Think of all the money Republicans could save on health care if we replace mobility devices with tree branches!

No, you asked for "thoughts," and I gave you some thoughts. Along with the benefit of the doubt, which was clearly a mistake.

It seems to have been something of an open secret in the comedy world. It was just another joke in a Hannibal Buress stand-up routine when, for whatever reason, people finally went "wait, what?" and backlash finally ensued.

They can and should co-exist, and I honestly have no idea why some people find the distinction hard to grasp. We should all be able to agree that Muslim-majority countries commit atrocities, and all realize there's enormous difference between what's going on in those countries and what's believed by people at local…

Because no minority group is a monolith? The LGBTQ community does the same thing with specific slurs, but everyone seems to comprehend that straight people are going to get bit if they throw around terms like "dyke" and "f-gg-t." It's controversial even among members of the community, many of whom have been on the…

So, I'm a gay woman who was born and raised Muslim in the United States. You couldn't pay me enough money to live in Muslim-majority country, because obviously they are full of human rights violations, and in most cases every aspect of that is cheerfully codified into the law of the land.

I'm pretty sure that's actually the joke she's trying to make – that as much as everyone would like to be above it, her show's continued existence is proof that these awards DO matter quite a bit.

That premise doesn't really change, but it gets less grating over time. The first time I tried watching it, I gave up maybe four episodes in; it was too zany and cringe-inducing for me. But at some point I put it on again for background noise, and accidentally wound up getting really invested in later episodes, and…

Thank you! That is really helpful. I didn't hear anything else about it at the time (which I do get, Poussey is one of my favorites), but put in that context, it's going on my to-watch list.

I would love Taylor Swift if she just took her #feminist #oneofthegirls mask off and was unapologetic about her capitalist tycoon nature and willingness to build a back door entrance to pop megastardom using nothing but family wealth and twangy country (an infinitely easier industry to break into). Seriously, kudos.…

I enjoyed the first few seasons, but all the backlash about Poussey's death last year gave me the impression the season itself wasn't great, so I didn't bother watching season four. (So much to binge these days, etc.)

This whole time, I thought "subtweeting" was when you respond to a tweet but, like, in that way that just reposts it with additional commentary by you.

Someone who noticed the Netflix error posted the screencap to Tumblr with the "so glad Netflix recognizes this representation" tagline, and it took off from there.

In this last election, McCain had an fervently pro-Trump Republican eager to "primary" him, and the Democrat running didn't have a snowball's chance in hell. So if he hadn't been re-elected, it would just be one more slobbery Trump newbie in his place.

Yeah, I was dumbfounded by that tidbit, which is why I mentioned it here. It says a LOT that 84842923 articles were written about the Native erasure issue on the show, and from what I can tell, that's still the only time anyone thought to give the show's one Native actress a chance to be heard.

She's fantastic. I happened across this interview with her recently that I highly recommend. She talks a bit about this storyline and working on UKS (it came out after last season was released, and she confirms it's the only time anyone reached out to her to get a comment about it, or anything). But it's a lengthy…

Believe it or not, a few years ago a couple of "men's rights activists" started suing businesses on those grounds, claiming that charging women less for the same food/drinks/car wash experience was discrimination. In many cases it went all the way to state supreme courts - they're now illegal in California, Nevada,…

"We made out in the street, like that World War II picture of the sailor assaulting a nurse. Fun fact: he was only pretending to be a sailor."

She's going to be in a new sitcom co-starring Daveed Diggs, which made me wonder if they pulled a punch in the editing room, or something.

I love how this is equal parts "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again."