I love the game. It is unique and gives me a conversational understanding of many classic works.
However this severe misstep is… seriously terrible and hilarious. I speak of the research category South American authors. Dear Reader, Jamaica is not in South America, and D’Arcy seems to have been a New Yorker, although the text is set in Haiti, which is… also not South America. oof.
What is the attitude in your specific culture toward female-on-male domestic violence? Is it seen as serious as male-on-female DV or is it taken less seriously, and why?
I'm in the US but curious about how machismo plays into this question across the hemisphere. Thanks for your time and please let me know which country/culture/subculture you're discussing. Obviously not everyone in the same demographic is going to have the same attitude; I'm more curious about norms.
...that I accidentally told Eddy that I'm a prostitute in a video call.
I'm super awkward aloud, much better in text, but the video calls--even though they are to nonexistent people--make me panic.
Eddy: Do you study French every day?
Me: Yes, I study French every day, I do not miss a day.
Eddy: Do you prefer to study in the mornings or evenings?
Me, trying to say I am a night person: I am a woman of the night. (Je suis une femme de la nuit).
Eddy: Great! Okay! I think we're done here! Goodbye!
Duolingo in the review: Great job using natural language!
Me, to ChatGPT: Did I accidentally identify myself as a prostitute when I said "je suis une femme de la nuit" in a Duolingo AI video call?
ChatGPT: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA yes.
My husband thinks the real problem here is that Eddy thinks I meant that I study French in the mornings (because, you know, I work at night). This is not the real problem here.
I'm all for being kind to sex workers and treating it as real labor, but if I accidentally identify myself as one while being asked if I prefer to study in the mornings or evenings, well, I THINK YOU SHOULD LET ME KNOW THAT. Obviously this is hilarious but also, give a woman a heads up if she's going to give the wrong impression.
Something like... 'Just so you know, best to say "je me couche très tard" or "je suis noctambule" unless you are meaning to imply that you have a particular type of intimate work that you perform in the evenings' would be a helpful heads up.
...that I accidentally told Eddy that I'm a prostitute in a video call.
I'm super awkward aloud, much better in text, but the video calls--even though they are to nonexistent people--make me panic.
Eddy: Do you study French every day?
Me: Yes, I study French every day, I do not miss a day.
Eddy: Do you prefer to study in the mornings or evenings?
Me, trying to say I am a night person: I am a woman of the night. (Je suis une femme de la nuit).
Eddy: Great! Okay! I think we're done here! Goodbye!
Duolingo in the review: Great job using natural language!
Me, to ChatGPT: Did I accidentally identify myself as a prostitute when I said "je suis une femme de la nuit" in a Duolingo AI video call?
ChatGPT: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA yes.
My husband thinks the real problem here is that Eddy thinks I meant that I study French in the mornings (because, you know, I work at night). This is not the real problem here.
I'm tagging this as "constructive criticism" because I'm all for being kind to sex workers and treating it as real labor, but if I accidentally identify myself as one while being asked if I prefer to study in the mornings or evenings, well, I THINK YOU SHOULD LET ME KNOW THAT. Obviously this is hilarious but also, give a woman a heads up if she's going to give the wrong impression.
Something like... 'Just so you know, best to say "je me couche très tard" or "je suis noctambule" unless you are meaning to imply that you have a particular type of intimate work that you perform in the evenings' would be a helpful heads up.
Bowen's a polarizing SNL former cast member, and I've been one of those who found him to be one-note. Today I rewatched a sketch and noticed that this was *not* his usual schtick. He nailed it, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlnwZzK2Ngo
I think the two Lazlo Holmes sketches are among my favorites of all time anyway, but as I've been critical of Bowen on this forum, I wanted to say that this does at least show he's got more in him than the one character.
ETA: Y'all really thinking I'm making up Bowen haters?
https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/comments/1pm5e4c/is_bowen_yang_overrated/
https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/comments/1phj96y/bowens_voice_limits_his_versatility/
I'm not trying to start anything (really). I have personally dissed Bowen and am genuinely trying to say that maybe he had more range than I credited. I still think his Moo Deng and his Santos are basically the same character.
Greetings, friends. Question for the group. Sometimes in the monthly challenges, I have to find an alternate completion method because I'm disabled--and right now, more disabled than I usually. Tuesday, for instance, I had major neck surgery. Walks are a no go, and so is bending to pick things up--including litter!
Any suggestions for a reasonable alternative assignment to "pick up 5 pieces of litter" that ideally could be done without leaving my apartment during post-op recovery?
