I’m going to be an optimist and look forward to the least awe-inspiring 3-0 start in franchise, and possibly NFL, history.

If you’ve been following deadspin’s coverage, this has been the tone in the comments section (which ordinarily tends to skew fairly liberal/feminist) from the very beginning.

It’s amazing that not one of these idiots seems to grasp that you are not the U.S. court system, and are therefore not required to operate under the “innocent until proven guilty” assumption.

Who the fuck is Patrick? Other than my new favorite deadspin-er I guess.

In fairness, Pearl Harbor was similarly whitewashed.

Because one of those things is a choice and one is not?

One time, I was on a 30 minute short hop, and this guy in front of me reclined right into my lap. When I looked closer, I realized that the person seated in front of him wasn’t even reclined. I asked him to please get off my knees, but he just called me a “fucking prol” and went back to browsing Breitbart on his…

You can’t possibly think anyone will believe this story.

Oedipus wasn’t real.

Careful, Dagny. Your Napoleon complex is showing.

Being reclined into is physically uncomfortable for people of average or above average height. It puts your seat in direct contact with my knees, and means I have to bear some of your weight the entire flight. That sucks for just about everyone. If you have a medical issue that requires reclining, guess what: you’re…

International flights aren’t bad. They’re usually more spacious (especially on non-U.S. airlines), and the “don’t recline” thing obviously doesn’t apply to long-haul overnight flights where people need to sleep.

Look, man. You think I’m an SJW pussy, I think you’re a libertarian asshole. We can talk shit back and forth for days, and that’s good wholesome fun. But let’s get one thing out of the way. We’re on the same team re: fat people. That’s gross. If I were fat, I would not be chiming in to the airplane seat debate,…

Look, fucker, my feels transcend Euclidean space.

Of course it’s not hard. It’s just more fun to torment the inconsiderate asshole in front of me. I’m not claiming the moral high ground. I’m not trying to be the mature, civilized one in this. I’m saying, “yipee kay yay you reclining-ass motherfucker. I’m going to make you wish you didn’t do that.”

And miss out on the chance to potentially torment your Ayn Rand-humping ass on a long haul flight one day? No, thank you!

That’s a fair take, grandpa. I don’t disagree.

Oh it’s definitely because I’m trying to be an asshole. And if you’ve read the comments in this thread, you can no longer claim “no expectation of harm,” because a bunch of people have just told you it’s harmful.

Have you read any comments in this thread? When you recline, it’s physically painful for me (my knees, specifically, which you’re now crushing) for the entire flight. Dozens of people have said the same thing.

If you’re over 50, coach was a lot more spacious during your early flying years (or even 10 years ago) than it is now. It is physically painful for me when the person in front of me reclines. Constant, fairly acute pain throughout the entire flight. Now, in fairness, I’m 6’5”, but I haven’t brought that up because I…