I'm a bit confused by this statement. Are you saying that io9 is mostly comprised of anti-religion trolls?

I think the ability to ignore/block persistent trolls at the commenter level is an asset that, for whatever reason, is continually underappreciated and too rarely implemented in commenting systems. Even Gawker's half-baked 'dismissal' ability doesn't answer this need.

And this conclusion is based on what exactly?

Snark noted. And raised.

The Rocketeer is not steampunk.

Someone has to be that guy. :( Radiator fins, rayguns and concentric rings do not steampunk make. This looks more like dieselpunk or atompunk with a touch of brass and leather.

3 (one can possibly even argue four) very awful movies out of five.

Well hell. I has a sad.

All the more powerful a quote now.

Solid commentary and theorizing, omg.

What genetic predisposition defines an American? What skin color? What race, exactly? Odds are slim to none you'll have the courage to engage these questions, likely out of some self- righteous need to keep your construct held together.

Our biggest problem is that these stories are adult. I mean…these are like Deadwood in space. It so unlike anything you've ever associated with George before in relation to Star Wars.

So it would seem you can't tell the difference between a participating criticism of a citizenry at large with criticism of a people based upon race or skin color. Bigotry might've been a smarter word choice on your part, so long as you were able to prove clear bias against a group of people I am, unfortunately for…

Wow. I have to say.. I wasn't too sure you be capable of the kind of non sequitur acrobatics it would require to conflate my cynicism of Americans with racism, especially without any evidence of anything of the sort. But when your argument is running on fumes, I suppose strawmen of Olympic size are in order.

This is what happens, BBC, when you find a stranger in the Alps.

Your concern for trolls is admirable, if misplaced. I have a star because I've been a member of this community long before you ever got here and will continue to be one long after you've grown bored with it. But if you'd prefer to impugn me instead of keeping to the subject at hand, by all means, have at.

Yes. I do. Given all the claptrap around this fad, and the fact that the guy has zombie make-up slathered all over him, I don't put it past people to be running from what they think is a zombie. Americans genuinely are that stupid.

Funny. You think a Halloween costumed prankster deserves to be shot. Whereas I hold that people who believe that zombies are real and shoot people accordingly...should be pistol-whipped within an inch of their lives.

Not in the slightest.

The zombie apocalypse iz r serious bizness! No more laughing at things that will never fucking exist. We really mean it this time.