So much truth here. The internet is a dark and grimy place and I don’t want my male friends and colleagues teaching themselves about what feminism is or isn’t without attempting to have a conversation about it with some real live women.

I totally agree with you re the example you cited, and I think you make a good point about seeking validation vs. seeking someone else’s perspective. I think my frustration stems more from responses that I see around these comment sections that are to the effect of “Google is your friend, it’s not my job to educate…

Because apparently white people are not allowed to ask POC questions about racial issues. They are supposed to magically glean a nuanced, deep, and 100% perfect understanding of the issues via Google because having a productive and earnest conversation with a real human is expecting too much.

I’ve never heard it as an insult, but I really fucking love it. Gonna have to start using it.

Jake Gyllenhaal?

I would agree with you if it were her natural voice. But vocal fry is an affectation, and I reserve the right to criticize anyone for speaking in a fake voice in purpose simply because they think it makes them sound cute or sexy (see also: sexy baby voice).

It’s also surprisingly close to the original story. Aside from, you know, the whole muppet thing. It’s one of my favorite movie versions.

Also the thinly veiled sexual innuendo. No, I do not want Santa hurrying down my chimney tonight or any other night, thankyouverymuch.

Sorry, but the award for all-time worst Christmas song goes to The Christmas Shoes, with Wonderful Christmastime by Wings coming in a close second. *shudder*

Not to mention their anti-LGBT stance and cultural appropriation.

Not to mention their anti-LGBT stance and cultural appropriation.

Show me where I claimed that mental illness doesn’t affect people’s behavior. I’ll wait.

Which means nothing to the rest of us who still view the church as an oppressive misogynistic institution bent on policing women’s lives.

Nobody’s punishing the pope. We’re saying this thing that he said isn’t good enough.

Maybe we’ll be more accepting of Catholic doctrine when it stops being misogynistic. Note that I said “stops being” and not “is less”.

Goalposts have not been moved. Mental health is not even relevant to this discussion unless she is suffering from a mental illness, which there is no concrete evidence for. So your point that a person with mental illness could do something offensive is true, but it has nothing to do with Tila Tequila unless she…

This never, ever stops being funny. Bless you.

Can you cite for me anywhere that states she has been diagnosed with an actual mental illness? And your own personal armchair assessment doesn’t count.

You mean it’s not burnt orange like the rest of him?

Or anytime he or Michelle or the girls did anything at all?

Well, he IS the Zodiac, so it would make total sense if those associated with him had ties to outer space.