Yeah, I’m not a Republican/conservative, but McCain wasn’t a wing-nut at least.

Egyptians actually vary a lot in their features because of the mix of cultures that conquered that area at different points in history. There are very light-skinned Egyptians who have Ancient Egyptian, Greek, or Roman ancestry, more olive-skinned Egyptians who have Turkish or Arab ancestry, and in Upper Egypt there…

They don’t have to let her speak at one of their lecture halls or venues. They likely can’t stop her from taking it up on the lawn or on the sidewalks on campus (and even that varies by state), but they can keep her from using their facilities, as those are usually under some kind of reservation system, often cost…

Well, they can bar her from speaking at one of the campus venues, but since it’s a state school, they can’t stop her from taking up a random corner and spewing her bullshit. So yeah, Ann. Go for it. Join the street preachers in front of the student union and have at it.

Yeah, anyone care to remind Sarah that she was the main reason McCain lost (not that Obama wasn’t extremely popular, but McCain was considered a moderate and then they brought in Palin)?

Yeah, that one dude Lance Wallnau who was featured on here made a similar argument. He said (on video) that a cake cured his friend of homosexuality and made him repent for all his sins, then made another video saying that he was being misquoted and misinterpreted by the media. Uh, you posted a video saying those…

It’s definitely declined, too. I just had to ask for a refund for a blouse that ripped on my second wear! That’s never happened to me before.

Seriously. I see a lot of people agreeing with him in the comments, too, which is really disheartening. Not everybody who’s speaking in a different language is talking about you. It’s just about what language their more comfortable speaking in certain contexts. Him expecting her to basically never speak Spanish is…

Yeah, no. Stop stereotyping Latinas.

I’m bilingual, and this is definitely the case. A lot of bilingualism is context-specific, so there are groups of people that you might be more comfortable in one language over the other, or certain subjects, or even talking versus writing. For example, while I’m completely fluent in both English and Portuguese, most…

LOL my cousin’s Canadian boyfriend visited Brazil with her a few years ago and did the same thing! He would hang out with the men (none of whom spoke any English) over the women (where he had me and my cousin to help translate for him). He claimed that they spoke slower, making it easier to understand. Or maybe guys…

That’s a pretty big leap in logic, especially if you don’t hear anything that sounds like your name in the conversation. I speak Portuguese to my parents pretty much exclusively because that’s the language that I grew up speaking to them. We all speak English, but Portuguese is the more comfortable language when…

Yeah, she said similar things (not quite so obvious—but implied) at the show I saw her at. I think she talks a lot to keep the nervousness at bay, so I wouldn’t take a statement made during the concert as a decree.

Yeah, plus his methods might be okay if you’re in that kind of setting (surrounded by people, high pressure to get results because of all the money you spent, cult-like figurehead), but what he’s doing is not all that revolutionary. I am very much not in the target market for his schtick, and it was jarring to hear…

Yup. It is taken very seriously by students and faculty alike (not literally everybody—but it’s definitely a Thing). I remember having to sign my name next to it for pretty much every exam as a student there. I can still recite it from memory. The strong adherence to it is likely inherited from the university’s…

It’s the standard hand signal for Aggies (and a way to show off their class rings). It’s called a “Gig ‘em” and it would be pretty much impossible to get elected as SBP if you don’t have a million pictures of yourself doing it. Texas A&M has a lot of esoteric traditions regarding hand signs, greetings, songs, etc.

I mean, they certainly seem to know when I’ve visited literally any shopping website and then advertise for it... (I know how cookies work and all, but that shit is creepy)

Well, seeing as it’s a state university, pretty much anyone can (and does) come on campus and say all sorts of shit. When I went to a state school, we’d have tons of street preachers come on campus and antagonize the students. The worst was when this anti-choice group would come with giant posters with graphic…

Did you not notice the policy was changed specifically in response to a white nationalist coming to speak at the campus? Or did you just read Texas and make assumptions?

Yeah, I don’t really get the Jamberry thing. I know one friend who actually benefits from them, and she has a genetic condition that prevents her from getting manicures, so the nail wraps make cute nails more accessible to her. I feel like it’s probably not that hard to find nail wraps that aren’t tied to a pyramid…