Ugh, I couldn't actually bear to read any of it beyond skimming the first summary bits, but thanks for the tip!

"Sex is only okay in a situation where you're open to procreation, and since a homosexual act cannot lead to procreation it is not an acceptable sort of sex."

Not that you don't have brains, but this gif was just so tempting, given where it comes from.

Exactly.

This is exactly why the trailers really bugged me, thank you for this great analysis that clearly outlines why this movie makes me uncomfortable.

I almost couldn't believe that the article said the things that you're highlighting here, HOLY. CRAP.

So. Fantastic.

YES!

Exactly. Sucks that it's such an across-the-board tradition that for sure only tracks the male line and ignores women, but in each individual case, why should anyone disavow the name they've always had their entire lives and which has become THEIR OWN name just because it's also their father's?

Oh, hey.

I'm pretty sure it means that in the US, too. But it *also* can be used to describe people's physical frames.

YUP!

^Exactly what I was about to say.

Ugh, but that's quite a sticking point. Thanks, though! :)

One can only hope! :)

Ugh, I wish Zyrtec did the trick! I take it constantly because I'm also allergic to dust which is pretty much unavoidable, but when I recently visited my friend who has a cat, I almost died in a frenzy of congestion, sneezing, face itching, and eye itching.

There's an ENORMOUS discussion about just that very issue going on at Swarthmore College right now. Check out the Daily Gazette for a taste of the arguments surrounding it.

^Exactly.

It's a wildcard. I've usually seen it meaning that it covers all sorts of genders (except cisgenders), and think @bakerlex is also right that it also covers various kinds of trans experience. Basically, the * can be replaced with things like: woman, man, gender, sexual, etc. It's a way of creating an inclusive…

I lived in a dorm with gender neutral bathrooms for a semester, and it honestly didn't matter at all. It was a little odd at first, just because I wasn't used to it, but then it was just normal. What does it matter what the gender is of the person in the next toilet or shower stall, since all stalls have locking…