I think I agree with most of what you said, although from what I read before it sounded like the Palestinians were making a really good wage compared to any other job they could find (so, not minimum wage). So for those workers at least, if the factory closed things would get worse before they got better. But closing…

I think it's quite clear that practices such as chhaupadi or female genital mutilation should be abolished and limited as much as possible. These are worthless cultural practices. But to speak of "worthless cultures" is going too far. To imply that the entire culture is devoid of any value, frankly, does strike me as…

When asked about the the impact on her relationship or affection for him the allegations have had, Johansson answered "I don't know anything about it. It would be ridiculous for me to make any kind of assumption one way or the other. " Either that's mismatched question/answer from The Guardian reporter or that is the…

I think you're still missing my point. When "boy" refers to an adult it is almost always sexual. So saying "I want to fuck that boy" is not gross, contra Lindy. That is what I was arguing against.

Your complaint/Lindy's complaint really seems to be with the fact that in many contexts guy = girl.

Look I have to say the…

I didn't claim it was the same frequency. In general I'd say in some contexts (children) boy = girl, in others (youngish adults) guy = girl, man = woman. But, when "boy" is used to refer to an adult male, it usually has a sexual meaning.

Is it still manipulation if her friend is into it for the attention too? I've been made to realize performative lesbianism is problematic, but I'm not sure I want to say straight guys are being manipulated into watching, because a lot of straight guys will gladly choose to watch that.

I know a bisexual guy who (so I'm told) came out to his parents as gay in high school because he didn't know bisexuality was a thing. His dad wasn't very accepting of it. Then later on he started dating a woman (because, you know, bi), and now his dad chooses to believe he's straight.

For those of us who aren't in the know, can you explain what "no more than 3 new class preps a year" means? Does that mean she would be teaching no more than 3 classes that she hadn't taught before? How does this request translate into the total number of classes she would be teaching?

Have you tried super squats?

Well, in this case Kat basically confirmed my intuitions, which were that heteronormativity queers all trans sexuality so that as a trans person it doesn't really matter whether you're straight or gay (unless you're passing as cis). I was wondering if there was something in the dynamic I was not seeing, but there…

Do trans people who are straight have straight privilege compared to gay trans people? I've been kind of wondering about that for a while but it seems like everything gets super complicated and confusing when there's a trans person involved. I guess it depends on a lot of factors like how well they pass, in what ways…

Why are you staying in a hotel long enough that you would consider buying something online and having it shipped to the hotel???

Nah, it's an ironic Internet thing.

There can only be one when the word best is used as a ranking (which it is supposed to by definition).

You can have an indefinite number of best friends if they're all equally good. "Best" means "that than which there is none better." It doesn't necessarily mean "better than everything else." Advertisers can't say their product is "better than" a competing product unless they've got some kind of proof that it is, but…

Lindy, I don't know about you but I hear women use "boy" in a sexual sense to refer to guys they are dating/sleeping with/crushing on all the time. When women refer to adult men as "boy" it seems to usually be in a sexual context. Rihanna even has a song called "Rude Boy" that's all about getting it on.

It's not your place to decide that a headdress is just a cool thing to put on your head because the symbol doesn't belong to you. It belongs to the people for whom it is sacred - something that is set apart, not for everyday use. For you to treat it as something that's OK to do whatever you want with is so…

Yeah, it's symbolism but the thing you're missing is that the headdress is a symbol that doesn't belong to you. It belongs to Native Americans, and even they wear it only rarely, if at all. Even the warrior Crazy Horse did not wear a war bonnet.

No, we speak English correctly over here. Not like you British and your bastardized queen's English. Everybody knows "fanny" means "butt," not "vagina." And "fanny pack" is a pouch that uncool squares wear on their hip, not whatever perverted thing you would think that meant.

There should be some Bonds-related news articles and memorabilia in the Hall for sure, since it is a museum. But Bonds doesn't deserve to be inducted into the Hall, IMO. He didn't come by his accomplishments honestly.