Oooh, pretty!
it might be useful to have the information to hand.
Absolutely! The reason I can say for certain that I have not been asked is because those gaps are GLARING to me and I have spent time figuring out exactly how to word my explanations, so when the interview is over and no one has asked I have that no-step-at-the-bottom-of-the-flight feeling. And I haven't had a million interviews, so I can't say it's a definite trend, but it's how it's gone for me lately. And I haven't been hired at the end of said interviews, so maybe it's just a sign that they were never that interested in me. Dunno.
But I want to prove to myself that I'm an intelligent and teachable achiever
Oh god, I should do that. I think I'm going to ask for a promotion anyway.
Needless to say, the line outside Ben & Jerrys was down the block, so I got half-off Cadbury Mini Eggs instead. Why not 75% off yet??
I discovered yesterday that I still have Halloween candy squirreled away in a cupboard. Oops.
I think the original poster's point got forgotten, and s/he probably chose her words poorly when she used "equality." This is what I think was her point:
Kids grow up in a Noah's-Ark world. Little gay kids need to look out into the world and see themselves reflected, and so do little weird kids. Bert and Ernie showed that even awkward, unromantic people can aspire to a joyful domestic life.
Actually, I wanted to say you don't have to be awkward to have a full life with friends and no romantic partner!
Bert and Ernie showed that even awkward, unromantic people can aspire to a joyful domestic life.
Not that I think they can't have
a
joyful domestic life and be single, but who's actually using Ernie and Bert as a model for their lives, or even inspiration? If that's what they're going to get from it, aren't they going to be somewhat surprised when no one understands why they're living with someone they're not romantically attached or related to?
Oooo, American Masters is airing a special on Carol Burnett.
Not that I think they can't have a joyful domestic life and be single, but who's actually using Ernie and Bert as a model for their lives, or even inspiration?
Joey & Chandler! Of course, they were fictional too...
If that's what they're going to get from it, aren't they going to be somewhat surprised when no one understands why they're living with someone they're not romantically attached or related to?
The author was talking about Sesame Street's target demographic -- preschoolers -- and how nice she thought it was to show kids all the different ways people live.
