THANK YOU. Like ten thousand million times thank you. I don't usually take the time to engage in such long arguments with people who refuse to be civil and/or simply listen—but these accusations really got to me. So: THANK YOU.

Ha! Me? A tirade? Our comment history speaks for itself. You are blinded by irrationality and your comments are delusional. Not contacting you again will be a blessing.

At the end of the day, you have snapped at me for trying to tell someone not to say something racist (as well as saying that real racism is probably more common than "fake" racism) and you have accused me of trying to explain racism to a person of color. This second accusation is not only untenable, it is truly…

At the end of the day, you have snapped at me for trying to tell someone not to say something racist (as well as saying that real racism is probably more common than "fake" racism) and you have accused me of trying to explain racism to a person of color. This second accusation is not only untenable, it is truly…

Yes, I agree that this happens (which I said in my post). My opposition to the post was that it was over-generalizing about a group of people. And that opposition, specifically regarding how the post was written, still stands.

I'm sorry. You are wrong. First, I don't want to harp on the original poster at all, because I feel like he (she?) and I understand each other perfectly well. . . . .so, without harping on the original post, it is unarguably the case that the OP could have been read as racist. It is also unarguably the case that…

Thanks. I don't want anyone to have to start a sentence with "As a. . ." either— ("as a black person"—"as a woman"—"as a lesbian" etc). So, you've got me thinking about this, and I appreciate it—thanks for being such a friendly commenter.

I'm sorry if I have offended you in some way. I really am. But I don't really understand your response. We're on a blog where people share opinions. I shared my opinion. I did not claim to be explaining race relations to anyone. I don't even know who this "us" is that you refer to—as I replied to a single…

Looking back at your original comment, I am sorry that you have had to have the experience of the actions of some individuals minimizing the very real discrimination committed against African Americans—in the sense that some racist dipshits then think they can say, "Look, see, people are making racism up." That…

I think you should be very careful with the language you use. . . . first, the minute you find yourself generalizing about "the shit" that a group of people does (such as "women do X" or "men do X" or "black people do X" or "Chinese people do X"), you should just stop and re-phrase. If you say something like…

You're gross. Go home.

Are you telling me to read it a few thousand times? Nope, sorry, I choose not to. Or are you saying you read it a few thousand times? Don't worry, you didn't make me sad!

I think the people on this thread are just talking about a celebrity crush they have—and many of them have referenced his persona, rather than his body, as the source of this crush—Having a crush on a celebrity who you think is charming, in my opinion, is pretty innocuous. I still think you make a point that is…

I like it that you think the Maxim 100 Hottest Person list is shitty. I feel like Maxim is pretty shitty generally, because it can make women and girls feel really, really badly about themselves. I know it at least made me feel bad about myself when I was a teenager. But do you think that the conversation happening…

Not sure if anyone else has posted this. . . but, PETITION! http://act.weareultraviolet.org/cms/sign/Fire_…

Everyone who is enraged! (Like I am) Watch this Stephen Colbert clip! It's old, but it never gets any less cathartic. . . . I'm going to watch it again right now! http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/gzidte/…

Dictionary definitions don't determine the meanings of words. Language usage—the way we encode and decode meaning—determines the meanings of words. The dictionary contains descriptions of words—not some fundamental, non-fluid truth about what a word actually denotes.

Are you joking? Your first comment has WAY too many negatives and embedded clauses to make any sense. . . But maybe you're joking? It totally sounds like you're joking.

Good job minimizing rape trauma, robocopper! Is this the greatest thing you've done all day? I bet it felt real good. What will you do tomorrow, I wonder? Something stupendous, I'm sure.