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At the age of 17, Steven Spielberg directed a sci-fi film called “Firelight”. The budget was $500, and it was shown at a local cinema, with 500 people coming, and tickets costing a dollar each. However, one person paid $2, so the movie made $1, making it Spielberg’s first commercial success.
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There’s a material called FOGBANK that’s used by the US Department of Energy that’s so top secret and compartmentalized, that the government once actually “forgot” how to make it due to a lack of actual records and dwindling institutional knowledge. FOGBANK’s precise nature is classified; in the words of former Oak Ridge general manager Dennis […]
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Back in the 1960s, women burned their bras to protest the Vietnam War (among other things), but in “polite” society, the proper undergarments have always been required. Even the sitcom Seinfeld tackled the issue in an episode in the late 90s, in which a woman wearing no bra (or wearing only a bra) “caused” an accident and was sued in court.
Bras aren’t required though, right? So, does choosing not to wear one make a woman an a$shole?
That’s what this OP is wondering after an incident at home. She came to dinner with her teenage sister and parents without a bra, and her father made a comment about her needing to put one on before they could eat dinner.
I (19F) am currently living at home with my parents. This happened back in September, I am only posting now because something recently reminded me of this.
I tend to usually not wear a bra around the house, because it’s uncomfortable. During COVID times, since I don’t leave the house very much, that means that I am usually not wearing a bra.
The incident in question happened when my parents called me and my sister (17F) to eat dinner. I was not wearing a bra, as per usual, and my dad made some comment like “This is going to be a bra-wearing meal.” I thought it was a joke, kind of, so I just kind of said nothing, and obviously didn’t go to put a bra on.
When her father wouldn’t let it go, making it clear that he was not joking, her sister took her own bra off in solidarity.
But he kept hounding, saying that I needed to go put a bra on before we could eat dinner. My sister (who I guess is way braver than I am), in response to what he was saying immediately took her bra off. (She took it off while her shirt was still on so it’s not like she stripped in front of anyone or anything).
Their father confessed that it “makes him uncomfortable” when they don’t wear bras in the house and then proceeded to give them the silent treatment for the rest of the night.
The next day, things were back to normal.
Then my dad got really quiet and said that it “makes him uncomfortable” when we don’t wear bras, and he just kind of left the room. He eventually came back to eat dinner with us, but he didn’t say a word the entire time.
The rest of us were shocked, I guess? and no one really said anything for the entire meal and it kind of ruined dinner. He also wouldn’t speak to us for the rest of the night, but by the next day he was pretending like everything was back to normal.
When it happened again, though, he again reiterated his discomfort and acted angry that she wasn’t complying.
And again, recently, he made some comment about how what I was wearing (a t-shirt with no bra and shorts) made him uncomfortable, and he got mad again and wouldn’t talk to anyone.
Her mom seems to be staying out of it, and she’s wondering if she’s doing something wrong since she’s making her father uncomfortable.
My mom was there for both events and didn’t say anything, although she usually doesn’t go against my dad. But he got pretty mad, and I don’t really like making people uncomfortable.
So, AITA for not putting a bra on for my dad when it makes him uncomfortable if I don’t?
What does Reddit say? Let’s keep reading and find out!
This man made a very good point, that the rule should apply to everyone, then?
Image Credit: Reddit
There’s an obvious elephant in the room, too.
Image Credit: Reddit
It’s really not normal – or at least, it shouldn’t be.
Image Credit: Reddit
But apparently it’s a thing (that needs to change).
Image Credit: Reddit
This is how dads are supposed to act.
Image Credit: Reddit
The bottom line is that it’s weird for parents to sexualize their kids, full stop.
And no one should get to dictate what other people wear under their clothes.
What are your thoughts? Share in the comments!
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Back in the 1960s, women burned their bras to protest the Vietnam War (among other things), but in “polite” society, the proper undergarments have always been required. Even the sitcom Seinfeld tackled the issue in an episode in the late 90s, in which a woman wearing no bra (or wearing only a bra) “caused” an accident and was sued in court.
Bras aren’t required though, right? So, does choosing not to wear one make a woman an a$shole?
That’s what this OP is wondering after an incident at home. She came to dinner with her teenage sister and parents without a bra, and her father made a comment about her needing to put one on before they could eat dinner.
I (19F) am currently living at home with my parents. This happened back in September, I am only posting now because something recently reminded me of this.
I tend to usually not wear a bra around the house, because it’s uncomfortable. During COVID times, since I don’t leave the house very much, that means that I am usually not wearing a bra.
The incident in question happened when my parents called me and my sister (17F) to eat dinner. I was not wearing a bra, as per usual, and my dad made some comment like “This is going to be a bra-wearing meal.” I thought it was a joke, kind of, so I just kind of said nothing, and obviously didn’t go to put a bra on.
