This is the absolute perfect description of why ME3 was a disappointment, and this is what ardent defenders of how that game played out don't get. The problem with the ending wasn't that it wasn't "happy," it was that it felt meaningless. If Shepard had gone out in a blaze of glory as all the things you described…

Whenever I see some cretin claim that abortion is an attack on black people, I'm reminded that not only is America's infant mortality rate a national disgrace, but that a horrifically high percentage of those real dead babies are African-American . . . and that the pro-forced-birth crowd has consistently fought every…

Man, where were the anti-abortion activists when the ancient Israelities were smashing the heads of babies against rocks and cutting open the bellies of pregnant Caananites?

"[Women] had equality," Delouis says about the 1950s, before Supreme Court cases legalized contraception and abortion. "But they had to be obedient to their husbands. That's where equality comes: where the mother stayed home and raised the children in God's light, and the husband worked, and everything was great.…

Ugh, the boldly-worn giant crucifix. Because the message of Jesus was totally "Go forth and behave like an asshole."
If I ever saw this woman on the street I'd be so tempted to point at her necklace and say, very loudly, "Oh look! It's one of those metal dildos like that girl in The Exorcist had!"

If this pisses you off, and you wish you could do something about it, YOU CAN. Go to Planned Parenthood right now and drop a little money in their bucket. Even if it's just $5. You can make a difference in the world. Go on. Show PP some righteous love. Be one of the people who help fight the darkness.

Shouldn't these folks be outside military bases... protesting how drone strikes kill innocent civilians?

I've found the clitoris, but my gf still won't tell me where the giant squid is hidden.

A person who "counsels" me when I haven't asked them to is not actually a counselor.

Of course they declined to give their last names. It's like those photos of anti-gay marriage activists covering their faces with their signs. They know they are wrong but their hatred won't let them admit it.

These people could care less if a fetus is brought to delivery or not. They are busybodies who have found a cause to attach to that allows them to be both self-righteous and vile.

It's always the people who never use their genitalia who want to make sure to tell you how to use yours.

Our lives are bitter and empty, so we harass others for fun.

But once the children are born, fuck them. Fucking freeloaders. Hey, six month old baby—get a fucking job and pay your taxes!

During preliminary arguments in January, Justice Antonin Scalia—who's pretty familiar with the pro-life side of things, since his wife is active in a number of anti-abortion organizations—didn't even want to call the protesters "protesters," telling the Massachusetts attorney general,"I object to you calling these…

Or is it, and I'm missing the point (which, well, is completely possible)?

As I have gotten older, I have learned to never complain about the trials of being a man (who is also white...).

there is no one definition of 'masculinity.' but a lot of people - here, including you - think there is. that's the problem. not masculinity itself, because it means nothing. Masculinity does not mean physical power and bloodlust as much as feminine means sewing and being gentle.

I mean, on one hand I get what you are saying - women don't ever get a break. But on the other hand the author clearly states that she realizes that, which I think is the gold standard of acknowledging her (past) privilege.

And you know what? I'm a ciswoman living in Japan and I have only had two incidents in the time…

You are confusing masculinity and machismo. Only one is worth having.