Wait, I am Catholic and they STILL won't leave me alone! They actually got all excited that I already know this shit and wanted to discuss Jesus with me some more. Ugh!

Philip Pullman!!!! I wrote my PhD thesis on His Dark Materials! Funnily enough, Pullman himself is morphing more and more into one of those awfully smug atheists. He wasn't like that at first, but post-Subtle Knife he became pretty dickish to be honest (and I really, REALLY love his writing so I'm not saying this…

As a religious person who has been randomly attacked and laughed at by smug atheist friends for THINGS I DON'T BELIEVE IN AT ALL, just because yes, I am in fact Christian, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this. If I hear one more gross over generalisation such as "ALL Christians have a problem with sex" or…

I heart the Onion so much! They always manage to nail it with their social satire, just perfect!

So you equate not giving a fuck with being "masculine?" There is so much wrong with that statement I don't even know where to start.

Samsies here! I actually feel deeply embarrassed that I haven't read them all yet and just watched the show, given that I am an English major and specialise in fantasy literature. *hangsheadinshame

He isn't just attractive, he is GORGEOUS! Anyone who remembers the 2006 BBC show Robin Hood will fondly remember him as Will Scarlet. Excuse the cheesy fanart, this was the best I could find with some lightning fast (i.e.: lazy) googling:

Wow, that manager's comment basically expresses everything that is wrong with capitalism and consumerism. Not that I'm immune to either - I just can't stop staring longingly at that fake Louis Vuitton waffle maker to the right of your post....

Lol, god bless you for this comment as it hits the nail on the head especially re: the whining about the "low JET salary", which is as decent as salary as you can ever dream for as a teacher in Japan (especially given the fact that JETlers usually have a pretty lax schedule).

Oh boo hoo hoo to you for feeling attacked by me (why is that anyway, I don't know you and did not specifically talk about you now, did I? Or...maybe I did and that's why the "attack" hurt, huh?). What you describe is precisely what every single minority group in the West goes through, every single day, not just once…

Lol, thanks for that (not for calling your thighs thunder thigs, as I'm sure they are perfectly fine and lovely)! I even know two plus-sized Japanese ladies (who also are as far away from the "submissive wife" stereotype as you could ever be), but somehow it's still stuck in my head that Asian women and girls are a…

You totally convinced me with this, I retract everything I said, obviously!

Oh my God, I can't even... I feel really sick now...

Oh dear Lord, I so know what you are talking about! There is a blog by a girl who lived in Japan for a few years that features one article asking if all American women are awful (she couldn't find a date in Japan because the expat guys all wanted the Japanese fantasy girl instead), and the comments on there are…

Well, I actually grew up on a pretty multi-cultural place in Germany but that was mostly Middle Eastern people so I find myself being pretty aware of racism towards people from that background, including Islamophobia, but find that I actually have pretty shocking prejudices sometimes against both African men (I cringe…

And some people might say that you are free to choose what you believe in because the quest for spirituality knows no rules and critical thinking is key in not falling for bullshit. Also, the Bible isn't the Quran, which is indeed seen as the directly stated word of God according to Islam (dictated by an archangel to…

Samesies! And not only that, but raised by a feminist mom who is ALSO a Christian, plus having two - you guessed it - feminist and yet also *GASP* Catholic sisters who are raising their daughters to be feminists too! Mind BLOWN, I know! It's actually quite common in Europe to be both feminist and Christian, it might…

But, but, but - it's not about being in the MOOD! In fact, I'm pretty sure being in the mood and enjoying the sexy tyme is filthy and dirty and whoorish and whatnot. It is about never saying no when the HUSBAND is in the mood! Hallelujah, praise the Lord!

I had a feeling she bans people and erases comments that aren't streamlined towards "oh my gosh, bless the ALMIGHTY, we like, totes agree with everything you just wrote!" Too bad, I'm itching to comment on a couple of her posts... OK, basically on ALL of her posts....

I think the idea is that they are submissive to their husbands but brutal tiger moms to their kids?! Or some such nonsense. To be honest, I myself have fallen into the "I could never compete with the perfect skinny Asian girls who are all pretty and submissive and perfect wife material" rant (being white and…