I think there’s probably room to make an argument about “men’s work” and “women’s work” relative to household chores (there definitely is), but if you two have a pre-agreed framework for how that’s supposed to go down, then I’d say you’re probably just teasing each other.

My wife cut the lawn at her previous home…

Talk about nailing the uncomfortable history of Disney in one go.  Brilliant.

Ah, an offhanded joke using “I’ve read their writing” as a backhanded reference not to a lack of intelligence, but a level of development and maturity that makes them uninteresting to me as partners.

I’m almost forty. Most of my students are 18-22. What the hell are am I going to do with an 18-22 year old, apart from…

I am at my happiest when the Greegrumps are a-growlin’, because then it’s time for the Arnheim to go a-prowlin’.

You specifically indicated that I had been insulting toward the people who trust me to help them learn.

You either back that up, or you don’t make claims like that; there’s no in-between. If you’re going to have a go at me for vague gestures that allow easy exits, don’t go making them yourself, especially when they…

Jesus, ChrisMC—that entry about made me spit my drink.

Seriously, thanks for the chuckle—and thanks to everyone else for the solid work this week! Y’all continue to be one of the highlights of my time here at Kotaku, even if Zack decided to be a Grinch and award nothing but the howling of Mt. Crumpet’s wind for your…

We’ve found the freezing point below the kelvin scale, folks.

God damn.

I’m originally from Kentucky, and I’m a UK fan by way of my dad—I grew up bleeding blue. That means I got used to our football program being an afterthought (though they HAVE gotten better in recent years), and our basketball program being both a point of pride and a flashpoint for criticism (because we, like too many…

The only argument I can offer here is that Ninja very early on made his private life part of his public-facing profession by using his wife as an excuse not to work with women.

Whether that’s for her or for his own concerns with self-control (or possibly out of some sexist idea that women will find his wealth and power…

No disrespect taken. In my profession, I’m only ever being watched by about a lecture-hall’s worth of people at any given time—though I am generally known on campus, so any untoward actions I might take would definitely be observed (and almost certainly reported on).

Fame has to be its own special circle of hell—I…

To paraphrase FF IX: If all were so easy, none would suffer in this world.

I disagree with a number of your other posts on this topic, but on this point, we are of one mind. We all struggle with shit others consider to be simple; I’m freaked the fuck out by both heights and deep water I cannot see through, and it took…

This is a reasonable take. He was a special breed of idiot for trumpeting his impetus for avoiding streaming with women, but there may be some rationality behind it all, even if it’s not a rationalization I find particularly mature or realistic vis a vis the working world.

As for BDSM—different chokes for different…

Of this, I am certain.  My little niece is all of seven (or will be this year), and she recounts the events of her day in a more coherent, effective manner than Trump has ever managed.

Except it kinda is, because “refusing to hang around/work with” the sex/gender you’re attracted to “out of respect for your partner” offers only one of three possibilities:

1.) You have no self-control when it comes to your own sexual impulses. Dealing with that shit’s called being an adult.

2.) Your partner has serious…

What can I say.  It’s the camo.  You just see right through me.

My shame at this moment is boundless; it’s been so long since I was last in fourth grade—or around fourth graders in general—that I’d forgotten that their book reports are significantly more coherent (and much heavier on details and actual reading) than anything that has ever fallen from the anus planted just south of…

I’d be curious where and when I have insulted my students.

I’ve certainly shared that I’ve struggled with certain behaviors, but never have I said that my students are stupid, incapable, or lacking in personal matters.

I imagine if you go back over my decade-plus of commenting history, you’ll probably find one or two…

You’re right—I cannot know with certainty what she is or is not doing when I’m not physically with her—but I trust her. Freaking out and trying to control her behavior wouldn’t change what is or is not happening, and would actually be more likely to push her toward someone else than it would be to keep her faithful.

Hum…

If that were the case, Ninja would not have publicly announced this whole thing as part of his public-facing profession. People have private agreements and problems all the time that somehow manage not to bleed over into their public lives; Ninja chose to hold this up as a shield for his decisions on who to stream…

It’s the method of establishing the boundary that’s troubling; in most any working environment in the world, interaction between the sexes is common—and necessary.

Working with someone doesn’t mean you’re fucking them, and that offhand assumption by so many people speaks to their own insecurities, fears, and perhaps…