I would think it would also be useful to know *before* the release whether a song/album title was going to bring up undesirable or unrelated search results.

I'm not going to wade into the evo-psych stuff, but I though you might enjoy knowing that "douchebag" is an awesome insult. The vagina is self-cleaning; it doesn't require special chemicals or equipment, and douching can actually mess with the pH balance and natural processes that keep things sanitary down there. So,…

Maybe naturally chubby kids got bullied, so they spent their free time in the library and eventually ended up in grad school. Maybe they developed diligence, focus, and academic rigor because they were being told by their peers that they would never be successful *socially*, and academic success seemed like a viable…

That sounds terrifying.

Yeah, in my experience, they either think that they're setting a good example, or they're completely oblivious to how what they say hurts others. I have a friend who has been on a "health" kick, and she's always making offhand comments about how "poisonous" certain things are, or how "disgusting" processed foods are,…

I don't know how I would find the strength to go on living if Joss Whedon turned out to be evil. It would destroy me. :-p

Oh, I didn't think you twisted my words. I think I just wasn't expressing myself as clearly as I wanted to; it's a complicated issue. And I think we all feel like we could do more.

Well, it would be hypocritical *for me*, I guess is a better way of saying it. I really don't think it's possible to separate "financially supporting this person" and "supporting the work he does with the money." I think of him kind of the same way I do stores that use sweatshop labor; no matter how much I like the…

Card is involved in the leadership of NOM, which works actively to roll back gay rights, so yes, he has infringed on the rights of others.

"Easier" isn't quite what I meant. Let me see if I can phrase this right... I can't solve world hunger today, but I can buy the homeless guy on the corner a sandwich, then I can go donate money to a shelter or volunteer at a soup kitchen. It's "easy" (by which I think I mean practical/doable) to buy the guy a…

Well, it's easier to skip one movie than to come up with alternative transportation that doesn't rely on oil. But I think we should do what we can with the resources and opportunities we have; sometimes we can actually do something, sometimes we can only talk about the issue/protest, and sometimes we're not in a…

Me, too. I'm a little disheartened by all the people saying, "I know he's a terrible person who uses his money to fund anti-gay causes, but I really wanna see this movie, so whatevs." It's sad.

I don't see anyone judging the work based on its author. I see lots of people judging the author and deciding not to *support* his work, but no one's saying, "OSC's a homophobe, which means Ender's Game is a bad book."

I bet the WBC makes terrible cupcakes.

Oh, yeah, I absolutely agree. I just think it would be interesting to compare.

I thought the same thing. It'll be interesting to see how/whether this doc works in conversation with Tough Guise at all, especially considering that Tough Guise is almost 15 years old.

I think Torchwood benefited from not having to toe the line of family entertainment. It could be darker and more serious; not that DW isn't those things, but it also has many more goofy/light moments that keep it from doing what Torchwood could. Just look at the difference between the end of Children of Earth and "The…

Oh, god. Smile Time & A Hole in the World is an emotional roller coaster of a double feature. I bet Joss still giggles about doing that to us.

I'm still sad about SGU being cancelled (although I think they ended it very well). I love SGA, too, but in a totally different way. Like, some days I want french toast with fancy berry sauce for breakfast, and some days I want Alphabits. Both are delightful.

That would be an interesting comparison; I suspect that women would be more well-represented in short fiction, because (while it is a very difficult form to do well) short fiction requires less of a long-term commitment and might be more manageable for women (who still do a disproportionate amount of housework &…