If by “being shoved down our throats” you mean “I have to scroll past”, I’m right there with you.

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As far as the eye can see, comments from people who haven’t read the study who are sure that the study must be flawed somehow. Most likely in some curiously obvious way that somebody who’s only been thinking about the problem for five minutes could anticipate.

Right, but if I have had a problem with funerals since my mother died, then my attendance is going to cost me more than they’ll gain.

Doesn’t your second paragraph disprove your first?

Why does their food have a booster seat?

Wouldn’t it be more self-important to assume that the family of the deceased is going to miss your presence? “Hey man, you need to push through this. Mr. Riley’s nephew Steve is counting on you!”

Some people are incredibly invested in the ability of humans to act in a purely rational fashion when every study consistently shows that we’re all a collection of cognitive biases glued together with assumptions and unproven ideals.

It’s very frustrating to me. The way our culture treats violence against women is downright bizarre.

Yeah? Been following his speaking career extensively, have you? After several long discussions with him and his family, you’ve come to the conclusion that he is an unapologetic recidivist?

[Billion dollar premier fiction corp]: We want to name our character Ironheart.
[Blog]: Sorry guys, a 3rd rate Japanese porn studio got there first.
[Billion dollar premier fiction corp]: Oh well! I guess it’s back to the drawing board. Making decisions based on what obscure porn studios say has never failed us before.

So disconcerting. Usually Flyers goalies don’t crash until the playoffs.

A gentlemen never tells.

I have, within the past year, had lunches with two coworkers, a friend of mine, and my mother in law. And to my credit, I only had sex with 2-3 of them.

Etiquette isn’t doing what’s right, it’s doing what’s expected.

That’s exactly the problem. Sending a Thank You card doesn’t mean you’re appreciative, it just means you did what you think people expected of you. Save the time, money and paper, and just say thanks if and when I see you again.

Yeah, the core message of “You can be friends with [gay people]. You can play tennis with them” was forward-thinking compared to other comedians’ material on “f*ggots” in the early 80s.

The funny thing about the gay material in Delirious is that it was actually forward thinking for the time! The main premise was that gay people are just people. Of course, everything surrounding it (the constant use of f*ggot, the misinformation about AIDS, etc.) is just wrong. But the sentiment for the time was…

Counterpoint: It’s important for jokes to be funny.

I am now prepared to wade into a comment section filled with incredible “just as bad” equivalence. Don’t let me down, people.