This is Ian virtue signaling. And doing a shitty job at it. While reading, this paragraph struck me as not only out of place but also laregly out of touch. And pissed me off quite a bit. So before I tackle the issue, shame on you Ian... Rather than throwing out platitudes about a largely presumed privilege based on…

“As with many hobbies, the upper echelons of skateboarding have long been dominated by white dudes who have the privilege of rarely coming face-to-face with obstacles based on their identity.”

While the players may end up in roughly the same geographic locations as in the show, if anyone thinks the last few episodes of the show are going to be anything like the book’s ending, I don’t know what to tell you.

Ooh and Gex!

When are the police going to be brought to justice???

Paid leave???? For murdering someone in front of a crowd of witnesses?  He should be sitting in a cell.

Disgusting, absolutely reprehensible.

This gets me thinking about how cool it would be to have a football game that allowed for each player to be controlled individually (each by a unique player) through some sort of LAN/Online setup.

They could have just quit Game Of Thrones and let someone else finish it if they wanted out so badly.  But no.  

Give the name and potential language barrier implications, this was the first thing to spring to my addled mind:

An STI engine swap would, of course, be neat but I’m just happy with the blue lighting if I’m honest.

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Lack of direct acknowledgement does not equate to hatred or discrimination though... If someone sends out a general greeting that applies to 99.5% of the audience, it doesn’t mean they hate you just because they didn’t stop to say “oh and also you how could I forget about you”

As the philosopher said, “We are who other people think we are. Not the other way around.” Just because you identify as a 3-toed she-wolf, doesn’t mean you are. And it doesn’t mean I’m required to go along with your self-indulgent insanity.

Ladies and gentlemen... that’s literally EVERYBODY. You can’t get more inclusive.

What a case of the tail is wagging the dog. A minuscule niche of oddballs getting way to much attention.

I still say ladies and gentleman. You can tell me your alphabet soup is normal now but there are only two genders. And thankfully there is nothing you can do to stop me. As it is I have been countering what my teachers fill my kids heads with. I taught my children that the stuff they are learning about multiple…

I’m not changing how I address a room to make up for <0.01% of the population suffering from mental trauma. I guarantee the potential buyers or partners I present to will have no qualms about it. Nice try though!

This may not get published because my LGBTQ community rarely tolerates dissenting opinions.

Not really sure why thinking the change is unnecessary makes me obnoxious. I’ll continue to say whatever comes out of my mouth. I don’t really put a lot of effort in policing naughty words like “boy and girl” or “ladies and gentlemen”.

This is a joke, right?

I’m said person and I don’t follow esports at all. I’ve tried several times, and while I like some fighting games that are featured in some tournaments, and have found watching the actual match interesting, most of the games that are popular esports I have no interest in/don’t like. To be completely open, furthermore,…