I mean, they were around for Obama, yes. But they were pests then, as opposed to the most professional motherfuckers in the joint, as they are today.

I really don’t recall a time when he wasn’t just another silicone-valley-type bro.

Notch

I think we all know that guilt and fear can take a physical toll.

Hey, just wanted to say this is the kinda thing people come to kotaku for. Well done.

A white person’s ability to say the n-word (not the term I use, but for a shared audience) is determined only by the black people who witness it.

Honestly, as an introvert I don’t exactly like small talk, but I do enjoy the cah-razy things people can say once you get them going.

It’s not weird at all. We think that because minorities have good memories. We recall what white people do to “preserve whiteness” and create places where “diversity doesn’t matter”:

“developing new technology”

Fair enough.

GitS got hate because it did it in a country with well-discussed racial problems to an audience that knows those problems. It was also after several failed and foolish attempts to whitewash anime (DragonBall Z and Avatar being the obvious).

That would be unfortunate, but again, that is on Conyers. It would be great if he could be defending black people against white supremacy, but evidently he thought showing up to meetings in his drawers was more important.

Oh because he (allegedly, but probably at this point) sexually harassed two women - Women of color, I believe - and we have functioning moral compasses.

Honestly?

Yeah. It’s one thing if her daughter (who would presumably tell her mother everything that happened anyway) didn’t want to be recorded, but if that isn’t the case...

... God I wish this surprised me.

I can feel like actions speak louder than words, at least here.

Because the company he works with currently might not want to work with a pedophile.

Hawaii, however, is super blue. And it’s local governments that make most daily life impact, not federal (generally speaking).

I’m with you on the gore thing, and I’ve missed many a great anime because of it (like, I’m just now watching Bakemonogatari after steeling myself).