It is necessary to do so - and it grows tiresome each time it has to be done. But the harm that is caused by staying silent on issues like this is too much to just let it go.

Robert, thank you, thank you, thank you for writing this so clearly, concisely, and passionately. We could do with more rants like this. I have heard SO MANY conservative politicians justify their ignorance regarding abortion by minimizing the very real problem of rape - and that's just this year.

The creation arguments are the worst. :P

Ia ia Cthulu fhtagn!

And now that you've exposed them, Robert, it's only a matter of time.

I wish I could have done something like that for my step-dad.

I think it's the necessary by-product of having to be really invested in getting the best shot - they didn't want to waste their time and materials back then. This is why I love my digital camera - I can snap at will and delete the ones in which I've accidentally stuck my fingers in the frame. ;)

I love how beautifully composed these photos are.

In that case, let me recommend Ready Player One. If you've already read it, then you know that it's a great story, and in my opinion, Wil Wheaton's narration only stalls when he reads the leaderboard scores - which would be dull listening no matter who was reading it. If you haven't already read it, then you should…

I'm surprised you didn't enjoy it, actually. While the writing was jarring (I could only take so much "he said, she said, Dahl said, Koresnski said, etc." - maddening!), I thought that Wheaton brought some welcome life to the characters - like the scene where Dahl asks Korenski about all of the injuries he'd…

I've listened to Wil Wheaton narrate Ready Player One and Redshirts. I'll go with Will Wheaton.

Can it be that *gasp* evidence actually can change minds?

I know. I was prepared to put a pin in my dislike for Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn (and Jonah Hill, too, to be honest) just so that I could see Ayoade. But now, not so much.

It does seem like kind of a pile-on, doesn't it? It's not like this is going to change my mind, though. ;)

I have not said that rape should be "off-topic" for any writer, only that I don't like reading it. I enjoy Martin's books that I try to skip those parts when I can.

Look, collex, you keep attributing things to me that I haven't explicitly said. You're drawing conclusions based on a variety of different comments that I made in reply to a variety of different people.

Yup, that's pretty much what I'm saying. But just because the depiction could be considered realistic doesn't mean that it doesn't bother me.

You are drawing conclusions from my comments that I haven't espoused. Since you've taken the time to quote me, let me take the time to explain the meaning behind each of your examples:

Nope, I'm not. I would really appreciate it if you could quote any of my comments that have made any of those accusations.

It sounds like you're arguing with something that I haven't said. And I could ask you the same question - why do you get so worked up over a work of fiction? My original comment was one sentence long, and said nothing about condemning the series or telling people not to read/watch it.