Christianity as it exists now is a European invention, all major flavors of it. And the eradication of Christianity in most parts of the Middle East was true centuries ago. That's what the Crusades were all about, and they pretty much failed—especially when Christians started attacking Christians. Whinging about it…

ACK!!! I HAVE A THROAT ACHE FROM ALL THIS DIVERSITY BEING FORCEFULLY RAMMED DOWN IT!!!!!!!

...why isn't there Scandal, but with aliens or something?"

I think there's more at stake here than just medical jargon, though. When you're talking about trans narratives and you're one of the few people out there telling these stories, getting the story wrong means that you've given incorrect information that can shape people's attitudes for years to come, which has real…

I'd prefer to see a trans writer/producer guiding the production of trans stories, rather than cis women. They're both getting it close to right, but Soloway's point that a trans voice can articulate their experience better than cis voices is absolutely true. It's hard to explain gender dysphoria unless you've dealt…

why do you care

right? I go places where my friends work so that I can support them and spend money at their place of employment, not to be a dick! If I get something comped, I always tip the server the full amount that the dish would have cost had I paid for it, because I was planning to spend it anyway and because I want them to…

I've been feeling bad for her husband through all of this. A lot of people were celebrating Morelli coming out, and the wonderful love story of her dating our favorite lesbian character Poussey — but it's actually a sad story about someone who didn't figure her shit out before she committed her life to this poor guy,…

Two cis women arguing over how best to exploit trans women's narratives...

"I turned her gay. I made her gay," she said. "I felt there wasn't enough balance in the room, so I have a magic wand and I make people gay. But, you know, I can turn her back. I can make people Hispanic. I can make them black."

People who take advantage of the "my friend is the bartender/chef/server" and do stupid shit like ordering too much and wasting food really make it terrible for everyone else.

The gaming community is really the worst thing for gaming.

So....you have an issue with the author explaining their scientific methodology and how it differs from the GG asswipes?

idk I think that part's pretty important

A lot of things.

sunlight, women, cardio...

WAH WAH WAH. Nobody is going to alter their behavior because you decided to have kids, dude.

Just scheduled a Saturday birthday brunch with two 40 year olds and their 4 year old daughter at Venturo Osteria. Come at me bro.

Surprise: I am going to moderate the shit out of this discussion. Say something nice or don't say it at all.