Since the original article could easily appear in a number of current news sources- who rightly assume that their audiences will applaud mocking and marginalizing others (looking at you, Fox)- calling out its BS is not presentist, but perfectly appropriate.

Hey! That's my longhorn/uterus shirt! I'm wearing it to the Texas Exes tailgate party tonight. :)

Then again, there does seem to be an opposite reaction to the "cattle car" approach that's doing big business...

Here's an idea airlines: remove a row of seats, make some more room, tack on $50 to each ticket, and advertise yourself as the only US airline with comfortable seating. PROFIT.

There's a PFLAG chapter at my church. I'm very proud of that.

All he needs to do is hop on I-75 and go south for about twenty minutes until he's in midtown Atlanta. He'll meet people who know what he's going through.

...ever feel like Christmas is being hijacked by commercialism, or by people who want to "replace 'Merry Christmas' with 'Happy Holidays' or 'Season's Greetings'...

Yes, you're right. I'm sure there are similar cultural speedbumps for all sorts of things set in the south that I just haven't noticed or didn't bother getting angry about- things so basic that it would never occur to me to try and explain to someone, but stand out to an outside observer and are easy to get wrong.

She wrote an interesting book called "The Outlandish Companion" that went through some of the controversies and why she came down on one side or the other- unsurprisingly, the short answer is "it made for a better story". And that's what we're here for, right? Not for a PhD in Scots History (my niece has an Masters in…

If they'd called it "Black Eye for the White Chick," they could have landed the lady wrasslin' demographic.

Can you imagine the money they would make on a Spy vs. Spy style romp?

Bet she was just about to sneeze.

So, how old do kids have to be? Is eleven the youngest? Because I am getting that shit for my kids the SECOND they're old enough, and my pediatrician will NOT have to bring it to my attention.

I must have missed something. When did "feticide" become a thing?????

AMEN. Ditto all of the above for anyone who ever suggests someone should "fix" something about their appearance. My face is not broken!

Unless the show deviates quite a bit from the book, you're going to be disappointed. Heughan et al have referred to Jamie as "King of Men," and they're not wrong- he's kind of the classic Hero, saving the day and whatnot. Claire's the one that gets to have all the complexity, and that's fine by me.

I was wondering if anyone else was going to mention the farting. The show earned my husband's affection with the scene.

I think you more or less have to see them as good fun and not get too worked up about it one way or the other, right? I dearly hope no one's confusing a rollicking good story with the study of history.

Maaaaaaaaybe.

They thought about calling it "We Need to Eat Yogurt When We're Depressed and Staring Out the Window at the Rain," but it was too long.