Yeah I was wondering what makes him a stereotype too. Because he's wearing a keffiyeh? Because you know, real people do wear those.

My favorite part about the cookie mix is that pumpkin spice is $4 extra.

Am I watching a different show than this person? I mean, not everyone has to like the same things I like, but how is the complaint "it's slow"? Jesus, what does it take to hold your attention, an erotic fireworks display that also juggles?

Speaking as someone who's been on one side of that dynamic —- I'm a very physically affectionate person with a close friend who is perfectly happy to hug, cuddle, whatever—except when she is tense or upset. Then she needs space. And yet my strongest instinct when I know someone I care about is upset is to show…

Have you ever been touched, kissed, (non-sexually) fondled, picked up or grabbed by someone (who meant no harm, and was expressing friendliness) when you did not want it? Didn't that feel invasive? Wasn't it unpleasant?

It doesn't have to be malicious, or done with the intent of making someone uncomfortable to make…

Yeah. It seems common sense —- if the person is interested, go for the conversation/flirt. If they're uncomfortable/uninterested/shutting down/making polite excuses, politely close the conversation and move on. Unfortunately it seems that a lot of people either don't understand the difference or willfully ignore signs…

At this point saying you're involved in GamerGate because you care about ethics in journalism looks a lot like saying you only joined the nazi party because you care about meticulous bookkeping.

I think it is possible that there is some genuine confusion? The talk about "just asking questions" refers to her survey, not the article. The article is definitely not just asking questions, it's making definite statements. (I was under the impression you'd confused the two, I apologize if I have it wrong.)

Oh yeah. I think that's one that's really common and really annoying. Especially if you're walking along lost in thought. Jerks.

Some catcalls are just strange. More strange than anything else.

They're a comedy group called the 1491s, you can see their website here: http://1491s.com/

I know, right? I really hope they put up an extended segment somewhere, I really want to see it!

Dang, that is some next-level nerdery.

I remember Speak! I wasn't assigned it in school, but I was in the school book club, (NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD!!!) and we read it.

Pheobe Gloeckner, a woman whose comic about her own sexual abuse was once confiscated as "child pornography" wrote an amazing, complicated and hard to read book based on her own diaries, expanded and fictionalized, called "Diary of a Teenage Girl."

A fan once told Gloeckner that she wished "Diary of a Teenage Girl"…

I think we're done there. When someone stops discussing the subject at hand and starts derailing by complaining about the manner in which the other person is discussing things, it's generally a sign they have nothing substantive left to add.

"Simply because something about you is impacted by outside forces doesn't mean you can choose your feelings. No amount of challenging my assumptions will, for example, make me attracted to older men."

Funny thing about a comment board, I can still see the messages you wrote a few hours ago. Just makes you look stupid…

Please. You said that people can't help and can't change who they're attracted to and everything I said still stands. Period.

Let me put it in simpler terms:

Actually, it does. It means who you are attracted to is shaped by outside forces and isn't inherent. By challenging your assumptions you can change your attitude.