Fatness is an American mortal sin. This is not a new situation, but I’m overjoyed to see the beginnings of a cultural backlash about it. The most recent example of this is the controversy over the comments of one Maria…
Fatness is an American mortal sin. This is not a new situation, but I’m overjoyed to see the beginnings of a cultural backlash about it. The most recent example of this is the controversy over the comments of one Maria…
Whether you call them washaterias, laundromats, or coin-op laundries …. No one enjoys patronizing such an establishment. Nothing makes affable people mean and nasty faster than an 90 degree room filled with coin-operated clothing cleaning machines. If it’s not the…
I want a Cultural Dissidence t-shirt, and this is what I came up with at the website: If I were to have this made, I would then obtain permanent fabric paint and color the neck and sleeve borders as so:…
Don’t just teach your children to read … Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything. ~ George Carlin, 1937-1988 [pic embedded] Related articles 51 Genius Quotes That Prove George Carlin Was A Modern Philosopher (thoughtcatalog.com)
Online anonymity is close to my heart. I’m no HuffPo fan, but when I saw the headline Huffington: Trolls uglier than ever, so we’re cutting off anonymous comments, I had to click through. I found what I suspected: HuffPo is tired…
People think all kinds of things are true that aren’t. Most of the time people hear or read something that makes initial common sense, so it sticks in their brain like a barnacle on a ship’s hull. The problem is…
Ah, our internet friend, Rule 34. Also defined at Urban Dictionary user Abokasee as: If it exsists, there is a porn of it, if there isn’t there will be, there is NO exception to this rule as of now. You…
What’s your favorite Zombieland rule? You only get one choice. Tell me why the one you chose is your favorite in the Comments.
I’m a Democrat, and I am not going to lose welfare cash, Section 8 housing, EBT/WIC, or a free cell phone if the Republicans win office. Why? Because I have NONE of those things. I’m a worker, an income earner,…
Welcome to Cultural Dissidence! I previously wrote at group blog The Jane Project, a a woman-centric blog with the goal of being “a safe place to speak out about our own truths through art, letters, stories and pictures.” While there’s…
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