It is shocking to me that nobody got why xenophobia heavily contributes to the current population collapse in Greece (especially given the headlines of the past ~decade) and that nobody got the My Big Fat Greek Wedding reference before you did.
The root word of xenophobia is the Greek word xénos which means stranger or foreign.
And there you go.
That’s just not true, but I do see where the perception comes from. I am gen-X and raised well within peak chauvinism and toxic masculinity. Along the way, nation-wide sensibilities started to change and we are all better for it. The problem is that as we tried to right the wrongs, we as a society forgot to change the way we raised young boys. We began to raise our girls to be independent, demand respect and equality (all great things), but we forgot to stop raising our boys in a way that ties their self worth to sexual prowess, maximum aggression, ability to provide for a family, and all the other metrics that only apply to the old family centric, male dominated structures. Yes, we started to raise boys better now but change is slow and all those other boys now find themselves ill prepared and with a strong sense of entitlement to a world and way of life that simply doesn’t exist. Some boys/men adjust, but others are just throwing a tantrum. To those “men” all I can do is respond like someone raised in the old ways. “Stop being a fucking little whining removed, man the fuck up, and adapt! Show me that you aren’t worthless or shut the fuck up. Fucking baby.”
“You gotta go down. There ain’t no union.”
– California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, probably.
I remember when Mikey Rourke had his comeback. He talked about locking himself up in his closet with a gun to his head but not pulling the trigger because nobody would take care of his dog. It doesn’t seem like much, but sometimes it is enough to get you to tomorrow.
Chronic depression survivor since 1989 here. If you are not doing well, looking for a reason to live might be way to big of an ask. Instead try finding a reason to not die. This is not wordplay or trying to be cute for the internet. Sometimes you just need an excuse, any excuse, to keep going. It is all about surviving the unbearable moment.
Or your dog. Safety first!
You get handcuffed as a precaution. You do not have to be arrested. You can het handcuffed on a traffic stop if the officer decides they have cause to search your car. Etc.
I swear I can see the faintest image of sad clown makeup. Like it’s hidden just below the skin.
Bobby and Elon in one picture?!? I think I might get retinal cancer from having just seen that.
He is not strange. I can show you dozens just like him. Just follow me to the nearest middle-school.
I am a Korn fan and I love dubstep, but holy shit that album was so bad.
[Leeds ]
I figured if we had nothing to say to each other he would get bored; go away. But instead he uses it as an excuse to put his testicles all over me.
[Reporter ]
Excuse me?
[Leeds ]
You know, like octopus? Testicles?
[Reporter ]
Ohhhh. Tentacles. N-T. Tentacles; big Difference.
Joke. This is a movie quote.
Ignore headlines
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