When her father wouldn’t let it go, making it clear that he was not joking, her sister took her own bra off in solidarity.
But he kept hounding, saying that I needed to go put a bra on before we could eat dinner. My sister (who I guess is way braver than I am), in response to what he was saying immediately took her bra off. (She took it off while her shirt was still on so it’s not like she stripped in front of anyone or anything).
Their father confessed that it “makes him uncomfortable” when they don’t wear bras in the house and then proceeded to give them the silent treatment for the rest of the night.
The next day, things were back to normal.
Then my dad got really quiet and said that it “makes him uncomfortable” when we don’t wear bras, and he just kind of left the room. He eventually came back to eat dinner with us, but he didn’t say a word the entire time.
The rest of us were shocked, I guess? and no one really said anything for the entire meal and it kind of ruined dinner. He also wouldn’t speak to us for the rest of the night, but by the next day he was pretending like everything was back to normal.
When it happened again, though, he again reiterated his discomfort and acted angry that she wasn’t complying.
And again, recently, he made some comment about how what I was wearing (a t-shirt with no bra and shorts) made him uncomfortable, and he got mad again and wouldn’t talk to anyone.
Her mom seems to be staying out of it, and she’s wondering if she’s doing something wrong since she’s making her father uncomfortable.
My mom was there for both events and didn’t say anything, although she usually doesn’t go against my dad. But he got pretty mad, and I don’t really like making people uncomfortable.
So, AITA for not putting a bra on for my dad when it makes him uncomfortable if I don’t?
What does Reddit say? Let’s keep reading and find out!
This man made a very good point, that the rule should apply to everyone, then?
Image Credit: Reddit
There’s an obvious elephant in the room, too.
Image Credit: Reddit
It’s really not normal – or at least, it shouldn’t be.
Image Credit: Reddit
But apparently it’s a thing (that needs to change).
Image Credit: Reddit
This is how dads are supposed to act.
Image Credit: Reddit
The bottom line is that it’s weird for parents to sexualize their kids, full stop.
And no one should get to dictate what other people wear under their clothes.
What are your thoughts? Share in the comments!
The post A Woman Asked if She’s a Jerk For Not Wearing a Bra. People Weighed In. appeared first on UberFacts.
If you are a human being who does not live in a bubble, you have hurt yourself doing something stupid. You’ve grabbed something that was hot, you’ve dared use a mandolin, you’ve tripped, you’ve fallen, and on and on and on.
Me? I ran straight into a centerfield fence playing softball – during warmups – and needed stitches in my knee.
Below, 10 other people are confessing to the pure, clumsy idiocy that goes part and parcel with being a human.
Ain’t it grand?
Or the bacon, as it were.
Brushed off some frost off some bacon and then subsequently slipped on the melted ice and broke my elbow, a week before my wedding. Fortunately did not need a cast but had a sling to wear on and off and couldn’t keep my arm totally straight for wedding pics.
— Steve Silver (@SteveTSRA) March 21, 2021
I mean. It’s cake.
Cracked a tooth biting into a king cake baby
— MarkRH (@MarkRH) March 21, 2021
You gotta check behind you, yeah?
My only stitches came when I ran head first into a brick wall playing tag.
— Jane Coaston (@janecoaston) March 21, 2021
Talk about making the car buying process worse.
Was going over paperwork at a car dealership. My daughter (around 3 years old) was sitting on my lap. She grabbed a paper and threw her arm up jabbing the corner of the paper into my eye and slicing my cornea. Somehow I didn’t drop an F bomb.
— Rob Ostrom (@RobOstrom) March 21, 2021
But perhaps not this hard.
I once broke a finger while trying to lay down a bunt…,at a batting cage
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) March 21, 2021
Oh come on, you know I’m right.
at the lions-packers thursday night football game i was skipping to the bathroom because i was excited we were winning at halftime, tripped, ran into the bathroom wall and got a concussion and then aaron rodgers threw a hail mary a couple hours later…
— Michigan Football Analytics (@mfbanalytics) March 21, 2021
If not, this really isn’t a happy story.
Broke my index finger. Doc splinted & wrapped it. I heard him tell me to come back in 3 months. I heard wrong. He said 3 weeks. Unwrapped it & it had calcified straight so I was always pointing. Got drunk at a show that night & my friend “rebroke” it for me on stage on mic.
— Paul Bae (@MrPaulBae) March 21, 2021
Sadly, we’re never going to know more.
Got a concussion packing up a crockpot to move
— Kelly Ward (@kellynnward) March 21, 2021
Unless it happened to you.
I strained my leg sleeping.
Sleeping.
My running from zombies nightmares get intense apparently.
— El Oso (@ElOsoMelendez) March 21, 2021
It’s going to send you to the dentist one way or another.
I chipped a molar the same way biting into a Tootsie Pop. Just like the owl in the commercials, I just could not wait to get to that Tootsie Roll center.
