I disagree. I think legal protections would have to enumerate specific steps needed otherwise ambiguity will work against the innocent. For example, if I decide to come out trans is there a waiting period before I can use the bathroom that aligns to my gender identity? Do I have to dress a certain way? How much…

Woot! Thank you!

I’m pretty sure that’s just a stock image, but yes I think it’s a bit click-baity. I’m not trying to defend the NRA or least of all Breitbart. I just posted it in response to “Yes...They Are Real”’s question about whether the NRA would respond in any way. I wish the NRA would have linked to a more neutral news outlet,…

I didn’t read the article and, frankly, I don’t care to. The Root article told me what I needed to know and, frankly, I don’t like clicking over to Breitbart.

Haha I think I got that from the quotes and the exclamation mark, but I get the need to follow up because a second read always makes me doubt myself. No offense taken.

It doesn’t bother me that they didn’t mention race, though to be honest I didn’t read the article as I stay away from Breitbart.

I’m a gun owner and a conservative, but even I agree that the NRA is just terrible. It should be pushing for more education and increasing gun safety through common sense means. Instead it’s run and supported by people who look at every bit of proposed gun legislation as “SLIPPERY SLOPE!” There’s no middle ground in…

Am I the only one who came to the comments hoping for a “Whitest Sentence Ever” contest? I’m disappointed. Maybe I can get the ball rolling:

I may not have stated my position clearly enough at the beginning. I don’t support these bathroom bills. I agree with you that they’re going to cause problems where there have been almost none thus far. They’re unenforceable, and just a feel-good measure by politicians to prove their chops to their constituents.

1) I trust my wife. I know her friends from high school and she ran with an extremely good crowd. I have no scientific evidence that she was a virgin on our wedding night, but my wife is the most honest and trustworthy person I know, so I take her at her word.

GOOD FOR HER. Owning a gun legally and having enough experience and confidence to use it to protect her family is exactly what gun ownership is supposed to be about.

Yeah, haven’t you heard? People don’t need guns! Their only purpose is to shoot babies in the face.

I would bet there’s at least some video out there of people shooting cops while filming, so I don’t agree that his chances of being shot go down just because there’s a camera. Criminals film themselves criming all the time.

I wish I could get paid to berate people who fall into one of my many pet peeves. I envy you, good sir.

I appreciate your respectful tone, so I’ll start by thank you for that.

A wedding-themed wedding. Ok, that’s one I never saw. That sounds awesome. If it’s on Pinterest, though, I guarantee it’s already been done to death by now. Pinterest is where brides get all their “unique” ideas.

I think there’s a difference between the potential discomfort of seeing a colostomy bag and the discomfort of seeing a penis and thinking “There’s a man in the women’s locker room.” One is a kind of squick due to unfamiliarity. The other might cause genuine alarm due to a fear for one’s life and safety.

WHAT. My question made it on the list! Sweet. Maybe I’ll listen once I’m home from work.

I’ve forced myself to confront my fear in small ways, like eating lobster (which is delicious but overpriced). The biggest way was to sit down right in front of the Japanese Spider Crab exhibit at my local aquarium and just stare at the things until the fear started to recede. Now it’s more of a “I’d rather not,…