I actually think this was the author’s attempt to soften the original sentence, maybe at the suggestion of an editor? But holy hell does it miss the point. There are two ideas in it, one of them monstrous: 1) it’s tragic that people apparently only believe his victims deserve to recover and 2) he hopelessly and…

United Federation of Planets at my place. Pisses off the locals because they think it’s the UN flag, and then they get even more angry when they realize I’m a lib’ral and a fucking nerd!

I know we are all probably still traumatized by the Lindsey Lohan biopic, but I would watch the ever-loving hell out of Dallas Buyers Club 2: White Diamonds.

I’m amazed I’ve never heard of her before now.

The Reuben one reminded me of a story Terry Pratchett told. He said that one jet-lagged evening he accidently asked for Three Mile Island dressing for his salad. The waitress didn’t say a word, just brought him Thousand Island dressing and a bottle of hot sauce.

I think he was probably right to bring it up, but the way he handled her reluctance was all wrong. I feel like the thing to do would’ve been like, “I can see you’re reacting strongly to discussion about your appearance—is this a sore point for you?” and explore why that is. The impression I’d get from that reaction is…

There is someone out there for everyone. Ugly or frumpy or fat or whatever. I am both frumpy and fat and I have never had any problem attracting a man.

Once, an 8-top of Christians left one of those “Here’s a Tip for You!” pamphlets on my table, in lieu of a cash tip. I was sort of used to this, so I didn’t remark much, just tossed it into the bus tub with the rest of the debris, and a glower.

I would take a two-pronged approach if I were in this guy's shoes. I 100% believe that you cannot have a successful relationship if you are not completely comfortable with being open with all aspects of your sexuality with your partner, and vice-versa.

I loved that movie. Sigourney Weaver made a great evil queen.

ACTUAL. NATIONAL. TREASURE.

AHH! This woman can do no wrong!!

Friendly neighbourhood psychology researcher here. While marijuana might not be physically addictive, in the same way that, say, opiates are, people definitely can be addicted in the more psychological/physiological sense. There are two 'addiction' classification in the DSM: substance abuse and substance dependence.…

How is it co-opting if they used the word first?

I was a club kid in the late 80's/ early 90's, and went to lots of the same parties as RuPaul, LaHoma Van Zandt, Lady Bunny, Larry Tee, Michael Alig (yes, THAT one), and no one ever used "tranny" or "she-male" as a slur/hate speech... I think it is a generational thing. I remember where there were silly contests (like…

Carmen is such a hypocrite. She used to use the t-word in her social media and and then started going back and deleting her old tweets, etc. after this all started to blow up.