I keep reading so many views here that think shows are extremely problematic only when they depict rape, and should just stick to wholesome entertainment like murder, torture, and dismemberment.

Wow that is beautiful

You're right, they should never be held responsible. What I disagree with is excoriating anyone advising keeping your wits about you, and the fatalistic attitude that rapes will happen no matter what so why bother.

Here we go again. Yes you can be raped sober or drunk or here or there or anywhere. Yes it is the rapists fault and they are the only factor. But the presence of a rapist is the factor you cannot control. What you can control is your own agency which being blackout drunk completely removes. Fuck the rules, just take…

And keep it to the 4th of July weekend, where it’s at least expected! I’ve got several neighbors in a few block radius that set one or two off randomly for most of the summer then scurry back into their houses. The sudden unexpected jolt while going about your evening and then having to console anxious pets for the…

Yes she has!

School funding is only a minor factor in the quality of education. By far the largest determination of a student’s success is the will and ability of the parents to instill the value of education, a sense of aspiration, and the work ethic to achieve their goals.

I did that once and it was the most satisfying thing I’ve ever done. Had to blow on my fingertip as if it was the barrel of a pistol after that.

Not what she was thinking but there is precedent, so it checks out. See hot dog princess from Adventure Time.

They probably got paid, hung out with Gwen, and had a good time. Life for most people is not a social justice theory class.

It seems after all that searching they found her head way up her own ass. Sorry you can’t live a life you are passionate about right this second. You suck it the fuck up and go to school to enable some decent career that will allow you the time and money with which to pursue anything your heart desires outside of…

It’s probably the most mainstream and well known of blogs centered around feminism. I’ve been here for quite some time as well and while it generally is a good source of information and thoughtful discussion, some of the more click-baity articles and the occasional approved commenter do put a toe over the edge and…

Stop, that caption made me tear up again!

I think that doesn’t really apply to humans though. We can’t detect hypoxia directly, so using nitrogen, CO, or an inert gas would just knock someone out, or even induce euphoria before unconsciousness. I wonder if certain species have different mechanisms to detect it.

Dave! Dave! DAAAAVE!

Really? Every accidental death by CO I’ve ever read about described the victims as completely unaware. They just fall asleep.

I’m perfectly fine with limiting the death penalty to cases where the person was literally caught in the act and guilt is undisputed. Mass shootings, home invasions, cases of truly inhuman brutality, that kind of thing. Just use helium or carbon monoxide and be done with it.

Again, you’re right. More people will buy if they see it on the shelves of Walmart. Are you comfortable with the Walton family corporate interest determining what types of games you can play? It’s like how the Texas board of Ed gets to determine school textbook content for most of the nation. Is that a good thing?

The thing is, I don’t think it’s usually done with the wants of the actual customers in mind. It’s done to avoid negative publicity from the usual suspects who do raise a stink like pandering politicians, the PTC, Million Moms, religious groups, etc. They don’t want risk averse big box stores to balk at selling the…

You’re right, it is business. They’re weighing the original product vs the potential backlash. I’m not saying that there’s artistic integrity to be had or that it’s even culturally significant in most cases. I’m just saying that it’s some degree of censorship when content is changed for that reason. Of the original…