It’s probably more likely that the book will come out some time after Martin dies, co-authored by someone like Patrick Rothfuss or Brandon Sanderson.

Feminism makes me unhappy. Feminism makes me unhappy because women shouldn't have to fight to be considered equal. Feminism makes me unhappy because women (and men) shouldn't have ever had to live in a world where being of one sex made you weaker/subhuman. Feminism makes me unhappy because it shouldn't exist.

What I find so amazing is the way that McInnes talks about the pains of being an alpha male, in a way that makes it sound like he'd rather not do it, and then says, "But ladies are miserable having to fulfill these roles!"

Of course you can change your hair color. And of course being thin is something you can change about yourself (as much as being fat), and some people are capable of losing their accent, though I'll grant that last one isn't true for everyone. None of the examples I have are 100% immutable characteristics, and the…

Is that your attitude towards all things people get mocked about? Or just things you perceive as a flaw?

"I have red hair and I'm tired of being told that redheads are fiesty sluts." "I want to sympathize with you, but if it really bugged you you'd dye your hair. Dye it for yourself, not for them."

That's not what this article is about. It's not about how we're all sad and despairing because no one sees our inner beauty except some rando on the Internet. It's not even about attraction - as the OP acknowledges, physical appearance is always going to be a major component of desire.

I don't have a problem with being called a whale. My point was that that's how I'm perceived (by people who know me, nevertheless) regardless of all the other good I have going on in my life.

Funny, I always hear this, but the women I know have invariably been really nice to me, or if not, just left me alone. Even in middle school, it was one of the guys who mocked my outfit, and another guy who loudly called me "Unibrow" in front of the entire class. Anecdata all around, so it's hard to say which is true…

What never fails to confuse me is that there seems to be a lot of overlap between men who criticize women for dating good looking jerks instead of "nice" ugly/ average looking guys (deriding that practice as foolish and likely to be detrimental to them in the long run) and the kind of men who will basically worship…

All of the above points are irrelevant; even the most detailed of our maps are extremely UN-detailed.

Maxing out the LOD layers in Google Maps doesn't *come anywhere close* to approximating a detailed model of a region. That's why they're so helpful.

Try to start including any of the real detail needed to completely…

But those maps still aren't perfectly detailed. Street View isn't everywhere, it doesn't include sound or smell, and it is only a snapshot in time.

A perfect map of Earth would be an exact replica of Earth, which would be rather pointless and expensive to create.

No, the technology just helps to automate the editing process in response to changes in context. If I zoom in on a Google Map, I get more detail but about a smaller area. The total amount of information on the screen remains pretty consistent.

ugh. what can we do so people like you understand that RAPE VICTIMS CANNOT CONTROL RAPISTS! yeah, teach girls not to drink, fine. TEACH RAPISTS NOT TO RAPE.

Didn't I tell you to shut up, Terry? Man, you just don't listen.

The way we did it in a social justice community I work with was that I first had them talk about whether or not affirmative action was fair (in the context of race). Then, when everyone in the room said no, it wasn't fair and that we should only judge people coming to this school on their grades, I explained our…

Yeah, I do. Sometimes I just go, eh, and sometimes it's kind of a nice - if like an older man sitting on his stoop saying something kind as I walk by. Hello is not catcalling. I don't even really consider "You look nice" or "You got a beautiful smile!" catcalling, and I live in the South where you say Good Morning…

I think that's more the case for awkward come ons in bars, rather than catcalling. I mean, people cat call from cars driving past or while they're on a construction site. There is no 'numbers game' in the world that will lead a woman to chase down a car and jump in because one of the occupants yelled 'nice ass' at…

I think that's true, but it's also definitely a power thing. That's why you see it in groups of men. They're trying to get all alpha by asserting their dominance over a female.

A couple of things: The sympathy for the bad guys amy be some sort of audience transference of the heros obsession with him. The other is, it might be easier to empathize with the bad guys because we aren't asked to believe that what they are doing is right. I think being asked to sanction what the "good guy"…

Because he doesn't care if feminists and WOC think he's a genius. Because he's making enough money now he's not motivated to do anything different. He's been famous and financially successful for years. But, remember this, young grasshopper, his fame and financial success don't mean he's right all the time, or that…