I use opinions of experts and others I respect (among other things) to make purchasing decisions. Is that crazy?

It’s a Dear Prudence letter. There is an 85% chance it is fake. The fucking Post and Daily Mail don’t care. Neither does Slate or Jezebel. 

No, the Haka is specific to NZ/Maori.

Come on man, at least give me a cite. Plagiarism isn’t cool.

To be fair, he’s the one that did it to sell a movie. 

“and there is a history of the Haka in Hawaii.” 

There is a lot to unpack in that comment.

Drinking rates between races are almost identical (other than Middle Eastern). Same goes for straight v gay. Also, rich v poor have similar drinking rates.

Ah look, the Mediocre thinks he’s special.

Offer

Can we have a quick conversation on cultural appropriation and general ignorance of the differences in Pan-Polynesian culture in general (and Maori culture in particular) exhibited by this column:

I found the one non-lawyer on Deadspin!

He’s Australian. That’s better fashion than the Prime Minster at Parliament. 

Medicare (among others) says otherwise.

Sure, if you completely ignore the motivations behind the two. Which is a basic move.

And apparently that one meal is TWO HOURS. What is he, French?

Why won’t those people just get over the racial prejudice that is systemic in our public and private institutions?

“It destroyed a business (taxi drivers) where they had a livable wage”

It’s not a breach because Beyonce and Jay Z have no obligation to follow any royal protocol. 

It’s a civil case, no one is being found “guilty.”