The more powerless fascists claim to be, the more powerful they actually are; and the more broke they claim to be, the wealthier they actually are. All deplatforming does is drive them underground where they can continue operating in secret instead of out in the open, free from all possible public scrutiny and…

Forced diversity!

When you talk about that book aging, you’re not kidding. The thing that annoyed me about Postman’s book is how obvious it was that it was written long before the Bush Administration.

It’s my understanding that Keemstar technically is banned from YouTube, which is why there’s a giant disclaimer on Drama Alert’s about page saying that he’s only a “contracted content producer” who does not actually own or operate the channel:

And now you have your answer: the Empire killed all the rest.

They really shouldn’t have hired Denethor to do the weather:

That’s assuming Anonymous isn’t behind this.

It undermines transpeople because there are still a lot of people who refuse to believe in gender identity and see them as delusional. Women like this (who are undeniably delusional) provide an example for them to point to so they can justify their prejudices.

This comment needs a lot more stars.

For reference, here are a bunch of portraits of actual Romans and Greeks. Note how very, well, ethnic they look compared to these barbarians in Hellenistic clothing.

First, I’d like to say that you are wrong about one thing: you assume right at the beginning that I do not have rape fantasies, when in fact I, as a man mind you, do (of a slightly peculiar sort—to be blunt, they involve me being a vampire who preys on women—but they are rape fantasies nonetheless). I am someone who…

Maybe some fantasies just shouldn’t be discussed because they do not deserve discussion. Would you argue that racist fantasies should be acted out if they happen to be popular enough?

That’s an oversimplification. If someone fantasizes about being the victim of a rape, then yes, it is about surrendering control like you say. But a person who fantasizes about perpetrating a rape? That’s something else entirely. That is a fantasy about seizing control; taking what you believe you are owed, all…

I dunno: not enacting these fantasies? Is that an option?

I thought it was only the doms in BDSM relationships who turn out to be better-adjusted: subs are more likely to be less well-adjusted than average.

Which would also mean that, in a non- or post-patriarchal society (like the kind feminists are supposed to be trying to create), rape fantasies would not exist anymore because there would be no (good) reason for a person to develop or indulge them.

What about if the thing you didn’t choose about yourself or have control over actively inflicts pain and suffering on other people against their will, whether you want it to or not?

Look at it this way: are racists entitled to their beliefs that people of color are cultural and biological inferiors?

Citation needed. Very badly.

You’re actually right about something: my Italian ancestors are from Southern Italy—the very heel of the boot, matter of fact. You’re saying they weren’t really white? Gee, then that means I’m not really white, am I?