Maybe this will be an unpopular opinion, but I feel like this costume falls under a specific subset of costumes that are dreamed up intentionally to offend, shock, and get attention. It's a really disgusting idea, yes, but I'm pretty sure that's exactly why he picked it.

Or rather, people are tired of being chastised by moral scolds. No one ever likes to be shamed for making a joke - and frankly the politics of offense and faux outrage are wearing thin for a lot of folks. Offensive, edgy costumes are awesome - and we're free to put them on, but god please don't be surprised when…

I do like that punch line: "It's not funny. That shit has more results than Hannibal Buress." It's like a complisult had a child with a humblebrag. A humblesult!

This is a bit of a double-edged sword for Mr. Machine's attorney. On one hand, he practically confesses to the assault in his note. On the other hand, he's still alive and therefore his attorney hasn't lost a paying client.

Delusional, really? Could a person suffering from delusions carefully shade in a huge, perfectly identical, "TMZ" logo on each page?

Absolutely! And those interruptions can be totally necessary and totally reasonable, but they're still interruptions. We accept those interruptions every single day because, duh, basic human rights are kind of a big deal. But they are still interruptions.

"I offer them all a half-hearted thanks: a low-five, for offering this option as a way of helping to support women who aren't ready to have children yet. It's good, but it's not good enough."

For sure. I don't disagree with that idea fundamentally either, but I suppose my point is that even there, you still concede that there is a disruption.

It's the same issue that seems to come up again and again with feminist causes. A person/initiative doesn't solve ALL problems (or all facets of one particular problem) facing those who believe in equal rights for women, therefore everything they do is criticized and discouraged unnecessarily.

The point is, however, that a disruption in productivity is going to occur. Now, this is only an inherently negative thing if we make it one, but my point is simply that it's intellectually dishonest for us to sit here and act like no disruption occurs at all.

I don't necessarily disagree with your point, but I don't think anything you said there actually contradicts my point in any way.

No need to be so condescending in your reply, friend.

"Yes, I know FedEx Field is inconvenient to get to from DC, but how far is it as the crow flies?"

I completely agree that the workforce culture in the US needs a radical overhaul incorporating the benefits outlined in this post. But my understanding is that Facebook does have very generous family leave policies. So maybe they can earn a wholehearted thanks and high five? And its ongoing success can be used an…

when egg freezing becomes a corporate benefit, there is a clear reinforcement of the idea that having children is an unwelcome interruption to company productivity

It's not inconsistent, it's ethics. Real life forces us to consider two bad situations and choose the less bad option. The life of a mother versus the life of a child is one of those.

About the "If they care about X, why don't they do Y?" Child care is actually a somewhat separate and much larger issue, but that…

Some do. At least most of the pro-lifers I know. Actually as long as the discussion focuses on social welfare and not abortion I know a number of pro-choicer and pro-lifers who agree on pretty much every other issue.

Um. She said that she is pro-choice. But I guess that was hard to see from your soap box.

Yes, there are plenty of asshole cops as there is a decent number of asshole people in this world (myself being one of them).....but this video is a police officer driving around like a normal person and doing something perfectly legal for anyone else to do......So this is a problem.......why?

I want to see rapists punished to the fullest extend possible. However, am I the only one that is troubled by the idea of punishing people before they have had their day in court? I know they aren't bound by "innocent until proven guilty" but the principle is still valid. Punishing people who may ultimately be…