These dipsticks truly don’t care what actually is real, just that it “feels” real, and that somehow is just as valid, or even moreso, than actual goddamn facts.

It’s like they go out of their way to prove why the damn protests happen to begin with. I mean...you think it’s disrespectful to kneel for the anthem, so you go full nazi? I....yeah. That says far more about you than it does about the players, moron.

Moore—who is ahead in the polls despite his blatant homophobia, and crass racism

Dragon Ball names have had food-themed naming for ages, especially from Z on. Saiyans especially have always had vegetable-themed names. Vegeta = Vegetable. Nappa = derived from a type of chinese cabbage. Raditz = Radish, etc. Even Goku’s original name, Kakkorot, is derived from carrots

Fittingly and relevant enough, the book also made light of the fact that the two were clearly not swordfighting for keeps. They were basically playing around to extend the fight because they appreciated having someone with such skill opposite them.

Thing is, I’d say that context still matters, but when that context is ‘Oh, I’m just saying it ‘ironically’ to take the piss out of you!’, that’s not context that really makes it any better whatsoever. Sometimes, context just makes something that looks bad even worse than it was on the surface. Especially when the…

The thing is...words still have meaning. And sometimes, the meaning of the words and the effect of the words matter more than the intent behind them. You can be the nicest person in the world, but parroting truly offensive things without context or explanation still makes those words damaging.

The other two wrestlers as you put it, Swann and Banks, are champions in titles that were recently reactivated or renamed, and in Banks’ case, the WWE has gone much out of its way to re-emphasize the title, both by changing it from the “Diva’s Championship’ to the ‘Women’s Championship’ as well as booking Women’s…

As much as I understand where you’re coming, I’ll say that the reason the word ‘pride’ is used is because, for so often, those indicators were emphasized as marks of ‘shame’ or ‘otherness’. Something to be ashamed of or something to feel made you a lesser, either explicitly or implicitly.