Posts by Megan Wegan
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The abuser has threatened the very self esteem of the victim through the continual emotional/verbal/physical abuse. They simply immobilise their victim intellectually and emotionally and with that paralysis of self, the victim finds themselves unable to make decisions and certainly not the one to leave.
Precisely. Also, what CD said.
I had this exact discussion with a colleague yesterday. I pointed out that it's not only poor and stupid people in abusive relationships, and it was strong and brave of Kristin Dunne Powell to stand up and say that, and he replied "she can't be that strong if she stayed in the relationship".
I had to end the conversation and leave the room, because I've already reached this week's quota of frustrated screaming and teeth gnashing.
I don't get why it is so difficult to understand that it's more complicated than "He hits me so I'm leaving".
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Look, Green...Those of us that start work at ungodly hours of the morning can not be expected to always cut and paste accurately. And you should be nice to us about it, or we'll start saying mean things about you on the internet.
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But with a lack of alternatives, why don't we try something different? Ignore the media's controverse du jour, support the damn team, play armchair-coach without thinking that you are actually any good at it, and if you have to be grumbly.
Oh Hadyn, if wishing made it so...
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Etc
* Why don't they listen to the fans?
* Why don't they listen to meeeeeee?
* Does this mean we'll have to listen to all that re-conditioning bollocks all over again?
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It's Wimbledon so they have to wear white. If the man wants to stride out looking very impressive, let him. Fuck humble.
And isn't there a kind of snide, insidious, 'man up and stop caring about your clothes' tone going on there?
I would have thought he'd earned the right to wear whatever the hell he likes, and if that means he gets to dress up nice, so be it.
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I'm not actually a fan of skorts. It just seemed a safer joke than my first one: Skirts? Shorts? why not just short skirts?
Your instinct was correct.
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Did you mention that the problem with having women play five sets is that there are so many mismatches, particularly in early rounds of tournaments? Because that’s the official reason.
But why would that make any real difference? So the match goes to 3 sets instead of 2? Maybe half an hour or an hour more? They can't fit that into the schedule? And wouldn't more game time against the really good players eventually help to even out the competition?
I suspect that the point upthread about only being able to watch the pretty ladies for so long is more the point, which makes me really sad.
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Wash your mouth out, Green!
Skorts are never the answer.
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Your red coat is divine. And you should definitely post a picture of it.
My boring black wool coat, and lovely green raincoat I have worn precisely twice, because actually, it's too cold for a raincoat, salute you.
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It's about time the women played 5 set matches.
Seriously. I have been asking this question for years.
Why *don't* they?