Fantasy books spent a long, long time struggling under the shadow of Lord of the Rings and Conan, too. The biggest franchises prior to ASOIAF almost all relied on the "Chosen One" trope (i.e. Wheel of Time, Sword of Truth, Sword of Shannara, etc.)
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I know right!? I can't believe someone phrased an opinion in such a way! My god! He's so sexist! He's human scum! KILL HIM! HE VOICED AN OPINION IN A WAY WE DON'T LIKE!
People dress to be seen by other people, regardless of sex. Sure, people like to look fancy for members of our sex of preference, but we also dress up for those groups of people we are not attracted to. It's just part and parcel of living in a very appearance-driven society and isn't necessarily dictated by what you…
I bet you mean well by this comment, but I just wanted to point out that it's not necessarily about the male gaze. (Although I do recognize that some dressing choices are made with the male gaze completely in mind. I'm looking at you, neisseria age 17-20).
I want those shoes.
But... but I want to keep wearing these... even though mine are a half size too small! DAMN YOU SCIENCE!
I know you didn't, which is why I replied to you. I'm not overly familiar with this new format yet, but I will look into that dismiss feature. Breastfeeding IS about food. I am all for nourishing your child in the best possible way. And many women are modest, but some aren't. I just get rankled by the attitude that…
I have to agree with you on this one - I'm not a parent yet, but when my time comes, I intend to feed my child in the most discreet way possible. There are plenty of alternatives to just whipping out a breast in public - cover-ups, mother's lounges (many businesses provide these), and pumping milk before you leave the…
I know everybody's ganging up on you (guess you hit a sore spot), I just want to say I agree with you. Jezebel commenters seem to have this hive mind and if you disagree with the crowd you are fair play for name-calling, ridicule, and personal attacks.
Her kid was probably like, "Jesus, mom. Put some Pinot Gris in that Nalgene."
Are you saying you're able to refrain from making your curiosity someone else's problem and that you don't think other people are obligated to quench your thirst for information about their genes? Next you'll tell me that no one dies from elevated curiosity levels. But tell that to twins Oranjello and Lemonjello who…
Having worked for the Obama campaign and being disappointed with several aspects of his administration, I gotta say hearing him speak up on this issue made me really proud of him. White people (and I say this in the least offensive way possible) can never really know how utterly demoralizing racial profiling can be,…
Can someone explain "self-defense" to me? How is it self-defense if you stalk/approach/possibly start a fight with someone and then when you're losing decide to kill them? How is that lawful? Why didn't Trayvon Martin have the right to stand his ground when he felt threatened?
I thought that's what her advice boiled down to. I think her original article was targeted specifically at women at Princeton; I'm not sure how she plans on broadening it for a larger audience.
That is a pretty bad misreading of the plain text of what he is saying though, to the point where I'm going to be pretty unsuccessful in my attempt to harness the condescension I feel towards you. He is expressing shock at the way the film's literalisation of his work forced him to confront his own racial assumptions,…
Why exactly are you so defensive about this? Clearly you are taking O'Malley's words as a personal affront in some way, but it is hard to determine what exactly you are identifying with that you see as being under attack. The racial integrity of the comic? The film? The basic idea that multi-racial representation is…