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Steph L. - Oct 21, 2010 11:37:14 am PDT #1078 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

My university is self-insured, so it is actually them raising the rates.

So basically they raised the rates because of peer pressure. Or rather, because everyone else was doing it, they figured they could, too.

Wow, that IS totally BS. Fuckers.

Steph L. - Oct 21, 2010 11:39:36 am PDT #1079 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I have naturally very curly, very frizzy hair. For it to be any kind of tame, I'm looking at at least 30 minutes

That Jezebel article about the hair-straightening thing that has insane levels of formaldehyde -- there were quite a few comments that in "the professional world" (I don't remember if they specified which profession and/or which part of the country) having wavy/curly hair is seen as Not Professional.

I honestly don't know how true that is, but I can see it being an issue among professions where client interaction is an important part of the job, like DJ said.

javachik - Oct 21, 2010 11:42:16 am PDT #1080 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Y'all need to see Chris Rock's documentary "Good Hair". It's insane.

Also, I take 25 minutes, including shower. And, it shows!

Daisy Jane - Oct 21, 2010 11:43:05 am PDT #1081 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

having wavy/curly hair is seen as Not Professional.

It can be curly or wavy, but has to look tamed, which is often just as much work, if not more.

Basically this is ok [link] This is not [link]

bon bon - Oct 21, 2010 11:43:35 am PDT #1082 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I think that's a bit overstated, as far as how much work you have to put in to be an average associate. It probably took me 40 mins to get ready in the morning, and most senior associates at my firm were not that well put together (which I think was kind of an office uniform).

brenda m - Oct 21, 2010 11:46:16 am PDT #1083 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I think what's aggravating is that it is very true that for women generally, it is certainly a more intensive process. And for some women considerably so. If she'd left it at that and not gone into what really is a pretty ridiculous sounding regimen and framing it as not just normal but required, the reactions would have been a lot different.

Spidra Webster - Oct 21, 2010 11:48:45 am PDT #1084 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

I second the recommendation for "Good Hair".

Daisy Jane - Oct 21, 2010 11:51:06 am PDT #1085 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I think what's aggravating is that it is very true that for women generally, it is certainly a more intensive process. And for some women considerably so. If she'd left it at that and not gone into what really is a pretty ridiculous sounding regimen and framing it as not just normal but required, the reactions would have been a lot different.

brenda, FTW!

Jesse - Oct 21, 2010 11:59:29 am PDT #1086 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, brenda is totally right.

Scrappy - Oct 21, 2010 12:03:53 pm PDT #1087 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

But any guy with a tough beard would tell you that shaving is a huge timesuck, and there are certainly jobs where a beard is seen as not put together.

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