You know, every so often, I engage in a little debate with someone who holds views diametrically opposed to mine. I keep thinking that as long as the debate is respectful and thoughtful, we will both learn something from each other and walk away, if not changed, at least informed.

Why do you assume that anyone who would like equal representation isn’t concerned about “the best possible?”

Since you’re in the black, anyway, I’ll try to explain it: you say you don’t care, and so do the majority of people, yet white men get picked over and over again. Studies show that people in general - ones who aren’t particularly sexist - consider women to be less capable than men. When women are announced to make 50%…

What you don’t seem to realize is that there is no single “most qualified” person for cabinet positions. There are many people with very similar backgrounds and qualifications. We aren’t going to sacrifice qualifications and experience in the cabinet in favor of diversity. We’re going to have both.

Aw, the “you don’t know me” defense. I can read your words. They’re pretty clear. No one ever brings up “qualifications” unless someone is promising to hire women or people of color. Open your eyes, push back against what you’ve been socially conditioned to think, and improve. There’s nothing wrong with recognizing…

Run for office. There is literally no way you actually misunderstood that one.

But you know as well as I do that when people disregard “race, sex, or any other consideration” they hire white men. That’s what that language means. That’s what you’ve absorbed, whether you want to admit it or not. That’s how you fully justify all white male cabinets, boards, workplaces. That’s how you justify sexism…

I am clearly not fat-shaming him, dude. I am shaming him for dressing like a nerd.

I do remember. I thought it was stupid than and it is stupider now.

Seriously, do you remember what everyone said when Bush was running for reelection? EVERYONE claimed they were going to move to Canada. Nobody did. And here’s the thing: If Trump does become president (goddess forbid), then I feel pretty honor-bound to stay and do everything within my power to be politically engaged…

Within the entirety of the ASoIaF world there’s definitely precedent, and you’ve raised good points in favor of it. It struck me as very bizarre in the context in which it happened, but to me the guards’ inaction was just the icing on the WTF cake. My main issue is with Ellaria and the Sand Snakes themselves. I can…

There are parallels, sure, but I don’t think the Night’s Watch is at all comparable to the Dornish kingdom. The Night’s Watch is notoriously made up of mostly criminals. I’m sure plenty of them are decent people who just got caught up in bad situations and probably have had some sense of honor and brotherhood…

I’m guessing that killing Trystane was related to their “no more weak men ruling Dorne” spiel or some such. No it doesn’t make much sense. They turned capable women with depth into some telenovela style crazy ladies.

Sure, but that still begs the question of...why Trystane? What did he do?? They don’t even have the flimsy excuse they used for Doran, it’s not like Trystane’s ever been in a position to declare war or avenge his aunt and uncle (except for....not torturing the fiancee he loves to death? THey didn’t even try to include…

Lol good point. Sand Snakes are *supposed* to be bad-ass, so they could have taken a few more steps and hunted down Cersei and Jaime. Who knows, maybe that’s what we’ll get next.

I didn’t think the Dorne plot could get any more dumb or full of character assassination. I was wrong.

I don’t either. Yes, in the books they’re angry and frustrated and vengeful, but goddammit. This is just senseless. And we’re supposed to believe that all but a few of the guards are like “Yeah this is cool, we’re down with our princes being slaughtered by a mistress and a few bastards because they didn’t do enough to…

They avenged him by killing his brother and finishing off his House. I don’t even...

I’m so shocked by that. Myrcella last season was bad enough but this? They might as well have all spat on Oberyn’s grave.