Thank you. As a TA this irritates me to no end. Part of the rise in administration makes sense: federal and state regulations like ADA; the rise of technology on campuses; and increasing access for minority populations means that schools now have offices for disability services, veteran's affairs, IT/classroom tech…

"If we just punish drinkers harshly enough, people will stop drinking!"

You don't understand the difference between supply and demand, do you? If you did, then you'd realize that you're essentially arguing for the logic behind every failed prohibition campaign ever.

While I'm in favor of transparency, I'm not sure what leaking Armin Meiwes' email account will accomplish.

PED suppliers now know that they can sell their drugs to players, make a handsome profit off of it, and when caught can just rat out their clients and avoid criminal prosecution and civil litigation, plus make a decent buck and make a star appearance on 60 Minutes. That makes total sense. There will always be drug…

Fuck, double post

You're very correct. It's a pretty broad term and is very much mutable depending on the context and user of it, so I tried keeping it simple but you're absolutely right on those parts.

Queer/questioning. Predominantly, it's for folks who don't identify as straight but haven't quite figured out their identity yet, but it's also used by more radical types who identify as "queer" for political purposes to highlight solidarity across the spectrum and/or to protest how the rights movement has been…

Addendum: I should qualify my last claim, as Perez Hilton could serve as an counterexample. It also, conveniently, explains why he's a terrible human being.

The SI story - as well as Grantland's fiasco over outing trans* person - is also indicative of the sad lack of LGBTQ reporters in sports journalism in particular and mainstream media in general. On an individual level, practically any LGBTQ person who's been out long enough has dealt with people talking crap about…

This. If straight NFL writers like Peter King ever had to deal with people talking shit about their sexuality behind their back - in the same concern-trolling language as to whether this will "negatively affect" you, no less - like every LGBT person has dealt with at some point in their life, I guarantee you would…

While I understand Drew's sentiments, it's also a painful reminder of the double-standard LGBT people have to face. If we want to be integrated into anything, we not only have to be good at it, we have to be better at it than most straight people. Want to get married? Prove you're "not a threat" to families. Nevermind…

Packer fans like John Kuhn so much that they yell out his surname even when they hand the ball off to a black running back.

I'm convinced that most of us aren't actually fans of the Vikings as much as it is we like the idea of being a "Vikings fan." We define ourselves by the team's fuckups. perpetual inability to find a franchise quarterback, and failure to win when the games actually count. But we don't really ever like the team. Sure,…

It will be a sad irony if the same network that once patted itself on the back for airing "Will and Grace" would simply choose to ignore or downplay virulent homophobia on the world stage.

A-fucking men. I think directly paying college athletes is an incredibly sticky situation, as we're largely only talking about two sports (football and men's basketball, with maybe the exception of a few powerhouse women's basketball teams) that actually generate net revenue and even then, it's not like the…

Chris Brown's involvement makes much more sense when you realize he's a huge Wonder Showzen fan.

We all win with Kidd though. The completely unreasonable expectations of Nets ownership, a bloated roster full of bad defenders, and his utter lack of experience will inevitably lead to hilariously disastrous results.

That he turned down countless big-time collegiate positions and only bailed for one of the premier clubs at the pro level (something even the Kentuckys of the world can't match) isn't a bad thing at all. If anything, it'll boost the reputation of Butler and other mid-majors. They don't have to be viewed as pit stops…

Not surprising Maddux is so bitter, given that his website thebestlaxintheuniverse.com was great back in the early 2000s but has really fallen off recently.