Tea or coffee? Do you have a condom? Does my bum look big in this? Does pineapple really belong on pizza? Shall I wear this black coat or this black coat? What the hell do people find so fascinating about the Kardashians anyway? Why do stupid Americans have to have things exploding during ‘gender reveal parties’? And why do they have to have gender reveal parties in the first place? Why has it rained (heavily) every time I’ve slept in a tent? Why is ‘hearing’ god talking to you fine and dandy, but hearing anyone else mean you’re psychotic? Why do dress sizes differ so wildly in different shops? Who said that you can’t wear white after Labour Day? Why the hell not? And who the hell cares? Why do a lot of people (esp on the internet) like to make themselves angry?

In 2012 she was 15. At age 15 (in our countries at least) you’re not allowed to have sex, or get married, or drive a car, or drink alcohol, or vote, as you’re deemed to be unfit to make such major decisions because you’re still a child. At age 15 you’ll say and do things that are bad for you and that you know you’re not supposed to do because you’re desperate to fit in and appear to be grown up in front of your mates. The world of the keyboard warrior is a hypocritical one at best and an absolutely noxious one at worst, where a fifteen year-old being considered to be still a child and therefore not responsible for their actions is perfectly acceptable when it comes to any form of sexual encounter but means nothing when it comes to saying stupid stuff on the internet. They either are accountable or they’re not: you can’t cherrypick for which aspects of life they’ll get sympathy and for which they’ll get vilified. Yes, she said hideous things when she was young and stupid - newsflash we all did (maybe not to that extent, but still plenty of stupidity). But she doesn’t say them now, as an adult, and that’s what counts.