Assuming she grows up, that is. Justin and Caleb now have plenty of incentive to make sure that doesn't happen.

Freshman year of college, I was placed into housing meant for upperclassmen. It seemed like a good deal at first - apartments of four guys, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a common room. And the guy who I shared a bedroom with has been a lifelong friend.

There have to be fourth amendment issues with forcing someone to take a drug when they haven't been declared mentally unfit for trial, right?

SO is bi, and our taste in women just has *nothing* in common, which makes it fun.

Precisely. The "men's rights" movement is so infuriating to most of us men because it sounds perfectly plausible at first (who could object to everyone having rights?) but quickly devolves into angry misogyny, which is so completely beside the point.

"why is it that when women or minorities do their own thing, the onus is on us to be inclusive, but not the other way around?"

Thank you, and that response makes a lot of sense to me.

"I think what a lot of people are reacting to is yet another white man is complaining that some vehicle, that millions of people pay attention to, doesn't include his demographic."

Is it fair to hold him responsible for the decisions of other straight, white, cis men? I don't mean the question to sound like I'm arguing with you. It's honestly one of the points I struggle with most, as a dad, when I try to engage with academic feminism. It sounds like you're saying that he has failed to…

There's an old Westerosi legend, a children's tale sort of, about a hero who once saved the world from the Others and who is prophecied return when he's needed. Readers have various theories about who it is. Melissandre believes it's Stannis. Rhaegar (Dany's older brother who died before she was born) believed it…

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Funny how this article is on Jezebel and is the exact opposite of that.

"Jon, too, denies any love he felt for Ygritte, choosing instead to focus on the sex they had and (bloody) disagreements that ultimately followed."

Based on that story, I'm pretty sure it would. There are multiple points in the story that might. I hope you're ok today.

I'm a single dad, and saw it with my gf in a theater full of 12-year-old girls. I cried at different parts than they did, but yeah, it's a movie that makes parents cry and cling their kids a little tighter, too.

Oh, they'll find a way if there isn't an obvious one.

The friend in question was Esther Grace Earl. If you like crying, you can read her parents' book about here here: http://tswgo.org/the-book.html and donate to their foundation here: http://tswgo.org/donate.html

Just chiming in as a straight guy to say thanks for writing this. I loved the character in the books and on the show, and hadn't really given much thought to these issues, but you're absolutely right. Thanks for not keeping this in your own head.

After giving this a day to think about it, I have to ask — why don't you provide a link to the forum? I'd like the chance to talk to these guys and help turn them around.

I just wanted to say thank you for publicizing this. As a guy, I didn't really understand that people like this existed. I'm not sure what to do about it, but just knowing is eye-opening.

If you and your editors can come up with it, I'd actually love to read a piece with suggestions on how men can counter this. …