It’s hard for me, as an American, or an American ignorant of Canadian legislature, to know what the drafting of such legislation means, in the context of the society. I know all kinds of crazy legislation gets drafted here, very little of which actually has a prayer of being made law.

Thanks for sharing that. While surely those studies have to be taken into account, just as surely other studies do too, wouldn’t you say? Especially studies of what’s happening “in the field,” or on the street, rather than in a lab. Like these, for instance:

Thank you, too. I have no doubt it feels like crying into your wine out of frustration. That’s what it felt like to me, too, and I wasn’t the one writing all of those responses, nor having my identity and experience negated—or attempted to be negated—which made the patience seem all the more poignant. Bizarro world is…

Are you male? Did you grow up playing with GI Joe or Barbie, with sports balls or with an Easy Bake Oven? Do you remember the day when your parents offered you each and let you choose?

First, research into demographics such as you are mentioning is not “scientific research.”

A personal history (at the risk of just being another one of these assholes with whom you’ve been patiently, patiently, so patiently holding court): All my schools were old and not very good. (Oh shit, not totally true: I was bussed to a different elementary school, for academic achievement (or rather high test…

Lost me at “lost me at gender stereotypes,” bro.

Your “gotcha” zingers don’t really zing, man. Maybe listen for a spell, okay?

His mind is not supple. He doesn’t understand a distinction between political and governmental.

Let’s line this up: You read Deadspin, but you don’t know who Giancarlo Stanton is, and you take offense to comments about whiteness. Go on...

This is the grammatical structure of your critique, a critique of someone’s grammar?

This is brilliant, man. Lost my old burner key. Had to re-up to star you.