Holy shit, when there was a reddit thread last week about Don Jr.’s hunting of elephants, there were so many people willing to jump to the defense of trophy hunters with the “Yeah but they pay a lot of money and that supports conversation” argument, along with the “It’s necessary to control populations” argument.

Male Starks make the worst goddamned decisions in the entire Game of Thrones universe. Every time Jon has an idea Sansa should immediately issue orders that everyone do the exact goddamned opposite as quickly as possible.

I have most of a doctorate (coursework, but not dissertation). My husband has a high school diploma. We live in the deepest south you can imagine. We went for sushi on our first date at his suggestion. The grocery store in his tiny town has sushi in the deli. This is stupid.

Suggesting an alternative place to eat for somebody who isn’t comfortable isn’t weird. Assuming they aren’t comfortable because they aren’t as educated as you and telling that to the country is weird.

Here’s why.

This is the thing, like if you’re calling for MORE government power and military to fight a minority, you’re really missing the point of being there.

I have a really hard time understanding how he can connect Nazi Germany, like you said an actual government that controlled large portions of Europe for almost a decade, to any kind of terrorism (Islamic or not) we see in the West now.

He got the “sober feeling of commitment” part right. There should definitely be a sobering commitment to prevent atrocities inspired upon visiting Aushwitz. But what his inspiration was... how do you even... fuck that guy. He’s not worthy of deeper analysis.

As someone whose mother barely escaped being placed in a concentration camp, I find this incredibly, unbelievably offensive.

Uses the word “homeland” unironically in a video shot in a gas chamber.
I just....I don’t....what even?

I feel terrible for the parents and I can’t imagine their desperation. Meanwhile, my disgust at 45's posturing just reached a new level, especially given the grotesque irony of his attempts to decimate health care, vilify and silence scientists, and so forth - you know, the kinds of things that allow people to receive…

Counterpoint: As long as “roles for women” don’t allow an actress to star in a superhero movie – one of the most glamorous and lucrative gigs of our time – there’s still a significant restriction being put on “what ‘roles for women’ can be.”

Mmm, I suppose she has a point of sorts, but I disagree with where both of you are coming from. (That and, as can be seen elsewhere, she is a bona fide crazy nowadays, so your overall views may not align closely in the end.) Everything she has named is distinctly feminine, and to a woman like me, largely boring—but to…

Thank you for making this point. I live in a major metropolitan area - you can see a symphony orchestra concert or an opera for under $30. People still have this impression that classical music (and by extension, musical theater) is for the snobby rich asshole people. The reality is that MANY pop/rock/etc acts command…

Wow you are a fuckhead of the highest order. To imply that there isn’t any “hard” evidence here?

Honestly, I think it means there are one or two asshole holdouts who are making up nonsense scenarios in which consent could be obtained from a woman who was drugged (“well, before he drugged her she likely would have had sex with him because she was in his room!”). IME on a jury there is always some asshole who…

America is still screwed from Reagan.

Sort-of counterpoint: no, “sexualizing” that is not gross, clearly female anatomy is sexual, just as clearly male anatomy is sexual. Developed mammary glands are sexually arousing for a reason — but, so are men’s backsides, women’s legs, etc. etc. This is all fine, and we all need to be able to comport ourselves as…

Amen, brother.

I am not responding to that aspect of what you said, I agree with you on that part. I’m directly responding to you saying sexualizing that (breasts) is gross.