There needs to be a dating site just based on your bookshelves. Could you imagine? "You and user Bookluver86 have a 92% compatibility rating because of your shared interests in: KURT VONNEGUT, NEIL GAIMAN, JULES VERNE. Message user?"

This comment from you makes me want to never come to Kotaku again. You're defending your site in a situation that you know is wrong and have discussed is a problem on your site. But if someone else points out that there's a problem, and it makes women leave your site and never come back, well, "you're not allowed to…

This comes across as very defensive, though I can understand why. The OP expressed concern that it *might* attract unpleasant responses, and frankly that's a reasonable gut reaction. But they also felt that their post was important, and worth sharing - and I'm glad they did. You can share something important that you…

"Why Female Soldiers Were Finally Added to Call of Duty's Multiplayer"

This is why we still need unions. Yeah, we're not sending six-year-olds to work 16-hour shifts in coal mines anymore, but this shit is a clear representation of the power imbalance that unions helped mitigate for all of those years.

It's just American culture that promotes our slavish view toward those of a higher class than us. This view is the reason for our wealth inequality, tax system, poor vacation and maternity leave systems, and a host of other things. American culture promotes a slavish devotion to those in power.