I was truly baffled that Cruz, supposed formidable debater, would hand Trump an easy rebuttal like that. You criticize NY values and DON'T expect the immediate response to be waxing poetic about 9/11 and how the city came together? Fucking amateur hour.

But... why? Why is it not rape? If you didn't want it, and you said you didn't want it, and he does it anyway... he's raping you even if he doesn't realize he's raping you because he hasn't been taught about what real enthusiastic consent looks like. If I break a law because I didn't know it was the law, that isn't a…

Yeah, it's very very British to be respectful and polite to someone... until you get to know them. When you're close friends, you constantly take the piss out of each other. As a Brit whose lived in America for years, what I've learned is that apparently my countrymen's mode of friendship is toxic and mean.

I think this is interesting... because the conventional wisdom is that to use the old name even in reference to pre-transition is in bad taste at best, offensive and cruel at worst. It's to be avoided when at all possible because what it does is treat the person as though this is a 'new' identity and a 'new' person…

Because she was the biggest celebrity news story that doesn't involve rape of 2015?

But no one exists until they're famous in America, doncha know. Dues paid outside of stateside comedy clubs don't count.

I read it as disappointed/disgusted that Eddie Redmayne is neither a trans woman nor a cis woman and has no business playing a woman.

Good for you. Lots of people with no exposure and no education kinda do have trouble. Some have trouble even though they have the best intent of being kind and welcoming.

But I think his response is because he KNOWS it was inflammatory and possibly offensive. Ricky Gervais is many things, but he isn’t stupid, and his correct pronoun usage indicates he isn’t a total moron on trans stuff. People angrily telling him they’re offended by his joke is pretty much the point of every joke he…

I honestly read that as Gervais treating it as ridiculous that a man played a trans woman instead of a woman or - gasp - a trans woman playing that character.

The only thing I honestly don’t get about this is that none of us chose our names, they’re just names, and I know plenty of cis men with traditionally feminine names and a lot of that varies by culture and I just... yeah... names are weird.

Yeah I'm overly irritated by it too. This guy was a jackass from the start! He may well have turned out to be a decent person but UGH DON'T ROMANTICIZE HIS SHITTY BEHAVIOR AND TREAT IT LIKE IT'S FUNNY.

Trying to apply this lesson. My ex, the man I was totally head over heels for who I allowed to turn me into this self doubting insecure shell of myself TWICE, is incredibly charismatic and vivacious. He tells a great story, he’s magnetic, he's funny. But he's a bad person who tears you down. Now I'm involved with a…

Gotta love those guys who make a point of telling you that they weren’t/aren’t attracted to you but you’re so funny and smart that it sorta maybe kinda makes up for it except of course they’re always looking for someone hot.

Got a long list of exes who said that shit to me.

Cruz has to fight against being deeply unlikeable. Rubio is clear, concise, and charismatic. I don't know why people haven't been more impressed with his debate showing.

There’s also the laughable fact that Trump insists on responding to every joke, slight, or comment about him. Granted, this one is on a larger scale - but it’s still mostly a bit of a joke. It’s utterly ridiculous and petulant that Trump goes on a twitter tantrum about every minor thing. The Samuel L Jackson thing for…

But doesn’t she specifically advocate for abstinence ONLY education? I mean I wouldn’t have any issue with her going around saying, hey guys take it from me being pregnant as a teenager is brutal as is being a mother and that’s coming from someone with resources and support - so try to avoid it at all costs! I…

Basically every single day on public transit for me.

Plus gross comments about hearing that redheads are good in bed/wild/kinky, whatever. Plus stereotypes about bad tempers. Plus redheaded men are universally considered unattractive I guess?

So, what, administrative assistants who work in close proximity to rich CEOs don't need to get paid properly either?

This is true, but your political leanings speak to your values, yes? And this guy's values leans more towards "Trump tells it like it is!" and not "But what it is is racist as shit!" and that's... not okay? Don't fuck racists. Life is too short.