I think it's the incremental increase in freedom and responsibility that comes with high school. That, or everyone's too distracted by the drive to get into college to pay attention to anything else. And smiling and nodding has been my M.O. pretty much forever. And placating, because I've got some people with volatile tempers in my family and I was usually the one to scuttle up and try and keep the peace. That's at least one habit I'm trying to break these days.
I'd say I can't understand how Geraldo could have heard those words leaving his mouth and not realized what a dumbass he was being, but then I think of all the people who subscribe to the "Don't wear revealing clothing if you don't want to get raped" school of thought and I'm not that surprised.
Could be a back in the day thing. I'm sure red hair would've been pretty noteworthy in some parts of Europe.
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Date: 2012-04-11 05:00 pm (UTC)I'd say I can't understand how Geraldo could have heard those words leaving his mouth and not realized what a dumbass he was being, but then I think of all the people who subscribe to the "Don't wear revealing clothing if you don't want to get raped" school of thought and I'm not that surprised.
Could be a back in the day thing. I'm sure red hair would've been pretty noteworthy in some parts of Europe.