As a white person, I can say that this result is because most white people view racist actions as nothing short of being in the KKK. They don't think the Michael Brown incident had anything to do with race because they don't view subtle discrimination ingrained over the span of a person's whole life as racism. It's…

No, I get what you mean. And yes, I think you do need a certain amount of arrogance to be good at anything - writing included. I guess I just saw your post as implying that cis writers telling the stories of trans people was not only arrogant, but that you were also saying that they couldn't do it well, and that's…

It does, actually. But, we have to. It's just what's right, and it's long overdue.

AND, even if the person is found "not guilty," that doesn't mean "innocent." That's why I hate the whole "THEY'RE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!" crowd. No, they're not guilty until proven guilty as far as the law goes. Particularly once they've been arrested - you're NOT considered innocent, or else we wouldn't be…

It sounds like he's asserting that statutes of limitations should not only be a legal concept, but a moral one as well. Which is technically not defending Bill Cosby, or at least, not his crimes, but rather, defending his perceived right to not be embarrassed years after the fact. Which is ridiculous. Perhaps if he…

I'm one of those guys who Jez commenters would get mad at for saying something, like "let's wait til we have more information." I just don't say it, because I don't like arguing on the internet.

then they should have reported it then — not a generation later

I'm not sure why you're questioning that...just because someone is a rapist, doesn't mean they're a pedophile as well. And while both are absolutely reprehensible, I have to admit that I do think someone who committed statutory rape against a child is a far worse human being than someone who raped an adult. BOTH are…

You know what I like about Raven's response? She clears the rumors about herself up, asks to be left out, and does not rush to defend him or refute any other women's claims (Ahem, cough cough, friends of Woody Allen).

I've never been called a troll before! I am going to mark this momentous occasion in my Lisa Frank journal.

A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE "MAKE YOUR OWN GAMES" ARGUMENT

"Cherry pick data"? If you're referring to Sarkeesian's videos, that's...not what's going on. Like, at all. Unless, of course, you want to argue that a huge chunk of academic cultural and media criticism is "cherry picking data".

And everyone has a political agenda. Choosing not to talk about this stuff is political;…

You can't gerrymander the Senate because it's statewide.

This is true. What's unusual in Radcliffe's case (as opposed to, say, Tom Cruise or Kiefer Sutherland) is that they don't try to hide how much shorter he is than everyone else. THAT'S unconventional.

Yeah, that struck me as notable, too. June was just a child herself when she had Anna. It's profoundly fucked up.

Radcliffe shoots and scores. Well said.

Yeah. The real root of the issue is that a bunch of people who don't much like women have decided that video games are the whole of their identity. It's like, take a shower, take a walk and interact with someone who isn't in your WoW guild. People having different opinions about something you like isn't the end of the…

Not to mention that even if it were about ethids, gamergate has a pretty bizzaro definition of what ethics means. From a storify:

Who is saying Gamers are vile people? Sarkeesian didnt't. Wu didn't. Quinn didn't. Felicia Day sure didn't. You guys are as good at victimhood as you are at threatening and terrifying women.

What you're experiencing is often referred to as a "Heteronormative" outlook. This is "denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual orientation". The idea that heterosexuality, even though it is far more common than homo or bisexuality is more "normal" than other…