Would you possibly get flustered or furious if, for the dozenth or so time in your life, the police were called on you in a situation you know they wouldn't have been were you a different color? She does sound a little crazy, like she's had it up to fucking here.

Could you try harder at being more ridiculous? I don't think you put in enough effort, here.

I'm with you.

i am so glad i wasn't the only one who was pissed about the ferguson stunt they pulled.

I would bet that either she or the people protesting the euthanization would have gladly paid for the tests. There is simply no reason here why the dog had to be put down other than ignorance, fear, and incompetence.

Yeah.... fuck FCKH8 and their for profit predatory bullshit. That Ferguson mess was the last straw. They glom onto causes in an effort sell people tshirts and delude themselves into thinking that social justice is an identity and not a cause that has to be actively fought for.

Concern trolls. A new breed of jerks that just want to rile people up. War profiteers in a now more sensitive yet explosive internet.

The tropey "strong female character", someone like Jill, was an important step in getting better written female characters. Basically written as flatly as a male action hero from the 80s, just with reversed gender pronouns. But, it's growing (slightly) more irrelevant as time goes on and we start seeing more…

Rebecca was pretty awesome in Resident Evil Zero. She fit the Claire/Jill mold of strong, self-reliant, yet still prone to empathy and understanding. She and Billy's camaraderie was great, and I'd love to see the two of them meet up again years later.

If you think Katniss is a one-woman army with no flaws or issues, you haven't actually read or watched the Hunger Games.

Katniss is about as flawed as it gets. But among those flaws just happens to not be every single stereotype about women. Starbuck, who is the quintessential tough ass kicking chick, is also an extremely flawed character. Big difference between flaws and stereotypes. And there's also a big difference between…

I gotta agree with you, most games lack real humans (male or female). I wanna see a game with your average everyday schmuck having to try and figure their way out of deep shit, or weird supernatural shit. Rugged and/or strong protagonist is getting boring and old.

Nearest I can think of in relation to that is Alan…

I agree that the "strong woman" trope is not evident of an actually well-written female character, but I'm not sure your reference to Hunger Games is apt. As characters go, particularly in YA fiction, Katniss is a pretty solid three-dimensional character. She's got a good moral core, which makes her a likable…

Stango is my coworker and friend and I'm teasing him.

This is one of the reasons why I've lost the Halloween spirit over the years. Anything is fair game no matter how offensive it is, and if you point out the offensiveness of it, you're condemned for not having a sense of humor and being politically correct. Basic human decency hardy has any value anymore.

Stop commenting on my articles, Stango.

I think the most depressing thing here is that my first thought upon viewing the photo was, "It could be worse. Thank god he didn't do it in blackface."