So, here’s the thing about using etymological evolution as a defense for present use of an offensive term:

Yes, all of the profane words in the English language at one point or another had a polite, socially acceptable use. Many of the offensive terms (though not all of them, obviously) did as well.

These terms came to…

Like really this is beyond stupid. Seriously why do people do this? It is being cruel for the sake of being cruel at this point. This isn’t human behavior it is mentally, morally, and spiritually wrong that people go out of their way to do this shit to someone else. Like is there an honest reason why these people were…

We are seriously running out of idiotic reasons to be toxic...

So what if other cis actors have played trans people? Why is she being so fucking petulant, and refusing to take a principled stance about this? We (and Hollywood, I thought) are more sensitive to this issue now, and LISTEN to others’ experiences and views, there’s no excuse for this type of ignorant and offensive…

Her conventional attractiveness isn’t going to do anything for the role since it's going to have to be hidden under a ton of makeup and prosthetics. Johannson has yet to carry any movie to great success that didn’t have a gimmick to it that makes it unclear if her presence was the draw. From what I’ve read about this…

I think the big thing to establish is that she’s not obligated to reply, which I think we both probably agree on. When someone approaches a dev on Twitter, it’s not the same as approaching them at an official event or forums, and I think it’s fair to at least acknowledge that. It’s a different dynamic and while it’s…

“...objectively terrible...”

I...

I’m almost at a loss for words here.

Almost.

The idea that women are some kind of mystical creature that require knowledge of the Stygian abyss to understand is a myth that has been perpetuated by men of all types, in all groups, since time immemorial.

A particular subset of gamers, however, have found a way to…

They always say “Never meet you heroes”, but to me, it’s always been “never meet other fans”.  They will inevitably ruin whatever thing you once loved and make you ashamed to be associated with it.

So what you’re saying is that a secret-ish group of many people who represent a significant portion of those who write the news in the US and who are passively or actively resistant to including trans perspectives in their group, despite the fact that they report regularly on trans issues and as a result have a…

As Harron pointed out, the fact that there is not much research and writing about trans issues means that what DOES get published carries a lot of weight and power with the average joe’s reading it. The fact that this cis person has irresponsibly become a sort of spokesman for “trans issues” (putting that in quotes…

My own experience is that every child I know that claimed to be transgender has also changed their mind, as children do.

The fact that they toss out around the word “groupthink” so freely while ensconced in a secret, private listserv where they happily jerk each other off about how great they are is pretty much the epitome of the problem.

I’m more interested in this than in another 6 months of nerdrage reruns. 

If they weren’t playing Fortnite they would still see cartoon battles from television shows, movies, Disney Star Wars cartoons, etc. Even the 80's were full of Transformers and G.I. Joe’s shooting at one another (and dying in the Transformers animated movie) and kids mimicked those actions when playing with one…

Problem is, it’s tough to explore multi-variant correlative links. However, some of these studies are better designed than others.

Did you really reply to a genuine comment with this? Holy fuck have a conversation. Tell this person your opinion and why you think they are wrong. What in the actual fuck does making a joke do? It makes this the impact of this article so much less.

*rolls eyes*

Pretty sure that there is at least 20 cosplayers for about ANY anime/video game woman that prove that comment false. (the sweet summer child comment)

I kinda feel this is going the way of body shaming. There are women out here in real life that do have these body types. I get that sure there are scantily clad large breasted women fighting. But is it because of what they are wearing or the size of their breasts? Because I dont see anything wrong with this, same…