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“Can I roll to have a meltdown in the middle of the PTA bakesale?”
“Why?”
“To make Karen look like a bitch.”
Zarzabak the Ruthless: I request to speak to the manager
Lilitha The Feared: Roll to Intimidate
Zarzabak: *rolls* Damn, 2. My Bleach Blonde Bob Cut of Pettiness paired with Pastel Sweater Of Self Importance gives me a boost of 4, so, 6?
Lilitha: *rolls* The clerk remains stone faced and calls security. You are escorted out of the store.
Zarzabak: BUT I AM KAREN OF THE PTA AND HEAD OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION
Ronuck The Crusher: Get fucked Karen
Zarzabak: SUCK MY ASS SUSAN
Cruian The Undying: Well this is just great, that was the ONLY store where we could get disposable doilies.
Boyang Jin (CHN) performs his free skate to the Star Wars soundtrack, earning 194.45 points in the free skate and 297.77 points overall to place 4th at his first Olympic Games.
i constantly hear people talk about male scientists (particularly professors) in terms of their sheer intelligence and how they’re on another level and just super smart and blah blah blah but I don’t think I’ve ever heard a woman scientist described in those terms, even ones who have pushed their fields forward immensely
like in general I don’t think I’ve ever heard a woman described as a genius
Same! And I frequently hear women described as “sweet” in professional settings. Like… yeah, ok, but what does that tell me about her research? And why do you choose to tell me that about her but when you talk about men you say things like “He discovered X,” or “His work is on Y.” Like I’ve heard women who are incredible pioneers in their field described as sweet as if it’s the be-all end-all of their personal and professional qualifications and at this point, I don’t want to hear anyone referring to any women in professional situations as sweet even if they’re just describing personalities in general.
You can type in any word, and see a chart of how often that particular word shows up in student evaluations for male/female professors, by field. The charts for “genius,” “brilliant,” and “sweet” are unsurprising, and sad.
see genius:
on a related note, I read a study recently about how perceptions of genius keep women and people of color out of fields that are associated with innate brilliance. the article is here but it’s behind a paywall, I think. the main takeaway though, is that: “women are underrepresented in fields whose practitioners believe that raw, innate talent is the main requirement for success, because women are stereotyped as not possessing such talent. This hypothesis extends to African Americans’ underrepresentation as well, as this group is subject to similar stereotypes”
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