Remember, folks: this is the designated "liberal" at Fox News, because he worked on a democratic campaign 30 years ago.

He's not a Democrat. He's not a Republican. He's not an anything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle Turtles=reptiles.

Can't tell if you're joking - if they were amazing friends maybe they wouldn't have let her wander off with a total stranger.

I'm willing to place a bet right now that the people who took video of it are more likely to go to jail for child porn than the rapist is for raping her.

"The last time I drank Jack Daniels, I had a headache the next day. Did zero raping."
This sentence is full of win.

Also, this whole situation sounds awful but I'm glad the girl has good friends who took her to the police, the one not-suck part of this story.

You seem to be assuming that criticism against cultural appropriation is a prohibition against ALL forms of cultural appropriation. That's never been the typical complaint.

Something I said a while ago with regards to the "cultural appropriation" criticisms being lobbed at Iggy Azalea was that they were an easily dismissed red herring of an argument. Iggy Azalea isn't racist for rapping, Iggy Azalea is racist for saying insanely racist things in public on a regular basis. No (sane)…

You're missing the point. People didn't criticize Gwen Stefani for writing songs about Japanese street culture. They (rightly) criticized her for using 4 Japanese girls as props in her videos and performances. They never spoke or showed signs of having a personality. They were just there for decoration like pieces of…

I think there's a difference between saying, "Gwen Stefani, don't write that song inspired by Japanese street culture," and "Gwen Stefani, don't treat Japanese women dressed in Japanese street culture outfits as props in your video." There's a definite line between inspiration and appropriation, and people often get…

Katy Perry, while I'm sure perfectly nice, is not intelligent*. She'll never understand the complexities of this. She's simple. I don't mean to be nasty but she's just not a deep creature and she'll never get it, not even enough to apologise in a meaningful way like Lorde's comment above.

There is a difference between being inspired, and making a mockery.

Do you think the way she portrays the cultures she appropriates is positive and uplifting?
That image in the header, is that a gratifying image of black culture?

In the video where she was turning minority men into animals, jewelry and toys was that a positive impression of the cultures she was getting inspiration from?

"Maybe I'm just a bad liberal on this."

.... what? That doesn't even make sense.

Was gonna comment the same. The men I've had the best/funnest/healthiest relationships with are the ones who would light up when I started talking about something I really cared about, or when I was standing up for myself/someone I cared about.

Huh. I've been told by many a man that they find me (and other women) most attractive when they're talking about something they're passionate about.

I was thinking the same thing. He keeps saying it was misconstrued and poorly-articulated, but as far as I heard, he didn't really specify how what he was initially trying to say was different from "women should stop doing things that get them beaten."

maybe he should try a again to explain what he meant to say. i bet it is the same thing

Cross this one off your list, Alan. High heat from any source + plastic of any kind > toxins. Nuke those veggies in a glass or ceramic bowl, and top it with a paper towel if you don't have a lid. So many of the choices are now steam-in-bag, and it's just gross.