Yep. Makes sense, and a good summary of Greek and Roman attitudes towards themselves and others.

"It would be somewhat odd for ancient historians to not note if they had children that were, for lack of a better term, multiracial."

I recall reading some reviews of this book and have to add it to my reading list. A reviewer notes that "most of the sources on which she must rely were written in biblical times, 50 B.C. to A.D. 150 — anywhere from two decades to two centuries after Cleopatra was born..." Yep, her family was Macedonian. But…

Since there are many shades of blackness, Cleopatra could fit many of them with no problem. And I am not sure that there is any detailed family history of Cleopatra's ancestors. Family incest is assumed, and may be probable, but whether there was any marriage with native Egyptians or others is not entirely known, as…

Oddly enough, some historians jump through hoops to explain some of the depictions of the Pharoh Akhenaten and his family.

"Regardless of intent, though, these get-ups really do look like yet another attempt to commodify sterotyped black female sexuality."

Politics is dirty business. There was no reason for Clinton to treat Palin with "respect" just because she was a woman. No more than anyone should have treated McCain with "respect" just because he had been in the military. Palin was an incompetent hack and McCain a sour, embittered fool who sold out his last…

English has always been bastardized. It's part of the richness of the language, and how it can easily adapt and absorb changes. Pronunciation has always varied. Hell, consider the regional variations of UK English. There is BBC standard, but this has nothing to do with say, regional differences in Manchester,…

They can prescribe rules and guidelines for professionals, and others may follow, but still not the same thing as an academy which can dictate usage for, say all schools and libraries, etc.

"What about women who don't want to spend several hours a week taking self defense classes just to protect themselves against rapists at their schools? What about women who have a physical disability that prohibits that? Are they not "confident" enough to defend themselves?"

"similarly it's not actually correct to go around saying Gif with a hard G."

If they are supposed to be flushable, make them flushable. Period.

"They preferred a slightly girthier D for one-night stands than steady relationships; there was no difference in the length preferred (landing around 6.5 inches). Hey, if you're going to take on the wild side, why not get greedy"

"A major setback for smarmy dudes who like to brag about the length of their erect cocks: Ladies prefer girth, rather than sheer inches. Sorry, smarmy dudes."

Have you ever considered the Vatican fashion budget? Even with the new, more cost conscious pope, it ain't cheap.

"The fact is the creator of the word (it wasn't a word before he created it) declared that it's pronounced Jif, so the correct pronunciation is clearly Jif."

The dress also showed off her fabulous butt.

Both. And neither.

"If you're one of the large and increasingly vocal number of people who are disturbed by the treatment of sex and violence on Game of Thrones"

Good examples. And, since English is a rule breaking language, people can ignore the inventor's attempt to impose a rule, and use reasonable variations in pronouncing the term.