You think you’re pretty cool, and that’s easy to believe when the older people who surround you are putting on such a bad show. Those moms at the mall with their back-combed bangs are stuck in a time warp. You roll your eyes any time one of your middle-aged coworkers speaks about her love of Phil Collins. Your dad doesn’t just yell at the kids to get off of his lawn, he yells at the actual lawn. Anyone who’s old enough to be your grandparent is automatically too old to be cool, clearly. Hey nineteen, listen. Being young doesn’t mean you’re the bee’s knees or the cat’s meow. Being young isn’t enough. Sure, the over-50 crowd might seem tame at first glance, but many older peeps have their own stuff going on – stuff that they can do because they have things like, you know, money and experience. And because they didn’t brag about it in a Facebook status update, you had no idea. Don’t believe it? Then just check out these three women who are over 50 and who are objectively cooler than you.

oatmeal:

I don’t really play console games, but when I used to play xbox 360 what I heard inside my headset was primarily “OMG FAG FUCK YOU DIE FAGNIGGER ASSPICKLE COCKTHUNDER FAG ASSPICKLE etc,” or some variation thereof.

I started playing on Steam about a year ago, and people who speak into their mics…

I have, at times, seen women who were treated as Mr. Ingman relates while I was playing wow.  Much of this treatment had to do with whether or not the women they were treating so nicely and giving money to buy mounts and other crap, were good friends with them or were a possible romantic prospect.  I’d then see that same guy turn around and treat other women like shit, calling them worthless players, bitches and calling for their repeated rape for minor mistakes.

Gamer culture is slowly but surely getting better for women, but sadly it’s not there yet and it will take instances just like this to highlight what needs to be fixed in order for everyone to enjoy gaming.

Also, sometimes you just play with assholes.

friedlanduh:

YOU BETTER START RUNNING FASTER, HONEY, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO LOSE ANOTHER 20 POUNDS BEFORE YOU GET AWAY WITH RUNNING IN A SPORTS BRA!

This comment, like most cowardly things, was not said to my face, but rather in passing as I ran past a group of guys on St. Patrick’s Day. I was running back to…

blindmachine:

Over an ocean of grain, a sea of mountains, and a veritable galaxy of ethernet connections, lie a caste of people called Internet Bullies. These people exist across oceans, across streets, and across state lines, existing mainly to bring down those whom they deem unworthy in some aspect of their…

Your writing is always so enjoyable.  Keep on, keepin’ on, lady.  You are indeed a strong, amazing woman.

blindmachine:

I have over twenty hours of ink-work on my body. I am proud of this fact. I am also a tall woman, and of slender build. In warm weather clothing, several of these tattoos are readily visible, another fact of which I am exceedingly proud (although it makes dressing for work somewhat of a trial).

In short: I can - at times - look a little odd.

You keep rocking with your bad self, lady.  <3

frenchforcupcake:

How to enjoy your rape according to Esquire.

According to the famous maid who’s suddenly talking, Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s sexual request was anything but polite. Here, our sex expert on how to do oral sex the right way.

I found this through Clare. It is disgusting….

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