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Posted on September 19, 2017 September 7, 2018

Bad Advice On The Uprising Of The ‘Gay Trans Army’

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on September 13, 2017 September 7, 2018

Public Transit Mindfulness For The ‘Summer Of Hell’

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These meditations work year-round for making any public transportation surroundings perfectly ‘normal.’ (As opposed to a demoralizing hell-scape.) Read more

Posted on September 12, 2017 September 12, 2018

Bad Advice On Shift-Key Mutiny And Wedding Cruelty

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Beauty only comes in a limited range of sizes, colors, and abilities, and anyone who falls outside that range is prone to destroying weddings, which don’t count unless everyone involved looks like they jumped out of the placeholder in a JC Penney picture frame. Read more

Posted on September 8, 2017 September 7, 2018

How To Look Like Every Sign Of The Zodiac

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Astrology is bullshit, yeah, yeeeah. Astrology is also really fun! Read more

Posted on September 5, 2017 September 7, 2018

Bad Advice On Asking A Woman Out When She’s Dating Someone Else

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on August 29, 2017 September 7, 2018

Bad Advice On Demanding Your Daughter’s Virginity

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on August 18, 2017 September 7, 2018

When To Use Your Voice, And When To Shut The Hell Up

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The thing about silence — even when self-imposed — is it can too easily begin to feel too comfortable. Read more

Posted on August 8, 2017 November 1, 2018

Bad Advice On Fighting Over Politics And Play-Acting Gender Roles

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There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that, historically speaking, humans have waged elaborate and often murderous campaigns in order to assert their political and social dominance over others. Read more

Posted on July 18, 2017 September 7, 2018

Bad Advice On Acting Rude To Bigots

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on March 14, 2017 October 25, 2018

Bad Advice On Reverse Sexism

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

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