Fetishized, commoditized, bottled up and for sale.

The notion that we all owe the world the act of procreation (and that anything else is “selfish”) makes my skin crawl.

I’m glad that you personally believe in “live and let live”, but please keep in mind how your actions may consciously or unconsciously contradict that motto. For example, I’m sure you’ve voted for more than one elected official who seeks to deny the LGBTQ community the same rights and freedoms that you enjoy.

And, views like this are why I’m glad I left the church. The argument of “can’t procreate” loses all validity the second it’s pointed out the religious right has no issues with heteroromantic couples who are sterile marrying. I don’t respect your opinion, but I respect your right to have one and voice it. However,…

So one should only have sex for procreation? Did the 60s and 70s just pass you right by? (and for the record, I was born in 1962)

Seems a lot of people commenting here are excited about this and want to read this. Maybe stop trying to censure people and read what you want to read?

Ugh, you’re like almost perfectly decent, and I appreciate you expressing honest tolerance, but ugh. As a gay man, knowing this about you, I would never want to know you or help you or treat you the way I treat my loving friends.

I love Rashida. I bet Pixar was overwhelmed with relief when they started reading, but then she hit them with that last sentence like:

I don’t know why they haven’t done a modern “And Then There Were None” yet. It’s basically a Saw movie, but classed up and with psychological motivation.

Oh yeah, I definitely remember when I was a little kid, and I thought “You know what would be cool? To be a big fatty, like the 1 or two people in popular culture that I can reference! I’m going to go right out and gain a bunch of weight, so that I can be like them!” You should seriously fuck right off with your…

This is me giving stars to everyone in this thread.

What are you even talking about with this “but what about the children!” bullshit. Young girls are very aware of their weight and body image. And many celebs also struggle with addiction, so choosing to target a woman for her weight as a “concern” is insincere as fuck. One overweight celebrity is not going to create…

While most won’t disagree that obesity is a huge problem in this country that is only getting worse, it’s not for us to criticize every stranger’s health choices. We have doctors for that. Maybe it’s more important to make sure everyone is able to see a decent doctor? Do you make the same comment every time you see…

Oh thank god you pointed that out! I bet she just didn’t know! Think of all the lives you saved today!! I hope you have a blessed thanksgiving and sleep well knowing you’ve spread joy and helpful information!

Maybe because their job is to talk about clothes and not the body underneath them?

That person is her doctor, not a bunch of people on a blog.

Because her weight is none of our fucking business.

Thiiiiiiiis. She did not have to be part of this narrative. If someone asked her about it because it was her show, she could have said that she would prefer not to comment on the situation.

When I was new at io9 and only slightly more of a bumbling idiot who didn’t know what the hell I was doing than I am now, Katharine was my guiding hand. The person I could go to to translate some gobbledegook Britishism into language someone other than me could actually understand, a sounding board for ideas. Most…