"A person's tone is not the same as the content of their message."

I call it file-sharing. That's what it is. Culture is meant to be shared.

Oh yeah. GWB and his cronies were the masters of doublespeak.

Understood, completely. All that stuff is terrible bullshit that you shouldn't have to deal with.

OK, I understand this. I am very sympathetic to trans issues, and yes, I was going for the pun, but I also meant it in a "You go, girl!" way. But, your calm and reasonable objection is appreciated, and noted. Thank you. If I caused any accidental offense, I apologize for that. I am still not, however, apologizing to…

Well then, let them speak, and if they can sufficiently address everything I just said and convince me that what I said was so horrible, I will apologize. But so far, nobody's convinced me that their outrage is anything more than a knee-jerk reaction, and you, by your own admission, aren't even trying.

Ah, so you're not ACTUALLY going to respond to anything I just said, just tell me I'm an asshole and there can be no discussion. Internet McCarthyism at its finest.

So, you're against ever using any form of "he/she's got a lot of balls" in general? That's ridiculous. Yeah, I know where it comes from, and why it's etymologically problematic in the literal sense, but the phrase is used by millions of people any day without any ill intent. If I tell a woman she has a lot of balls…

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

Oh for fuck's sake. I was praising her. Is it because the very idea of using the idea of "balls" to denote courage is offensive on Jezebel? Is that what it is?

This actually raises a very good point regarding the politics of ideas, and how issues are framed using specific language to influence public opinion. It's a double-edged sword. Take "No Child Left Behind". Terrible idea, but it implies that if you're against it, you're in favor of leaving children behind. Or how the…

It was simultaneously meant as a joke, and honest praise.

She's got a great big pair of stones.

Maybe, consider the alternative, that I really don't give a shit about being "pulled outta the grey" or not.

(or US state) that made it illegal for me to actually have sex

I'm sure it's much higher if you also include the amount of lesbian porn they're sure to be watching. But lesbian porn totally ISN'T "gay porn" of course, because THAT'S HOT AND IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

Hershey's is the Budweiser of chocolate.

I can't believe how many people on here are making a stink about weed. I thought this forum was for relatively chill people. If the idea of weed offends you, maybe concerts are not for you.

Well, as someone who occasionally has to fart, what are you supposed to do when you have to fart in a public place? You can't hold it in forever, and you can't loudly rip ass and yell "HEY EVERYBODY, CHECK IT OUT, I JUST FARTED!" So, the only other option is to let it silently squeak out, not draw attention to it, and…

Chris Rock settled this. White people can sing the word when they're singing along to a song by a black artist that contains the word.