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Watch Out for the Swindling Waiter
Some of them will squeeze money out of you I have immense respect for people in the service industry. Waiters are hard-working people and greatly underappreciated. Think of all the worst people you’ve met in your life, now think about the fact that waiters have to answer their every beck and call. Then those assholes probably don’t even tip. But one time, I found a waiter that would be impervious to all of that. And that’s because that slick motherfucker could talk you into anything. I was in Louisiana on a work assignment, and I was looking for a good meal. I didn’t have much to look forward to on those…
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Is the Pope Trying To Become a Queer Icon?
Because he’s really missing the mark There is little I admire more than personal growth. It’s not easy to look yourself in the mirror and acknowledge that you’ve been wrong about something your entire life. And taking it a step further and actually doing something is even harder. But pretending to change so it seems like you changed is not a good look, and what the pope is doing is really fucking weird. It seems like the pope is trying to become something of a queer icon. Just a month ago he was telling us all about how down with trans people he was. And today I learned that he’s apparently…
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Wait…Does the Catholic Church Support Trans People Now?
I’m as stunned as you are Have you ever heard news so surprising it made you question everything you thought you knew about the world? Well, that’s what I heard today, and it came to us courtesy of the Catholic Church. But for once, this was actually good news. For once, the Catholic Church did the right thing — publicly support trans people. Now, typically, when you see a headline featuring the words “Catholic Church” and “trans”, you’d probably assume it was bad news. And based on everything that institution has ever done, that would be fair. If you’re one of the lucky few who’s blissfully unaware of the rocky relationship between the…
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I Don’t Give a S**t if You Say Fuck
There’s way fucking shittier things to say The way we police the word “fuck” is f**king stupid. Every day, people lose their goddamn minds over all the fun words like shit, fuck, and pussy. Meanwhile, people are given a complete green light to espouse coded bigotry, so long as the words they use are “family friendly.” All of these phrases are hurtful and work to diminish the plight of marginalized groups. They invalidate people’s experiences and make them feel like outsiders. Speaking from personal experience as a gay person, I have found plenty of groups who made me feel unwelcome with their words. The number of times I have heard the…
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Living in a Poor City Fucking Rocks
I don’t recommend living by wealthy people The wealthy have it made. Millions and mansions, nightlife, and pretty lights. Rich people have it all, and they fucking know it. I miss living in a poor city. I grew up in Rockford, Illinois. It’s a city that consistently ranks very highly in the lists of the most impoverished, most obese, least educated, and most dangerous cities in the country. But honestly, it’s a pretty nice place to live. The park district is lovely, the downtown area is undergoing a revival, and every Friday during the summer, there’s a weekly festival called the City Market that has food trucks, craft beer vendors, and…
