You are deliberately misrepresenting what I said. I am talking about the artist being an individual, and I never claimed to know how many signed off on it. His boss, a MarComm VP, someone in document control, etc etc. Who knows, who cares. I expect that many people looked at the artwork before it ended up on the…

I started doing this on the campus where I work a few years ago. I noticed that if I was walking alone in one direction, and there were a group of 2-5 guys coming the other direction, they never moved. They felt entitled to the entire sidewalk space. Now I treat these encounters like a game of chicken. I don’t deviate…

By “taken to task” I hope you mean fired. Called into HR and then escorted out of the building immediately. (Maybe a Kellogg’s janitor would like to help escort him.) Then his stuff from his desk tossed in a cardboard box and mailed to his sad apartment.

I’m not saying we need corn pop diversity. Corn pops aren’t people! But if you’re going to the trouble of making one brown, let it party with the other corn pops, for god’s sake.

NBC wasted no time kicking him to the curb as it just popped up on my push notifications.

I’m honestly baffled by the thought processes of my fellow males. Even in my teens and twenties when I was still an idiot I’d never even remotely consider pressing my wiener on some random woman. Like what do they think is gonna happen besides being a completely disgusting human? Their rampant manhood will drive a…

Getting a tattoo is not like getting branded or burned, period. I’ve had three tattoos and one removal, and all experiences were positive and not very painful. Laser tattoo removal is quite easy. All of the tattoos happened after age 30 and I have no ragrats (sic). This is nothing like that.

I got one at 24 that I still, in my 40's, love. It’s faded and since it’s on my shoulder, I often forget it’s even there, but I love it. It’s like a message from my younger self to my older self that says: You are still you. Through marriage, kids, job changes, love, hurt, joy, depressions, you are still....you.

The choice of body modification and accidentally being burned to any extent have absolutely nothing in common. I’ve had my tattoo for 25 years and I love it as much as I did the day I got it. It was part of me becoming myself and a wonderful bonding experience with my sister. I haven’t regretted it for a second, other…

Glad you are healing and can’t imagine the pain you have endured. But I have to disagree on tattoos. I have a few that I got when I was young and still love them 20 years later. I even want to get more a sleave on my left arm. But anything that is done to you by force is not ok. Branding by force is not ok, tattoo-ing…

No - it’s condescending, ignorant BS combined with arrogant assumptions and self-contradiction. But I see you certainly ignored my point.

Getting burned has nothing to do with choosing to get tattooed. They could not be any more different. You’re being condescending and offensive.

The day will come when the brand or tattoo you thought was deep and meaningful at 20 or 30 will have nothing to do with who you are when you’re 50 or 60.

I’ve had my tattoo for about 9 years and have never regretted it. It also identifies a medical condition that I’ll have until I die, so my “thoughts”on it aren’t going to change. I’m sorry for your experience, it sounds horrible, but you can save your judgment. A tattoo is nothing at all like a burn. It’s not…

I was clearly responding to these contradictory statements of yours, which I clearly indicated because I quoted it (bolded this time for further clarification):

“I have a unique perspective. I’m not imposing it on anyone”

With all due respect this comment: “ . . . how many people think the same way at 50 as they did at 20? (Damn few, I hope).”

Then why not put some of the victims on the cover if they want to be a “serious” news magazine? Fuck that arsehole. All they did was legitimize that terrorist and sanctify him to the weirdos that find murderers appealing.

Yeah, I’m still pissed off about that, too. Even though I am a subscriber, I am a Bostonian, and, man, really? Really?

And making him look like a teen dream. Didn’t he start getting all kinds of fans as a result of that cover?