I read 1000X as much as I write. How can i learn if every time I ask a simple question it’s either ignored or treated like the ramblings of a vicious moron? I find it disheartening that a group of people so vocal about progressive issues and equality are so quick to shoehorn and label others based on nothing more than…

I think the main point I was striving for was, “where is the line drawn”? I get it, really I do. I’m just wondering how specific we need to get? I wasn’t trying to troll or be a jerk I swear. I’m actively trying to figure it out in my own head and asking for help. If a Japanese actor played a Chinese historical…

You make excellent points.

Would a troll concede points in the discussion and try to find a middle ground? I don’t know why you feel the need to stalk me on here, bob! I hope it brings you some form of satisfaction.

See my response to BeyoncePadThai. You’re right. However, saying how I feel about a subject doesn’t mean I’m dictating how others should feel about it. I’m not trying to tell Black people how to feel. I said how I felt. There’s a difference. That said,it’s 5pm and time to go. I’m going to listen to some Nina Simone on…

Nor would I try. Nina Simone wasn’t “traditionally” beautiful. In her time, she could never have achieved the kind of cross-over appeal that someone like Diana Ross, (a more “white” looking beauty), took for granted. Her voice wasn’t traditionally beautiful either. She never fit into a radio/tv friendly niche like…

Quit trying to appropriate Japanese culture, Julianne!

Apparently these two didn’t get the dark gritty hatefest memo going around the DC/Marvel offices.

Contrary to popular thought, not everyone with a dissenting opinion is a troll.

OK. I concede your point, but still ask, how closely must she resemble Nina to be deemed adequate? And again I ask, in a world with millions of examples of more blatant and dangerous racism, why is this the one that gets so many people riled up? I feel as if there’s a race on to see who can prove they’re the most…

Except POC scream bloody murder every time a white person dares to have an opinion on race because we are, “Trying to take over the conversation and make it about us”. There’s literally no right side to take as a white person in America. You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

I did, and stand behind my comment. If Zoe Zaldana isn’t “black” enough, who is? How wide must the nose be? How dark must the skin be? Just trying to find out exactly where the line is drawn. Perhaps since you’re so enlightened and good at reading you can tell me?

If casting a “white-featured” black actress to portray a black woman is racist, exactly how, “black-featured” does the correct choice need to be? How many millimeters wide must her nose be? How dark must her skin be?How closely must the actor resemble the represented figure to be socially just?

Fashion from previous decades seems dated. Wow, hot take.

Whoa, sorry I apparently offended you? I only meant to insinuate that the first lady probably has people who do most of that work for her. It’s not like Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama are arranging flowers and picking every single item on the menu for White House shindigs.

Probably about as much as Hillary did when she was first lady. I’m guessing not a whole lot.

I think ultimately it’s her choice alone. You make the choice to possibly support a child for 18 years every time you have sex. That’s just how it is. That said, if my girlfriend/wife/significant other had an abortion without even telling me and I found out it’d be a breach of our mutual trust I’d never forgive and…

I absolutely love the idea of VR gaming (and, ahem, porn) and would gladly fork over the heavy initial investment if it weren’t for the unknowns. It doesn’t happen often but sometimes with a smooth frame rate and killer graphics I find myself getting dizzy playing regular FPS’s. It’s just too much money to spend for…

I think Occulus is going to crash and burn. High price point, the unknown experience, (is it going to make me puke after 5 minutes?), and the lack of AAA titles at launch, will keep most from adopting early meaning it will be considered a commercial failure.

Curious how third wave feminists feel about this topic, honestly. Two people make the choice to have sex. The decision to abort or not is ultimately the woman’s as it is her body. However the decision could require at a bare minimum 18 years of financial commitment from both parties, which seems like grounds for at…