— Brenton Mincemoyer (@Brentonsmince) March 22, 2021
These stories make me feel a bit better about my own, to be honest.
What’s your story? Share it with us in the comments!
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If you are a human being who does not live in a bubble, you have hurt yourself doing something stupid. You’ve grabbed something that was hot, you’ve dared use a mandolin, you’ve tripped, you’ve fallen, and on and on and on.
Me? I ran straight into a centerfield fence playing softball – during warmups – and needed stitches in my knee.
Below, 10 other people are confessing to the pure, clumsy idiocy that goes part and parcel with being a human.
Ain’t it grand?
Or the bacon, as it were.
Brushed off some frost off some bacon and then subsequently slipped on the melted ice and broke my elbow, a week before my wedding. Fortunately did not need a cast but had a sling to wear on and off and couldn’t keep my arm totally straight for wedding pics.
— Steve Silver (@SteveTSRA) March 21, 2021
I mean. It’s cake.
Cracked a tooth biting into a king cake baby
— MarkRH (@MarkRH) March 21, 2021
You gotta check behind you, yeah?
My only stitches came when I ran head first into a brick wall playing tag.
— Jane Coaston (@janecoaston) March 21, 2021
Talk about making the car buying process worse.
Was going over paperwork at a car dealership. My daughter (around 3 years old) was sitting on my lap. She grabbed a paper and threw her arm up jabbing the corner of the paper into my eye and slicing my cornea. Somehow I didn’t drop an F bomb.
— Rob Ostrom (@RobOstrom) March 21, 2021
But perhaps not this hard.
I once broke a finger while trying to lay down a bunt…,at a batting cage
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) March 21, 2021
Oh come on, you know I’m right.
at the lions-packers thursday night football game i was skipping to the bathroom because i was excited we were winning at halftime, tripped, ran into the bathroom wall and got a concussion and then aaron rodgers threw a hail mary a couple hours later…
— Michigan Football Analytics (@mfbanalytics) March 21, 2021
If not, this really isn’t a happy story.
Broke my index finger. Doc splinted & wrapped it. I heard him tell me to come back in 3 months. I heard wrong. He said 3 weeks. Unwrapped it & it had calcified straight so I was always pointing. Got drunk at a show that night & my friend “rebroke” it for me on stage on mic.
— Paul Bae (@MrPaulBae) March 21, 2021
Sadly, we’re never going to know more.
Got a concussion packing up a crockpot to move
— Kelly Ward (@kellynnward) March 21, 2021
Unless it happened to you.
I strained my leg sleeping.
Sleeping.
My running from zombies nightmares get intense apparently.
— El Oso (@ElOsoMelendez) March 21, 2021
It’s going to send you to the dentist one way or another.
I chipped a molar the same way biting into a Tootsie Pop. Just like the owl in the commercials, I just could not wait to get to that Tootsie Roll center.
— Brenton Mincemoyer (@Brentonsmince) March 22, 2021
These stories make me feel a bit better about my own, to be honest.
What’s your story? Share it with us in the comments!
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Awareness has been growing in recent years, one that highlights how the experiences of most, if not all, women intersect when it comes to not feeling safe in public at some point in their lives.
If you speak to any woman on the street, she could likely tell you about a time she pretended to be on the phone with her mom, when she faked a boyfriend to slip away from a persistent stranger, or when she walked to her car, heart in her throat and keys pointed out like weapons between her knuckles.
The men in our lives who want to help keep us safe are often at a loss as to how to do that, aside from doing their best to simply be better in their own lives, but the actions of one man has gotten attention – and sparked discussion – online and beyond.
Image Credit: Buzzfeed
The guy in question is TikTok personality @thebrandonrobert, and when he spotted a woman at the mall being made uncomfortable by a man who “appeared to be intoxicated or on drugs,” he wasn’t sure exactly what he should do.
He did think she looked scared, though, and so he approached her, pretending they were friends in order to extricate her from the situation.
Image Credit: TikTok
After making eye contact with her a few times, he approached her with a familiar greeting, which she returned. Then they discussed an imaginary aunt that was also at the mall, and agreed to go and talk to her together.
She thanked him for helping her as they walked away, saying that he wouldn’t leave her alone and he was creeping her out.
Image Credit: TikTok
The comments on the video seem to point to the fact that many women would like having help like this in awkward or potentially dangerous situations.
Men who want to do something, to be better allies, should stay alert and pay attention to what’s going on around them – because there’s a good chance that it won’t be long until they catch a dude behaving badly.
@thebrandonrobert She was so thankful
Don’t let them get away with it, and when and if you can, help the woman in the scenario, too.
Stand up guy, this one. Even if he did make me type “TikTok personality” at the top of this article.
If you’re a woman, sound off in the comments – is this intervention something you would appreciate? Tell us why or why not down below!
