Recently, Upworthy shared a tweet thread by author A.R. Moxon who created a brilliant metaphor to help men understand the constant anxiety that potential sexual abuse causes women. He did so by equating sexual assault to something that men have a deep-seeded fear of: being kicked in the testicles. Hi, guys. Imagine if one day …
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‘Dressing up and going in person to beg for a $40,000 job.’ – Job-Seeker Shares The Absurdity Of Hunting For Work
We all know how it feels if you put so much energy into your application and your look, only to go for that interview and get nowhere. Frankly, that makes it feel like we just wasted our time, and nobody likes that. So it’s kind of admirable that job-seeker @ajp563 has added a dash of …
‘Barbie’ unlocked a new phrase to describe the relatable absurdity of dating
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Barbie. Barbie’s brand of satire put a name to many things we knew of in our world but struggled to describe, but maybe nothing more so than the ubiquitous nature of the “long-term long-distance low-commitment casual girlfriend.” The phrase is introduced after Barbie (Margot Robbie) returns to Barbie Land, …
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‘THE BABIES JUST FLYING I’M CRYING’: ‘Flash’ baby rescue scene highlights its absurdity
Now that The Flash is available to rent and purchase, more high-quality clips from the movie are going around completely devoid of context, mostly. That has never been more evident than the renewed confoundment over the film’s breakout scene after a longer clip went viral. Earlier this week, fans scrutinized a cameo (in an already …
‘The Other Two’ is the new predictor of pop-culture absurdity
Analysis I have yet to calculate the LPM (laughs per minute) that HBO’s The Other Two consistently delivers, but in season 3 it has figured out the formula. When the show premiered in 2019, it was initially about ChaseDreams (Case Walker), a young Justin Bieber-esque singer with a hit single, and his family’s struggle to …
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