I know what separate but equal means. Thank you for the mansplanation there.

No one was preventing anyone else from swimming or getting an education or drinking from a water fountain either. That was the crux of the argument for separate but equal. And the Supreme Court didn't buy it.

Because it's a public resource that belongs to the taxpayers. Just like making black people ride in the back of a public bus is also a problem. Just like having different drinking fountains and swimming pools for different races are problems.

"I’m not saying women are inferior, but they’re inferior players."

Thanks for your clarification. I appreciate it, especially the deer head part. I get that you do need to take care of yourself because (as I can personally attest!) people can just randomly change their minds about...anything.

But wait. You mean a woman has complicated thoughts, hopes, and dreams? And those said things might not be tied up in a man? And she's not the mental age of 19, wearing fluffy skirts, and teaching miserable, broody guys to love life?

I get what you meant by that, but as someone who was on the opposite end, it screams Serious Relationship With An Escape Hatch. My ex did the whole "my house is your house" nonsense because he also bought his condo before we met. Only...nothing in it was ever mine, I couldn't put nails in the wall, none of my wall…

Yeah I found that quote ironic because THEY are the ones who determine the ideal body type that clothes would look good.

Here's a quick break from the "Eat the chicken you idiots!" theme...

"Who cares if the media tries to repackage that deal again?"

Yep, yep! My ex was a writer, and he would always lament the younger, more successful people around him. So I tried to help him construct a plan that would allow him to write the book that he always wanted to do. Turns out that the whole spending the rest of our lives together thing and creating an opportunity for…

I was about to make an original post but then I read yours. THANK YOU!

Because that has been my experience with the introverts that I have dated. It's all the same. I'm only going to be nice when *I* want to, but you can't criticize me because I'm an introvert and I'm different not rude. By the way, can you spend the afternoon with my mom going out of your way to be your charming…

You know what? If my boyfriend planned anything like that, I'd appreciate it because it's a nice gesture. I don't nitpick over the specifics of kindness unless it's something I really hate like Mexican food. (But everyone who knows me knows I hate that.) I'm pretty easy to please!

Indeed I did. Because all those people of mine? Coworkers, friends, and family? HE KNEW THEM. We were together for two fucking years. To sit there and say he "hardly knew them" is embarrassing and inaccurate. They weren't complete strangers. We'd socialized with them plenty just like we did with his friends.

I hope no one answers this question. Because if someone answers it and that asker reads it, then that person will get pregnant.

You didn't post the ending where all of Theo's friends ended up liking Denise's homemade shirt!

"And how did they insult him? By saying that he played like a girl!"

Found it!

Slate or the Washington Post did an Explainer article on this issue. Turns out critics used identical arguments against interracial marriage as they did for gay marriage today. Number one reason? It'll hurt the children.