That assumes the child is making an actual choice and not being manipulated by one parent. In an ideal world sure. But if the parent or parents are manipulators it’s not really the child’s choice.

Well, there goes HamNo’s job as CEO of Gizmodo Media.

Actually “CEO” is a term that means “Chief Executive Officer”, and is usually the title of the person who leads a company, may it be big or small. Sometimes they scam their way to the top, but sometimes it actually does take hard work and accomplishment. Also they may not do the day-to-day nitty gritty, but managing…

AND WHERE DO THEY TEND TO LIVE? IN CITIES WITH URBAN HOUSING CRISESESES. CITIES WITH URBAN HOUSING CRISEES HAVE ACRONYMS, LIKE LA OR NYC OR CHICAGO... CEO IS ALSO AN ACRONYM, WHICH REARRANGED SPELLS “OPEC”, BUT WITHOUT THE “P”. WHO ELSE DOESN’T HAVE PEE? SEA ANEMONES. ANEMONES IS A HOMONYM WITH ENEMY AND CEOS ARE THE…

Slightly OT, but I love when my fb friends who own a small business list their occupation as “CEO”. No, your independent record label that is literally just you and your graphic designer buddy does not have a Board of Directors and you are not a CEO. Owner, Founder, sure. I’ll even accept “President” if that makes…

“Credit card spokesperson.” I’m dead.

I like Ben. I’m not sure why he gets so much shit. Then again, I don’t need to deal with him in real life so.......?

And the overwrought prose to match, interrupted briefly by a “because X” grating-Jezebel-commenter turn of phrase.

I’m no MMA fan, but I love this asshole, too. He’s just living that “I am a Golden God” lifestyle!

I’ve never watched MMA for more than a few minutes. Someone explain to me why I like this guy so much.

Accusing someone of having a slave master’s mentality is accusing them of being a racist, since the slave owner’s mentality was to treat people of a different race as inferior. And more to the point, how did he treat anyone like property? He ejected someone from his stadium, allegedly for cursing at him and making…

Sure. One instance doesn’t make a trend.

I don’t see any evidence of a “slave master mentality.” Dolan is a moron and a weird guy, but has never done anything to suggest he has a slave master mentality.

Keep them in what place? I’m actually a huge Oakley fan (own two of his jerseys!) and I can’t stand Dolan, as a Knicks fan. I just think that calling someone racist without any actual racist actions or (to anyone’s knowledge) thoughts is wrong. So, by your logic, if I have a problem with people falsely accusing others…

Slave owners felt superior to black people because of their skin color. There are countless examples of evidence to support that, of course. That’s the racist part, and in fact the very definition of racism.

He accused Dolan of having a “slave master mentality”, which refers to the sense of superiority that white slave masters felt towards their slaves (which was often used to defend the very institution of slavery). Which is obviously and inherently a racist thing to believe.

Except every slave owner did just that? I’m not aware of any white slave owner in American history who did not believe himself to be superior to black people. Which is obviously the definition of “racist.” Slavery in the Americas was race-based, which many forms of slavery in human history were not. The act of owning…

“But, you can’t call him a racist if he didn’t do a racist thing.”

Unless I’m mistaken, didn’t Dolan only gain control of the team in 99? Because if so, Oakley wasn’t even on the team, he had already been traded for Camby.

lol. I’m a Knicks fan. Dolan is a complete clown and has mishandled just about every situation over the last 15 years. And he’s in a shitty band. Fuck him. But, you can’t call him a racist if he didn’t do a racist thing.