Dog whistle is the term you want, not virtue-signaling. :)

And dogwhistles can be added to the list of words to be on the look out for.

I don’t think I’d be confused by any boner Stephanie Beatriz gave me.

It isn’t disqualified - it’s literally the entire point: often, the pronunciation of an acronym is not dependent on the pronunciation of it’s component words, and the acronym is taken as basically a new word with a new pronunciation because of this. Other examples:

Even assuming the more nuanced translation is the correct one (and I’m willing to give Kojima the benefit of the doubt here), this still isn’t a good look.

Part-for-whole fallacy aside, the “you just don’t understand it” excuse always reeks of pretentious horseshit. It is entirely possible for an individual or group to…

I can understand that critique. That said, the co-op campaign, a completely open level editor, and top-notch voice acting still made it enjoyable.

The last 3 years have opened up the hypocrisy of fandom and American football in general. Athletes are criticized more than ever about damn near everything, but since 45 has been in office it’s taken a nasty turn. Owners can get away with virtually anything and nary a peep. Hell, Bobby Kraft got caught entertaining…

Truly you’re dealing with a galaxy brained individual.  I advise caution. 

You acknowledge that employers screw workers, but you’re calling for more worker loyalty? Interesting position.

My favorite game of all time is Lufia 2, but that sits in an awkward sequel/prequel slot, so it may not be the answer to your question.

I’m still not convinced they just didn’t like the fact they got slaughtered in the comments on a couple of badly thought out pieces.

good point. the marginal analysis is important.

They’ve pushed this take so many times during the last two years that even Russia Today would say “hold your horses, you’re overplaying your hand”. If they were Russian operatives and their goal was to cause apathy and depress Democratic voter turnout, they could not do a better job than they’ve been doing so far.

That moment when being a trust-fund kid who has the ability to wax poetic about a system they’ve never taken the time to understand is suddenly meant to be a legitimate worldview.

Holy fuck. Do you have any idea how committees function? Do you have any idea how the basic branches of government are intended to work?

Do…

A person can do a sexist thing and promote a sexist culture, without at their heart being a sexist.

Ah! For the gentleman of discerning taste, we offer a fine selection including such highlights as Jim Brower, Jack Taschner, and Tony Torcato, along with tonight’s special, Sir Sidney Ponson.

Let’s review Kaepernic’s last season, 2016. His completion pct of 59.2% was low, but no different than his career rate; it’s also within 1% of Bortles and Dalton and higher than Newton in 2017. He averaged 186 passing yd/game, but he only attempted 27 passes per game. For comparison, Brady averaged 37 passes a game…

*Star Trek Beyond

Thanks for outlining that.

I’m going to get buried down here in the greys, but piece was almost 9,000 words and it didn’t even link everything I could think of off the top of my head.