A few things here:

And that gets into the complicated topic of how our cultural identity is neither a purely self-determined, nor a purely externally-determined identity. We are who and what we are as much because of how others perceive us as how we perceive ourselves.

Nobody automatically assumed anything here. Meghan has described herself as Black and has the heritage and upbringing to make it something rooted in lived experiences. The fact that she had a White father or inherited the ability to "pass" does not change that one whit.

Not even a little. If they had good basis to believe he’s done problematic things, having their investigation condemn him creates a body of evidence for all ongoing and future legal cases that shifts the conversation from “Did he do it” to “Did you know”. That is a terrible position to put themselves in. By finding…

After reading through your other replies, I see that you’re a bit of a habitual verbal abuser. You might want to take a look through your own history and think about why you struggle to engage other human beings without tossing in an insult, treating them like morons, or attacking their character. Misanthropy is a…

Yes, and? Nothing you’ve said changed any part of the fact that her current level of success is far, far beyond that. You think she’s despicable. Sure, I don’t particularly like her either. None of that changes the realities of her success. Virtue is not only not required to be successful, it’s often…

I don’t even like the Kardashians, but the reality is : Kim made her money out of so many different business deals. People like you stay trying to write her story around that sex tape, but she’s not just that one event anymore than Jessica Simpson is her “chicken of the sea” clip. Kim Kardashian is worth over 400…

Mmm which is where implicit collusion part of the situation may factor in. Apple has largely danced around comparisons with Android because bringing up that Google places a similar policy around its play store (albeit with no restrictions on side loading) would be inviting a very unfavorable conversation about the…

That’s fair. It would be like casting a comedic legend like Robin Williams to play a tragically sad, emotionally broken—oh, wait, no, that makes perfect sense. I don’t even like Jack Black but come on... Comedy generally comes from a place of anger, hopelessness, or sadness. Pretty much every comedian you’ve ever seen…

Except that lack of sales isn’t the same thing as lack of profit. As others have pointed out, this received extensive radio play, effectively raising Minaj’s profile and bringing potential listeners to other things she can profit from. Let’s naturally extend this “she didn’t sell it” argument down this potential…

How do you measure that exactly? As an easy example of a very real corner case: If an employee was laid off during January, ostensibly their layoff has nothing to do with COVID, but their inability to become re-employed may or may not strongly connected to the financial burden that COVID has placed on the economy. Our…

Based on the reply by the original poster, it seems they meant pussy response.

It’s true. Chun-li would absolutely murder Ryu. We have to protect our precious dragon boi.

If my "allies" require sweet words and tacit acceptance of their moral failings to engage in a cause that is right, they were never my allies to begin with. She shouldn't pursue leftist values because leftists treat her well, she should pursue leftist values because she believes that they are morally right regardless…

Because literature doesn’t exist in a vacuum. She’s made no bones about the idea that trans women are not women in her mind and her “think of the children” statements about detransitioning demonstrate she thinks transgender identity is either a psychiatric illness or may at least sometimes mask psychological…

They’re blocking the developers of Fortnight, A.k.a. Epic, A.k.a. the developers of UE’s access to apple development tools.

(Let me set up my armchair lawyer stand)

That... misses the entire point. This isn’t about if everyone cares about the same historical concept of race. This is about how often the conversation about the race of Jesus is dominated by revisionists. It’s about how they will recast him by whatever trendy mental gymnastics allow them to see him as someone they…

My position is that you do what you can—the easy, uncontroversial stuff you do right away, and the more difficult stuff you do when and how you can.

Sure, and AOC is part of two committees: House Committee on Financial Services, and House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Within the latter, she is part of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties subcommittee, which her bill directly speaks to. She’s also been practically littering the congressional floor with bills…