Transphobia is a thing: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/…

How is it rape? She consented to blindfolded sex with someone who she’s never seen. Then she complains about the equipment not being what she expected? This is homo-/transphobia, nothing more.

Yea, this is a billionaire nerd’s version of revenge. Despite all the $$$, its just petty and wahh-mbulance worthy.

Why isn’t she held in contempt of court for defying a court order?

She supported Palin 7 years ago, which is political lifetime to a young person, especially someone who radicalized in college, as she did. You can disagree with her tactics, but don’t negate her stated political beliefs, which are to the left even though she’s a Christian.

Its also used as a racist slur. “Undocumented” isn’t all that long-winded and its much more accurate and neutral.

Beyond math, it would also involve authorities going door to door, checking people papers, and rounding up all those without the proper papers, and taking them concentration camps, where they’d ostensibly be deported. Deported to where? Just the other side of the border? There’s only a handful of groups who help…

Did you even read the article or are you just reflexively gay-victimizing?

I found her saying she used to be a Republican / Palin supporter but isn’t anymore. IMHO it seems like you’re just fishing for something to discredit her.

Wait, Marissa Janae Johnson is a Republican? Do you have a source for this? I can’t find anything...

What does this have to do with the wage theft claims at the heart of the suit? If they weren’t paid at least minimum wage, they’re owed that.

SCOTUS ruled that a certain section of the VRA was unconstitutional, but not the whole act. The case had to do with the section on “preclearance,” which basically meant that certain (historically very racist, mostly Southern) areas had to get federal permission to make any changes to voting rules or procedures. They…

True, but what about finding value in work that some people “find distasteful.” Cleaning is valuable, important work. Cooking is valuable, important work. Childcare is valuable, important work. Our entire society depends on this work, yet all these professions are looked down on and paid less. I think these “day…

Watch the full clip, Raven makes a good case. Basically, she says that if you just came out, you can’t just become a spokesperson for the community right away, you have to learn first. You have to follow before you can lead, because many people have already been there for years. I agree with her.

The chart in the linked article: “Traffic stops reported by local police agencies”

The Swiss don’t have more guns in households. Most Swiss men are required to join the army and keep their government-issued guns at home but not the ammunition, because there were too many murder-suicides with those guns. Moreover, they’re actually trained to use their guns in a well-regulated militia (gee! who…

Can we just say the Bad Blood was just a bad video? I don’t get all the praise. Is it just the cameos? The special effects were awful: I could make better looking background-explosion scenes with an app on my phone. There was no real plot – and, if anything, BBHMM did the revenge concept much better. The song was…

“EVERYONE was racist at that time”

Last night, I read a NYTimes review of GSAW, and it made some great points regarding Atticus in TKAM, referring extensively to an article written by Monroe Freedman in 1992:

Its incredibly brave. Unfortunately, braveness doesn’t preclude racism. Many people, including the author of this post, don’t seem to realize that the Civil Rights Movement was considered incredibly radical in the late 1950s, and the vast majority of white people across the country opposed it. Atticus was apparently…