Even for those of us who tend to see the glass as half-full, there’s really never a shortage of things to hate about this world. Our society, like all societies, is filled with problems and shortcomings. But if someone asks nicely and offers a microphone, sometimes Twitter will come together in peace to talk about what, specifically, could be changed in our culture to make the world a better place. These constructive answers and insights are things we can all appreciate, even when world news feels drab.
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1. Standing cashiers
Give people chairs, for heaven’s sake. Especially those working in retail or the service industry. Is life not hard enough without developing back and knee problems in your twenties or thirties?
2. Working while sick
Your body needs rest, especially when you’re sick. How did that become un-normalized?
3. Shaming single moms
We should celebrate single mothers for their resilience, fortitude, resourcefulness, and maternal instinct.
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4. Shaming alt looks
Really? Who didn’t get the memo back in 1995 when this stuff went mainstream?
5. Never telling kids “sorry”
We could all take a lesson from the Dad in Dirty Dancing. When you’re wrong, just say you’re wrong.
6. Discriminatory hair policies
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Another word for this attitude towards Black hair is “racism.”
7. Srsly, f—k the wedding industry.
And #eattherich.
8. Being a bigger person
being the bigger person when someone has done horrendously nasty things to you just to not look like the villain even tho you aren’t. having emotions isn’t immature. https://t.co/GrQr99lsdH
— nefertiti
(@jnyia_) September 29, 2021
You don’t need to make yourself smaller for the sake of “politeness” to someone who is being vicious or cruel.
9. The menstruation taboo
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Bodies gonna body. Deal with it.
10. Dress codes
Yes, how about people with self-control issues are not the ones who decide what the rest of us can wear?
*First Published: October 2, 2021, 8:44 am
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