Yes, but when’s the last time Kanye’s been relevant in sci-fi/comics/fantasy/technology/science? [Whether he’s relevant in any sphere of interest is another debate altogether]

I wish I could give this more stars. I fail to see how Kanye west just joining instagram has anything to do with science, technology, sci-fi, or pop culture related to any of the aforementioned themes.

I keep thinking I clicked on a Jez link by mistake, but nope, just Beth Elderkin spamming the shit out of my io9 feed.

A lot of the “content” (for lack of a better term) has been shit lately.

Thank you!! Good grief.

You’re just being a dick with that comment. You have no idea what his skin color is, and it is racist of you to assume that his opinion can only come from a white person (all other races must follow the script don’t you know).

I mean, this is the site I go to get away from that rubbish.

I’m adding my vote to make this the primary response to this article.

No offence, Beth, but

White folk are damned if the do and damned if they don’t.

It is a way to give “cosplaying” children Maui’s tattoos without printing those water-based things on your children from neck to waist and all down the arms. If it were too light-colored (to match other skin-tones) you’d be offended. If it was just the leaf-toga then little boys’ wouldn’t’ve wanted it because the…

Sorry I really don’t see the problem with this.... If there is an issue can someone please explain it to me.

Well if the point is to tell a group of people who already believe ICP sucks that ICP indeed sucks than that point is rather fucking lazy. Thank you for agreeing with me. Her next article “AIDS is bad” is going to change things around io9.

I read that as libertarian and was confused; everyone knows that Easy Spirit shoes and threadbare cardigans are the part and parcel of communists.

Oh, give me a break. This was an innocent, clumsy mistake. The person who wrote it was trying to emphasize the fact that a black person won a sport in an area where blacks are stereotypically considered not to be strong. The phrase, “blacks can’t swim,” has always been a common trope. Bad writing, but in no way mean…

Not the only story, only the biggest.

Put a W12 x 35 beam on each end, square it with a laser, and lap the gunite finish to the beam. You should be able to get mm level tolerances across a pool. This isn’t a difficult engineering problem.

Unfortunately, unless they are providing men with men-only spaces, then it’s discriminatory.