@SubvertAParadigm: I am also suspicious of the accuser who was a "subversive" who got kicked out of Cuba a few years back. In the US Gov't's pocket? Prolly.

I would feel a lot better about this if teh Salvation Army weren't such homophobic f*cks and didn't make receiving much of their charity contingent on being preached at.

@Norton: I didn't say it wasn't. I was saying that gleefully flouting the law through acts of theft, and gang-raping women don't have their genesis in the same mindset. One can do one without the other.

@No.Wave: I'll be in my bunk.

@ewillse: My wife has it on repeat. Occasionally I'll say "yeah, it is" after she sings "My Christmas tree's delicious" and my wife will giggle ecstatically.

@SpartanLady: My problem with this as a concept is that crimes against humanity are so different from crimes regarding property or prohibitions. The mindset that allows one to use illegal drugs or steal is not analogous to one that strips women of their very humanity.

How is it possible to hold these ideas and beliefs and still function above the level of animals? What the hell is self-awareness and higher consciousness for, if not the realization that other people's bodily integrity is important?

@xodallas: I think there is a difference between generalizing about all police officers, and bringing to light some of the issues with the culture of law enforcement. We give police officers a lot of power - rightfully - and it is very easy for that power to corrupt and be abused. Racial profiling, power-tripping and…

@popslice: I am equally tired of privilege-deniers. It's nigh on time to make a Derailing 101 blog about it, I think. I found this: [fatheffalump.wordpress.com] It might make a good starting point.

@BlackCloudNurse: I think the issue lies in the implication that everyone who eats and lives the way Frankel instructs, will end up being "thin". For most people who are not already that size, being celebrity-thin is not acheivable, period, and many people who have healthy diets and lifestyles are size 16 plus.…

@Coup d’état: I find it interesting that you use words that imply you had some kind of hand in your own lack of experience. You were lucky. You were lucky to not get dirty looks. You were lucky never to have a personal trainer do a calculation and then say that you should lose a number of pounds which equals the…

@Coup d’état: Then you are a privileged individual. Enjoy that feeling, cherish it.

@heymisslayla: This is the only sport in the world I would actually play. Maybe I'm not the only one, maybe Quidditch speaks to people who aren't traditionally athletic, or to people who are athletic but also love books. My point is, so many people have hang-ups about sports, but would really benefit from them. If…

@cisum88note: She's no Jian Ghomeshi, that's for sure.

Just today at Saturday brunch, one of my friends was talking about a sexual assault victim who quit her job because it involved travel and she already had a TSA employee grope her genitals once. She couldn't stand the prospect of enduring it again.

@Ojun76: I kind of see where they are coming from, but you're right that it's strange they would put BOTH restrictions on it. If you want to support emerging artists at the beginnings of their careers, who is to say an unknown 40 year old doesn't have as many good plays in them as an unknown 29 year old? Usually these…

@heymisslayla: I think this is why we need to make "enthusiastic consent" a buzzword. Every person in our society needs to re-orient their thinking on this topic so that we have an across-the-board understanding than when it comes to sexual activity, an absence of "no" is not "yes".

@mollybird: *sadface* I liked her in "Accepted". She's so photogenic.

@philistereo: Really? That classist, racist idea was his point? I thought it was just to reduce his calories to 1,200 a day to "prove" that it doesn't matter what you eat - total caloric intake is what determines how you look.

@spacedcowgirl: I doubt it would upset Spurlock. He said himself that the point of his experiment was to take the "average" American lifestyle and live it consistently; he even used a pedometer to measure his steps to make sure he didn't get more exercise than the average person would in a day. This prof's stunt was…