That's a shame! I don't fault poor beleaguered high school teachers for trying to do right by their students with a pretty complicated subject, but it's sad that it ends up just causing confusion. Yes, children are a blessing in Catholicism's understanding, and procreation is one of the primary ends of marriage. …

Thanks! I have multiple degrees in theology from a Catholic university, so I'd hope I picked up something for all that tuition money. Also, I think the theology of the body is fascinating and — properly understood — offers a really lovely understanding of sexuality and, more broadly, what it means to be an embodied…

Mmm...kind of. The way to understand it is that the Church doesn't see the goal of "not getting pregnant" as a problem. That's a totally fine goal to have, and even being sexually active but not wanting to get pregnant is acceptable. It's the way in which couples might achieve that goal that is generally the…

Well, most of us aren't used to 80-year-olds talking about how much they love the sex and would be embarrassed if they announced it. And wouldn't it be weirder if the bishops were talking about old people sex all the time?

Nope, not true! According to Catholic teaching, sex has two purposes: unitive and procreative. The two should not be deliberately separated, but there are of course instances in which sex may end up being non-procreative (any time conception doesn't occur) or even non-unitive (as any couple on a strict "baby-making…

Mmk, I'm bowing out. I'm not sure if you're being deliberately obtuse or if my points just aren't getting through — either way, I'm tired of repeating them. I suggest that you have some conversations with some actual persons of color (not, I may point out, "coloureds" — the former is an accepted term, adopted by…

The idea of sexual intercourse comprising the fullness of the marital relationship isn't new in Catholic theology. It's basically the entire point of John Paul II's (enormous) discourse on the Theology of the Body, and has deep roots in Catholic moral and sacramental theology. So while openly discussing it within a…

I'm aware Craig is a snake. It's a kid's cartoon. Spongebob is...a sponge. My point is that Sanjay is at least as fleshed out as any other main character in a kid's cartoon.

My fave! So versatile.

If you think that the UK is less race-obsessed and has fewer issues with racism and inter-racial tensions than the United States, I'm a bit disappointed in your observational skills.

I haven't seen the show either, but there are two main characters. Sanjay. And Craig. I am guessing that both are fully-fledged characters, as the title personages tend to be in any show, anywhere.

Why did they have to cast an Indian woman as the lead? There's no reason for it. Mindy definitely should be white to avoid tokenism.

"he hates women and wants to fuck women with equal intensity"

For your collection and also for this book:

I understand an objection to tokenism. But Sanjay and Craig isn't tokenism because Sanjay is a main character, designed to be widely relatable, not an ethnic sidekick. And furthermore, what does it mean to have an "Indian" character? Why does a person of ethnic heritage need to display distinctive markers of…

Right, and presumably representation doesn't count as a reason, because it's not important to him. Why can't everybody just look up to white people???

Mmmm, yes.

This was about a year ago, so hopefully he is gone now!

He gets even more explicit later in the interview:

He showed up in the comment section of a mediocre review of his book on the AV Club and held forth about how very, very wrong his critics are, with bonus name dropping. It's pretty great. http://www.avclub.com/article/the-tr…