Against all the odds again.

same vibes

I respect how Shrill portrays Ryan's douchiness but also that he gets it right to be "enough" sometimes. His personality is both adorable and ridiculous, while portraying his toxic behavior.

Like, he's not portrayed as a BAD guy. He's the way he is due to the fact that his life has been so narrow before Annie. And he does accept her! He loves that she's teaching him!

But Annie shouldn't have to teach Ryan how not to be a douche. And THAT'S the point.

But remember, herd immunity is a powerful thing, we aren’t doing this for just you or me or one single person. We’re doing this for the elderly and immunecompromised, we’re doing this for the young and the health care professionals so they don’t get too overwhelmed. We’re doing this for more than just ourselves. This is collective action at work.

And it is the group that lifts that barn when no one person can

it is the group that takes turns talking to the man down during the worst day of his life

it’s the group that gets out the wet wipes and quietly takes down hate symbols

and we don’t do that for ourselves. We do that because there is a love for strangers, a love for people we don’t know, and a dedication to others that is more than just “me” and “survive” and us vs them.