Cranky records

I am a middle-aged woman offended by the infantilizing #likeagirl pseudo-empowerment campaign on my sanitary napkins. Statistically, a small minority of menstrual product users are girls, mainly because of the vast beyond-girl time before menopause. New topic: want percentage of sex is/was consensual, globally and historically until the present? Has it tipped over 50% yet, and if so, when did that happen? Taking this question seriously might be eye-open regarding the real status of humanity, women especially, worldwide. Also can try to pin a number country-wise, or compare the statistic for sub-populations. New topic: have you heard what marauding male grizzlies do to mama bears with cubs? Nature red in tooth and claw. One of the better arguments for veganism: there is no default morality in whatever comes naturally. New topic: if I were a twitterer I’d complain about the portrayal of normal treatment of mental patients in the 2018 movie Halloween, as well as the stupidity of marking off a man chained to a central point using a *square* rather than circular perimeter. The back button is wonky so pls replace “normal” with “acceptable.” Where was the WTF reaction from the smarmy podcasters visiting that place? New topic: China is reportedly succeeding at surveillance state, imprisoning minorities, and organ-harvesting from FalunGong members. My country has concentration camps. The basest and lowest common denominators flourish, strongmen proliferate, the rich get richer and black lives needlessly buried on the regular. Plus the weather. It’s not all bad news. My child is marvelous. Maximize the love one can give. The threatening horizon. Look to the helpers. Must do what one can.