Right? Like, when I think of big examples of cultural appropriation, they’re cases of unintentionally disrespecting the history of a marginalized group, or fetishizing it in an uncomfortable way - stuff like that certainly shouldn’t be encouraged, and it shouldn’t be the responsibility of others to simply get over it.

I’m not familiar with that specific case, but it’s not great if it creates less room for original artists.

Ned and his most loyal subject were the only ones who walked away from the Tower, right? I imagine everyone figured they could take his word for it that she was dead without pressing for details. If Ned could get away with being vague about suddenly carrying a new baby, he could probably avoid an interrogation about…

I think giving someone a platform and engaging with them once they already have that platform are different things. Only Twitter had the power to get rid of her, so using Twitter to argue was the next best thing. If I remember the linked profile correctly, she also talked about being swayed by the kindness of an IRL…

I agree it’s a stupid thing to waste time thinking about, but I also think it’s due to not having an angle to attack Kim. Kim only got into it for Kanye, and she brought the receipts to show it was justified. There’s enough history with Kanye to give Taylor more of an opening to attack him, plus the chance to play up…

“Talk to women like they’re normal people” is great advice, but I’d add the caveat that you need to let them get a word in edgewise. I’ve known so many nerds who just wanted to ramble on about their hobbies without stopping to see if the woman had opinions on physics or Starcraft, too.

To each their own; he’s probably from part of the country where “wait until marriage” is treated as the main form of sex ed, so...

I think it’s sort of hard to avoid that transition. If he didn’t mention his job or looks or ability to approach women, we’d all assume one of those things was part of the problem, so it makes sense to get it out of the way. The bigger warning sign imo is that he assumes his lack of sexual experience is the problem…

It sucks to run into one of those fans in the wild :(

To be fair, the characters are mostly a vehicle for arguing over more serious things. I don’t think I’ve seen this kind of craziness when the topic is consenting, adult fictional characters.

It’s your choice if you want it go to farther, but keep in mind that it’s not your fault. You shouldn’t have to feel afraid or uncomfortable because of his inability to be professional. He did something wrong, and you’re only the difference in whether he gets caught. Plus, if there’s ever another victim, she might be…

Maybe you could be the first person to open up about deeper issues? Beyond that, I don’t have any suggestions - good luck, though! It’s tough.

I obviously have no idea if Kotaku’s male stuff or even the staff at large knew about it, but this could easily be the type of situation where women warn each other and don’t want to come outright forward - with good reason. As soon as they do, they get put on trial for not stopping it sooner, for making such a big…

One problem is that the pool of applicants itself comes from a biased place. Gender stereotypes are probably still affecting who applies for entry level positions. For senior positions, there are more woman who have already dropped out because of hostility, or familial duties, or simply not enough in the pipeline when…

Not explicitly confirmed - she’s one of the women in the second link.

Gita, yeah. I hope she feels a little safer with this out.

it’s going to potential missed talent just for the sake of getting the right ‘ratio’ of men to woman.

I was a bit disappointed in the replay value. Still, ~5 fun hours for $10 is a fair deal imo.

I have no experience with online dating, but keep at it! I bet it just takes time.

Sounds like money might help her best, and that age group is usually less uptight about money as a gift. I’d add to the other comments that cash might be more useful than a gift card, especially considering expiration dates, shipping costs and so forth.