It got the name because the founder’s last name was White.

I’m guessing the majority of this comment section hasn’t bothered to actually read the story of the event that this seal is depicting. It certainly looks awful to modern sensibilities, and perhaps it isn’t the wisest depiction to maintain for that reason...

But…

Whoa, we’ve got some virtue signalling here.

The teams here are boxing or MMA, if you’re trying to tribe up. Or we could just appreciate this strange spectacle for what it is.

Mayweather and McGregor are both laughing all the way to the bank.

“Maybe but I don’t care.” This statement belies a lot. If you willfully throw out reason for the sake of emotion, you’ve already lost the battle. But you don’t care. Good luck with whatever Sisyphean fight you’re engaged in, but I’ll be looking to join a pluralist coalition of allies in the fight against this…

Friendly advice - step outside your bubble/echo chamber for a second. The world as a whole is not nearly as progressive as you think it is/want it to be. Any worthwhile social cause takes time to educate and to make progress. For many, Caitlyn Jenner was their first exposure to this topic - and she’s an awful…

“Writer watches a decade+ old documentary and uses it to write a profile piece.” That should be your headline.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I hate Trump, probably as much as you guys do. But at least pretend to have some journalistic ethics or effort. The editorial hackjobs are getting really…

As someone who often does the same thing, you’re just taking subjectivity and creative intent to some sort of rhetorical extreme. Let’s break this down:

Sexy world = sexy armor. “Cool!”
Realistic world = realistic armor. “Cool!”
Serious world = sexy armor. “What? Why? What about...?”

Most of these responses to you are…

I appreciate nuance, but you’ve gone past that into being slightly obtuse, if you don’t mind my saying.

Yes, personal expression is something humans do. Along with irrational things. Sure, there are certainly individuals that would opt for bikini armor when given the choice. However, these are the exceptions, and…

I tend to agree, but there’s a lot of room for nuance here.

There are undoubtedly cultural factors that influence sex drive/approach to sex for women and men. However, to dismiss the physiological factors is disingenuous.

Humans are a sexually dimorphic species, and the sexes do have very different endocrine systems,…

The man is a former plumbing apprentice from Ireland who worked his way to becoming the world MMA champion at 145 and 155. That is “hard work” to an extent that you and I likely cannot fathom. Of course the views of this Irishman are skewed when it comes to an American politician.

I think it’s a solid message, though…

This feels apropos:

Totally on your page. The woman is at a comedy show featuring a Latino comedian. Let the man perform. It’s the comedian’s role to tackle taboos.

But Lopez handled this with nothing resembling grace or skill.

Ideologies aside, scientists from Russia and Germany have created some pretty astounding technologies. These scientists were still observing the scientific method, and many of those German scientists went on to develop our sciences. 

Especially when the Iron Curtain was still up, Russia had some fascinating tech that…

I haven’t followed pro football much recently, but when I saw the headline, I’d assumed it’s because Shanahan was fired for failing to coordinate the offense. (Obviously, the man has plenty of success, but... ARGH! As a former lineman from TX, RUN THE BALL! Running > passing always, until you’re behind. I may be…

You denied race is a central issue of your comments while... making race a central issue of your comment.

It was a fucked up election, sure, but we do not live in a democracy. This election demonstrated that in dramatic fashion. The truth is that our political system is one where a presidential vote is one of the most…

Both, to be honest.

This is probably a level of nuance too far for this discussion, but the truth is that of those 53%, many were voting with a blind eye to these issues. Life experience makes humans who they are, for better or worse. Many of those women have regretted their votes, or will before long. Language like…

You said:
“I have worked professionally with white women my entire adult life (on Wall Street as it were) and they are BY FAR the most selfish of the categories of people.”

This is the literal definition of racism. It’s worth noting that you were working on Wall Street - a (non-racial) category of people that I would…

Dammit, I read the headline as “30 Models...” and was really disappointed to not see the other 26.

I agree with your first paragraph, which has swayed me a bit. In general, if a player at this level is staying down, he probably does deserve the benefit of the doubt.

Your second paragraph is arguing against a point I never made. Playing while injured is stupid, and yes, I’ve seen plenty of it on my own teams and…

This is assuredly an ignorant question, but it’s not my region. But isn’t NY part of New England? Or adjacent and incredibly similar with all the cold and traffic and population density? I’d expect a New Yorker to root for New England over a team from Georgia.

My dad once had to translate between Georgians and New…

Yes, those tweets comprise a significant piece of statistical data. The history isn’t great, granted, but how many cities have great history on that front?

Everyone has assholes. Let’s not pretend that Boston is the worst because they happened to win a Super Bowl and have a few prominently awful fans. Every team has…