Let's say you're right, and that this isn't supposed to be Molloy (I'd have a hard time believing that, okay, we're being hypothetical here) and that Alaska Thunderfuck did not "intend to offend" ....you lose me the moment you say "choose." It is offensive. Many, many, many people are offended. That is a fact. I don't…

I sort of side eyed that, but remember, I'm typically critical of reclamation theory, and if I used a word and other members of the community came up to me, and said, "Okay, yeah, that's not cool, please stop saying that," I would do so. It's not that hard. I think my problem is with the words in general, and a lot of…

I think this sums it up pretty well. It's not censorship for Huffpo to get rid of shitty content. They're not obligated to publish literally everything.

Yeah those transwomen sure are insane for not wanting a cis gay man to go on television and throw around transphobic slurs in front of an overwhelmingly cis/straight audience who see him as an authority on trans people. Don't they know that cis drag queens have to deal with the threat of violence for whole hours a…

So that justifies acting out her murder? Because that's what you're saying. Immature tweet or not, I think the response is completely incommensurate.

To me this kinda underscores the whole problem with gay cis people using transphobic slurs.

OK, but let's clarify why people are upset about this particular video being shared on blog in question. HuffPostGays is a pro-LGBT blog. The point the author is making is that this is not the kind of material that should be shared as "awesome funny stuff" by that blog. It's one thing for Alaska Thunderfuck to make…

OK, but here's my question. In your first post, you're basically angry because everyone everywhere should have the right to post or write or say whatever they want. You're upset because to you, this feels like censorship. When it's pointed out to you that no, this isn't what censorship is at all, now you just want to…

Actually, "seeking to have things removed" IS "voicing their opposition to something." And what defense is there to someone saying I should get shot in the head? What's the opposing viewpoint there? Simply, "No, don't shoot me in the head."

I don't know, maybe because the person being depicted in the video has received death threats on a pretty consistent basis, and imagery of murdering her is a bit... much?

You use your free speech to defend the piece, I'll use mine to say, "I think that's shit. Take it down."

do you understand what the free market is? consumers can pressure companies to do things and companies can choose to respond to that pressure. that's how the world works. another thing is that when people in the public eye say terrible things, other people will believe them and act on those terrible things. so some…

It contributes to a culture where it's okay to commit violence against trans people. It trivializes the very real danger that trans folk face every day. And, in the eyes of the straight, cis crowd, it belittles the idea of killing a trans person. That is very real harm and you're defending it.

I wish more media sites would assert their right to discretion. Choosing to not publish something FOR ANY REASON (as opposed to be forced to not publish something) is not censorship, it's EDITING.

Only the government can censor. Only the government can censor. Only the government can censor. Only the government can censor. Only the government can censor.

The vast majority of what people call censorship in the US has far more to do with who owns the media and who's allowed access to mass media. No one is censoring this video... it will appear on YouTube and probably be linked to on various gay-themed websites all of which are readily available online. Just because…

You cannot re-wear your wedding dress to another person's wedding. I don't care if your wedding dress was just a dress you co-opted to wear to a wedding and doesn't look weddingy. You can't wear the dress you got married in to another person's wedding. Wear it to something else, but not a wedding.

Well, I am afraid I don't have a stock photo because I purchased it second-hand and have no idea what it's called, but here's me trying it on in the shop. It's more of a greeney-goldey contraption!

that's creepy and pathetic, though.

Just don't do it.

One of my husband's co-workers wore a white summer dress to our outdoors wedding. ALL WHITE. I gave that woman my best evil side-eye many times during the reception and have never forgiven her.