To flush out the hypocrites among the commentariat. "I don't support the death penalty, except for this thing that is really yucky." There's so much rhetorical backwards walking on these threads, it's like I stumbled into a hive of Michael Jackson impersonators.

I would feel uncomfortable with a jokey or vague title like that. It's sort of disrespectful to the content. The title tells you everything you needed to know to avoid the article, and it's in a pretty straightforward type of language, without any salacious detail.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE DO NOT JUST SEE FACES LIKE THIS AND GO "NOPE" AND RUN THE OTHER WAY.

Oh Jesus, I think it's so much worse when they're in a garden level. I lived in a garden level apt in a quiet neighborhood for some years, and managed to keep my kitty inside because while our little block was very quiet, we were between two very busy streets and had a very agressive outside cat next door. Also, kitty…

I remember a woman at the Petco totally freaking out on me when I told her that I let my cat outside. She was ranting about how it shortens his lifespan. I told her I would rather him have a shorter happier life where he gets to be a wild cat then live a long frustrated life where he is locked inside and miserable.…

OK that was weird. I have a youtube playlist on another tab so I watched that with the first minute of Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand". It fits perfectly and the whole ad suddenly makes sense.

For Great Justice:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldvie…

Muslim Apologies.

As the token Gawker Muslim, I'm sorry for being able to differentiate from the people I see at my Mosque here in Boston and third world barbarians who were only empowered by American Imperialism destabilizing their countries. Also, I'm…

My contribution:

yeah, but you thinking it is weird doesn't mean it is. I think the fact anyone would ever chose to go through childbirth is unfathomable, but I get that people have their reasons that are legitimate and that's cool and even though it does crazy shit to your health and body I don't think it makes them self-loathing.

See the difference is you came in and were like, "People that think differently than me suck." And now you're surprised that someone that thinks differently than you do thinks your attitude sucks.

Or, you know, just different strokes for different folks. But you can be a dick about it, too. That's cool.

I asked for no kids at my wedding. I was not having a kid friendly wedding. Evening ceremony, at a vineyard. Small. Light, fairly non-kid friendly food, no kid beverages (except water), small space. There was not room for a DJ so I made a playlist that became more and more offensive as the night went on, because…

my "other" vote was the same as yours. I didn't want EVERYONE'S kids there, but I wanted a couple close relatives (nieces and nephews). That's it. I don't even know why that wasn't one of the choices to begin with!

You don't get to dictate what another person's wedding should be. Your attitude is really kindercult-ish. Not everyone wants children in their lives. But somehow they're still able to get married. I know, it's crazy!

And then you have those women who are like "well I'VE never been harassed so obviously you're just making this all up."

Or the simple understanding that the world doesn't revolve around kids, nor is every situation appropriate for them.

I am such an "it depends" person.

We went to a wedding of young friends (22 and 23 yr old — we are 38 and 42), and it was very family focused and a lot of fun. The ceremony was at the beach, then we went to this funky town-hall and it was decorated with home made pinwheels and that paper-flag bunting. They went to the…

it's perfectly acceptable not to have kids at your wedding. I find people who assume their kids should be able to go everywhere to be particularly clueless & rude. I think exceptions should be made for newborns (who cry about as loud as mewling kittens) because if they are nursing than they are yoked to their mothers.…

And as I'm planning my own wedding, I realize more and more that I only want people I care about to be there. I don't care about other people's children, and I don't care to babysit them at an intimate wedding. It's not to everyone's taste, and that's OK.

"Other" means I don't want most people's kids at/in my wedding, but there are a couple who I actually give a shit about who should be there. I want my only niece there. I don't want my fiance's college roommate's stepdaughter there. Too many kids can get out of control, they don't tend to like weddings anyway unless a…