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Awareness has been growing in recent years, one that highlights how the experiences of most, if not all, women intersect when it comes to not feeling safe in public at some point in their lives.
If you speak to any woman on the street, she could likely tell you about a time she pretended to be on the phone with her mom, when she faked a boyfriend to slip away from a persistent stranger, or when she walked to her car, heart in her throat and keys pointed out like weapons between her knuckles.
The men in our lives who want to help keep us safe are often at a loss as to how to do that, aside from doing their best to simply be better in their own lives, but the actions of one man has gotten attention – and sparked discussion – online and beyond.
Image Credit: Buzzfeed
The guy in question is TikTok personality @thebrandonrobert, and when he spotted a woman at the mall being made uncomfortable by a man who “appeared to be intoxicated or on drugs,” he wasn’t sure exactly what he should do.
He did think she looked scared, though, and so he approached her, pretending they were friends in order to extricate her from the situation.
Image Credit: TikTok
After making eye contact with her a few times, he approached her with a familiar greeting, which she returned. Then they discussed an imaginary aunt that was also at the mall, and agreed to go and talk to her together.
She thanked him for helping her as they walked away, saying that he wouldn’t leave her alone and he was creeping her out.
Image Credit: TikTok
The comments on the video seem to point to the fact that many women would like having help like this in awkward or potentially dangerous situations.
Men who want to do something, to be better allies, should stay alert and pay attention to what’s going on around them – because there’s a good chance that it won’t be long until they catch a dude behaving badly.
@thebrandonrobert She was so thankful
Don’t let them get away with it, and when and if you can, help the woman in the scenario, too.
Stand up guy, this one. Even if he did make me type “TikTok personality” at the top of this article.
If you’re a woman, sound off in the comments – is this intervention something you would appreciate? Tell us why or why not down below!
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People really love Disney. They love the characters, they adore the movies, but perhaps more than anything else, they can’t get enough of visiting the “happiest places on earth” – their worldwide theme parks.
Because these parks are so popular, guests also know to expect things like crowds, reservations, and lines, but strangely, no one seems to really mind.
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Since it’s Disney, you’re probably not shocked to learn there’s a reason why their guests are so happy and cool even while they’re sweating in an hour-long line with a couple of cranky kids – and it’s all about psychology.
One of the easiest tricks the “imagineers” use is to not let riders see how long a line is when they decide whether or not to join it. They employ aspects like walls or a twisting path with lots of corners, which keeps riders from seeing how far they are from the front until it’s too late to bail out, essentially.
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They also use what ride designers call a “Machiavellian twist,” which involves listing wait times that are longer than actually expected so that in the end, you feel as if the time went quickly and not as slow as you expected.
Last is a trick that Disney in particular is famous for – they put the same production value and design into what you see while you’re in line as they do on the ride itself. Waiting in line, then, is an engaging experience all on its own, which makes it feel less like you’re just waiting, but that you’re getting something while you do it.
Image Credit: iStock
A good example of this last effect is the Tower of Terror queue at Disney World in Orlando. It’s vintage hotel lobby, the cobwebs, the abandoned coffee cups – it feels like you’re wandering through an abandoned movie set, not waiting for a ride.
We all know by now that Disney does everything best – and making you feel like waiting in line is just another part of a great experience definitely falls on that list.
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People really love Disney. They love the characters, they adore the movies, but perhaps more than anything else, they can’t get enough of visiting the “happiest places on earth” – their worldwide theme parks.
Because these parks are so popular, guests also know to expect things like crowds, reservations, and lines, but strangely, no one seems to really mind.
Image Credit: iStock
Since it’s Disney, you’re probably not shocked to learn there’s a reason why their guests are so happy and cool even while they’re sweating in an hour-long line with a couple of cranky kids – and it’s all about psychology.
One of the easiest tricks the “imagineers” use is to not let riders see how long a line is when they decide whether or not to join it. They employ aspects like walls or a twisting path with lots of corners, which keeps riders from seeing how far they are from the front until it’s too late to bail out, essentially.
Image Credit: iStock
They also use what ride designers call a “Machiavellian twist,” which involves listing wait times that are longer than actually expected so that in the end, you feel as if the time went quickly and not as slow as you expected.
Last is a trick that Disney in particular is famous for – they put the same production value and design into what you see while you’re in line as they do on the ride itself. Waiting in line, then, is an engaging experience all on its own, which makes it feel less like you’re just waiting, but that you’re getting something while you do it.
Image Credit: iStock
A good example of this last effect is the Tower of Terror queue at Disney World in Orlando. It’s vintage hotel lobby, the cobwebs, the abandoned coffee cups – it feels like you’re wandering through an abandoned movie set, not waiting for a ride.
We all know by now that Disney does everything best – and making you feel like waiting in line is just another part of a great experience definitely falls on that list.
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