tate at the expense of neglecting their romantic partners. When I say “lonely” men, I mean the entitled men who blame… Read more

  • There Is No “Male Loneliness Epidemic”

    I was watching a few videos on the supposed “male loneliness epidemic.”  The videos I watched on the subject all started the same way; the men in the videos would complain about why they just can’t seem to get any positive attention from women. I then would think, “This guy isn’t bad looking. He seems… Read more