one of the highest rated shows

No, believe me, there are plenty of black, Hispanic, Asian, etc. women who watch the show. A lot of lesbians also watch the show. Even if there are a lot of straight white women, you don’t become one of the highest rated shows in the entire country by being watched by one specific demographic. 

No, there’s no problem. It’s a really dumb thing to be mad about. It’s about as significant as a non-christian saying “Jesus Christ” when they stub their toe. Who fucking cares?

To be fair, if anyone tried to tell me the phrase ‘spirit animal’ is “cultural appropriation” I’d probably yell at them, myself. 

Yeah why would he ever speak in an intellectually honest way instead of just deferring to whatever the social justice norms of the moment are.

Salamanders rule, but toads have their own charm.

Fair point, but I’m more of a frog and salamander person myself. 

Hey, that’s a real smear on toads. Aside from being toxic gluttons, toads are pretty nice animals.

OMG! 

Also Chicago has that great deep-dish pizza.

Now that is good nature commenting. Well done. And intelligent. Conversely...

The toads are massing at Mar-a-lago to celebrate the king toad. 

Anyone who’s ridden a razor scooter knows you don’t need a full pothole.  A buckle in the sidewalk is more than enough to fuck you up.

Lime Aid!

I have mixed feelings about this. It’s true that the move-fast/break-things attitude, as another commenter put it, creates issues around public consent. But it’s also true that official approvals can be stifled by entrenched corruption. The taxi cab industry is the textbook example of regulatory capture. They…

When the sclooting starts the schooting starts.

Hey, a twist of Lime got me out of a police cruiser, so that makes total sense.

For Ortho surgeons who get to repair your ACL after you hit a pothole on a 3 inch wheel. 

They’d probably have worked better in places where that “last mile” really is a mile: Suburban street corners in areas with shit public transit.

Who knew flipping a Bird could be so effective?