And despite that, Sterling still does not deserve to have his voice legally silenced by someone whose feelings got hurt because Sterling either said truthful things or voiced his opinion in a vulgar way.

There was no chance this was ever going to get anywhere

He-yooooooooooooo.

The fatal flaw in her logic and reasoning was not listening to everything 45 had to say.

Who do you want to include?

I created a new toon

I doubt it. The guys behind Digital Homicide cannot have any assets worth taking from them besides money. Even then, Sterling would likely only want enough money to pay his legal fees.

What’s particularly disturbing about lawsuits like this is that, even in cases where they are clearly frivolous, as this was, they can force critics to spend significant amounts of money on legal defenses.

Obligatory: Dicks out until Rick’s out.

I really wish I could say I am surprised at this, but I am not. If they had let him speak, they probably would have kept him on-stage even if he were to out more trans people or undocumented immigrants.

Why are Barbie dolls and “pink things” only for girls while GI Joe action figures and “blue things” only for boys? Why must girls only play with “feminine” toys and boys with “masculine” toys?

Amen, hallelujah, pass the damn tea.

Obligatory for anything related to “Beast Wars”:

Spoilers: Shockwave still can’t shoot for shit.

comedy is more often than not based of challenging what is considered good taste

No, you are thinking of 4chan’s /v/.

My point was that edgelord behavior — e.g., “ironic” racism — can eventually stop being “ironic” and start being sincere if someone does not grow out of that behavior. To do so requires a functional sense of empathy and a willingness to look at your behavior with a critical eye.

45 said that shit, but I still feel like I should apologize. Ye gods.

I have experience with this sort of thing; I used to post and troll on 4chan. I know what it feels like to say outlandish things for a laugh, then keep on pressing buttons when someone expresses even an iota of offense to it. The visceral joy of saying something really fucked up and getting the “proper” reaction for…

You are not supposed to be voting for a friend, you are supposed to be voting for a gotdamned leader.