Nobody said they weren't allowed to express their opinions. But on matters of significance, I don't really think "we should all... agree to differ" is a very ethically sound principle. Some topics need to be debated, because the opinions we express and act on have discernible impact on other people's lives.

Really, Last Crusade? That's the first movie I remember consciously perceiving as a pointless, contrived rehash.

Even if it screws with "canon," the earlier work is not defined by the subsequent work. Aliens is forever dependent upon Alien, but nothing will ever make it so that the alien queen is an aspect of the creature's life cycle in Alien, because Aliens has no such power over its predecessor.

I like using feminine insults because they can't really call you out on them as sexist.

"Marriage was not instituted by government. It was instituted by God. There is no reason for Oklahoma or any state to be involved in marriage."

I actually think Vasquez's work shows its thematic intent pretty clearly. But, even if it didn't, reading between the lines (even "way between" them) is a valid - and an important - aspect of how we as a culture relate to our art and entertainment. Meaning-making is an active collaboration between the work and the…

You mean - gasp! - there can be mean people on both sides of a philosophical disparity?! Quick, let's turn our backs on one another completely, because relating to one another might make us feel like those differences DON'T have to be the cause of a hateful culture war!

My only knowledge of Vasquez as a human being is that, when a friend reached out about doing a stop motion adaptation of Everything Can Be Beaten as a student project, Vasquez was completely behind the idea. Unfortunately, by the time the response came in, they'd had to choose a different subject because their…

These comments are so full of, "You've never had kids yourself, so you can't possibly have any valid insight." Bullshit.

So, you're assuming that MissCrystal's use of #notallflorida was a completely earnest response to a perceived slight in your post, and not, y'know, a joke itself? Perhaps you need to read that definition you just posted, just now.

And the individual's tongue shape/strength, saliva production, and licking technique don't make a difference? It's ALWAYS going to be 1000?

So, she's totally unfamiliar with the concept of "passive aggressive gay-bashing," whereby words used to describe homosexuals become all-purpose pejoratives, strengthen the stigma against homosexuality by association? And she just thinks she gets to make up her own definitions for words, and it doesn't matter what…

Seriously, boiled white rice is fantastic. Just because a flavor is subtle doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Or maybe some people's taste buds are sufficiently sensitive that they can pick up flavor fairly quickly and continue to detect it after swallowing the bulk of each bite.

Wait, what does Avid Media Access have to do with anything?

I really wanna post that image on FB, but I'm not sure what the standard is for attributing an image somebody posted as a comment using a handle.

Your voice is heard, all the time. It's the dominant one in this country.

Parents OWN their children???

So, basically, "These women have proven themselves viable candidates for office, and their presence as viable candidates makes less viable candidates hesitant to run."

This is it, right here. This is the point where I go from "These accusations have to be taken seriously" to "Personally, I absolutely, unequivocally believe this guy is guilty."