Totally agree. I've just caught up with the last few episodes, but I also loved when Pete wished Myka pregnant a few back. When it first happened, I was ready to break my TV, but then they made it clear almost immediately that it wasn't because Myka's lady hormones were subconsciously making her jealous of her…

I never said that skepticism is ALL about any one thing, but I do think there should be room for human rights and anti-oppression work. And I'm going to call bullshit when someone tries to use feminism to argue against a religious perspective while silencing actual feminist atheists. It's not something you get to…

I don't have an answer for it, either, which is exactly the problem. But I've had enough positive interactions with men at cons, on XBL (I know! /Doctor), comic book shops, etc, to know that shared geekery and good conversation will eventually be enough incentive in itself. The green card, ideally, is a joke that…

I wasn't trying to argue against the cards (I think they're a pretty clever way to bring attention to the problem, actually), but they're necessary precisely because con security and the community at large fails to address the issue adequately, either by logic-flips to pretend it doesn't exist, or keeping silent when…

I do appreciate small instances where people treat me decently, and make note of them mentally, though I don't go out of my way to bring it up in person (shout out to my local GameStop for being staffed by dudes who don't assume I'm there to buy UnicornPrincessCuddler or Kinect Toenail Painting, or whatever shit women…

"The contention isn't that every Scifi, and every Scifi fan is racist. That would be nonsensical. The contention is that we let a lot of very subversive things get past us because we like to believe we are beyond that."

But... But... Ron Perlman taught me that war never changes!

My friend's amazing Spock cookie jar aside, no. It's more like going to a cookie jar convention and having your personal space and safety invaded and threatened in many ways, from the subtle to the obnoxious to the actually dangerous, simply because you're a woman, then having the Grand Lord of Cookie Jars publicly…

I still think the phrase "utterly pointless dinosaur ride" should be stricken from history for making my inner child cry, but I'll admit there was a second where I thought "uh, if it's not moving, RUN!" But then, dinosaur ride on a spaceship. I honestly do think I might try it if I had the chance, even with killer…

Yeah, and that's different than being 'biased' because you agree with a candidate's positions and have reasoned arguments to back up your views. He's not campaigning to be my husband or father. And economic issues are deeply tied to healthcare, reproductive rights, and social justice. Women can care about multiple…

The part that kills me though is that the spell DID work, and Buffy WAS reunited with Angel, and she still chose to kill him for the good of the world. Xander had no way of knowing how it would play out, obviously, and I can buy that part of his intention was to protect her (because how the hell do you kill the…

I love that scene. Buffy could get it's own list like this. The scoobies are some of the most heartbreaking liars (or, at least, diligent truth-concealers).

"Hahaha, Asian people eat dogs!" is racist, and you're being obtuse if you really think the other guest's question was asked out of genuine curiosity.

That's been my experience, too. There are definitely some toxic places out there, but not all ED sites are the same, and through them I've met some truly wonderful people who have been invaluable lifelines. Sometimes I just need to talk to someone who doesn't need a lecture on 'living with an eating disorder 101'…

Agreed on pretty much everything. I finished the episode and felt like nothing really happened. The emotional cues they were trying to hit missed horribly. It was like all the little boring and unconvincing character development scenes that inevitably happen in shows like this (which are usually ok in small doses)…

I think Claudia is the important one, not Steve - the Regents have their eye on her to be the next caretaker, and Jane knows that Claudia isn't going to stop until she gets Steve back or dies/becomes corrupted trying. Maybe Jane's hoping that, with guidance, Claudia can come through it relatively unscathed.

I don't know, I thought the line worked, even with the cheese. It's one thing to know an accept the fact that people you care about will die, but this case is completely unique. Artie is the only one left who can fix the world, and if he succeeds, he won't have anyone to share that pain with. There's no way he can…

Hahaha! It would be accurate, at least. I suspected he was going to die the second Weaver said Jamil could go to the basement instead of Tom, and I was pissed off to be proven right.

Oh god, I had a dream I was married to him the other night. He was, unsurprisingly, an enormous jackass. I feel your pain. We should both dump him.