The problem is, that's exactly identical to the "Ironic", "Hipster" racism BS that's been discussed here before:

Hey, if Mitt Romney can use Bronzeface to do a Latino interview....

I would agree with you save for the fact that, as a resident of KY for 30 years until 2010, I can safely opine that I feel Mitch McConnell is, by far, the greater asshat. I can deal with a little sanctimonious, naive, Hollywood douchenozzle-ry from Judd if that's what it took to dethrone that Obstructionist clown…

I suspect much of this is a backdoor by certain elements to cool off support for women in the military in general, as framing it as a 'consequence' of continuing to support gender equality in the military sounds almost like a threat. Not just at the idea of having a mixed gender conscription military (which is proven…

Indeed, there is never a need for a draft when you're the aggressor or as a purely offensive action. I can see the purpose in a defensive scenario, but one would hope, in that unfortunate event, that people would volunteer in enough numbers to repel said threat (not that I can see any potential scenario that would…

Meh... The FLOTUS isn't a political position. And the Academy Awards isn't a particularly political event, despite the actors and Hollywood itself being a high political environment. I don't see a problem with this, really. I mean, what high stakes activity is First Lady Obama detracting from to do a little fluff…

My personal theory is that it was Banksy himself who set this hoax up. At least, that's what I want it to be. I can't see a motivation for anyone else to really put this much effort into it. That said, like you, I'm curious as to the point. Maybe just to see what kind of outcry the Internet would make about it?

Not compared to the stress and cost of having a kid, I'm sure.

I think for a lot of guys, this needs to be remembered as far as the perceived trope of 'jerks who get women' goes. It's not that these guys are better than you in any respect, they swing at every ball. Statistically, that's going to work out on a perceivable basis. But there are drawbacks to that strategy:

This. If it's gotten this bad, you're beyond flags and are perfectly justified in beating the crap out of the guy and calling the police.

I'll own it, I was the one who said the statements "I don't know who's the bigger ass, this guy, or this woman who OBVIOUSLY saw how big of an ass he was and still decided to go out with him," said another. "As much of a jerk as this guy is, it sounds like he at least wasn't deceptive."

That does lead to the question of where the rest of men are, then? It seems to me that just about anyone internet savvy these days uses an online dating service of some kind or another. I'll freely admit that it may just be self-selection, but I don't know anyone who sets up dates in realspace anymore, male or…

But that just may be what the dating pool in SF really looks like, which is somewhat sad, if true... While the vast majority of people of every gender on dating sites are rather bland, it's really not THAT difficult to find people who are outside the mold without being a complete asshat. And if it is, then, frankly,…

True. But it implies a stupid dichotomy of where there are only two kinds of men, the bland, boring, white bread 'nice guys' and raging, misogynist assholics.

Wha..? Huh...? Buh...?

Am I the only one who gets a little creeped out at these huge scale, grandiose proposal stunts? I feel like there's a more than subtle hint of coercion involved here, because, really, what kind of asshole is really going to say 'no' to someone who goes to this much trouble and expense, as well as making the…

"tell infertile couples all the time that are having trouble conceiving because of the woman not ovulating."

Yeah, I had thought this was more or less public knowledge over a decade ago. I seem to recall being aware of not long after Ellen DeGeneres went public. But then, maybe those were just rumors and nothing substantiated.

Not to mention that, before getting to Mars, these microbes also had to survive months of hard vacuum and radiation. They may be able to tolerate Martian conditions, but they may not be able to survive the journey there.

I guess I can see that as a necessary requirement for a long term cohabitation where you'll potentially be sharing finances, etc. It's one of those difficult conversations you need to discuss, though, for any long term commitment, like politics and religious compatibility, child upbringing, etc. It sucks, and no one…