Really? This sort of thing has indeed been rehashed ad nauseum for generations. The best example would be the moral panic surrounding the Flappers of Jazz Age East Coast culture. Just look up was was written about the “petting parties” that were all the rage back then, and you’ll understand what The noble Renard was…

Agreed. Our park boards only have the power, leeway and the funding the population provides to them it. They have a long and storied history, all of it based on the political leadership and social demands that have guided it from the time Minneapolis first began to outstrip St. Anthony as the primary of the (original)…

I live in Minneapolis and have friends and relatives who are avid hunters and fishermen. Most of the pro-hunting people I know in this area are some of the staunchest conservationists you will find anywhere. They help write the hunting restrictions, abide by them to the letter, and typically eat what they kill. They…

WHat makes your word any more believable than that of the people involved, especially since you apparently created this account for the express purpose of posting your “take” on events. Anonymous “eyewitnesses” by definition suffer from a major credibility problem.

Why do you feel that they should be “called” anything? The use of racial slurs (if this really DID occur) express a racial superiority mindset and say much more about the user than they do about their target.

So, so many of the elder statesmen of the game were trash-talking @ssholes and loud-mouth self-promoters. Statements like this just go to show how little most so-called "true fans of the game" really know about the history of the sport. Back in the day, no one would have given Sherman a second thought. For example,…

Wowe, that a whole lot of lumping multiple groups into one Straw Man. Plenty of Republicans are not onboard with the 2nd amendment fight, the NRA consists of (and supports) plenty of Democratic politicians, and concern for 2nd amendment rights isn't restricted to the stereotype you evoke of the gun-toting,…

...said no musician EVER.

Those of us who have performed for a while have all run into instances where set, setting, and technology have converged to kill off or overshadow any talent, whether it was our own or that of a favorite performed. It's just the nature of the beast.

These "jokes" are great for those on the outside who related tragedies like this to their own feelings of helplessness, this is true. However, stop for a moment and consider the effect of these "jokes" on the people who have just suffered that tragedy themselves or have a direct connection to those who have. Rather…

Your point would work better if you could make it outside a vacuum. Refuse to see it or not, everything is connected. That character in a video game utilizes cultural symbols that embody meaning that goes beyond one single character. What you address as an issue (the one character in the singular context) is simply a…

It would be a start if the gaming industry could simply avoid using male viewpoints to address the issue. Who says women even WANT to see characters designed based on male definitions of "fantasy"?

The question here is: who gets to determine the aesthetic and the context of women and their needs? Those industries may claim to simply provide elements women desire, but market pressures demand that they dictate what those elements are and how women should use/consume them. The end result is a mixed bag of…

Nice try, but while the author made reference to the Sorceress being drawn by a 14-year-old boy, your quote is misplaced. The difference between that quote and the implications made by the author? C.S. Lewis was speaking of the juvenile in terms of the wonder and innocence inherent in the experiences of childhood. The…

Colossus throwing Wolverine. :)

*wallows in pleasant childhood memories*

Walk the plank, ya scurvy dog! ;)

It is specifically because I'm an African American that I would be ashamed to turn my back on doing my part to make sure our laws and the Constitution apply to ALL people EQUALLY. Standing up for the rights of others does not equal an endorsement of who they are or what they believe; it is simply exercising the…

Personnel isn't the only thing going on in the ebb and flow of a match. Tactics change, formations change, and opportunities open up. With Belgium's substitution of Origi for Lukaku in the 91st minute and the required change in formation and tactics, they were committing to the win. Lukaku is great offensively, but…

Lovely sentiment, Arturo! Right up there with rape jokes and n*gger jokes! Always funniest among those with no cultural stake in an issue!

*facepalm*

Yeah...and adults are SO superior in their every thought, word and deed.

Your cat was a hero and a gunslinger, son. All she did was walk off into the sunset so you wouldn't have to remember her as a cat whose dog-shredding day were long gone.