I’ll add a trigger warning next time.

Careful, some people might take you comment per face value.

I always thought it would be cute to have a sub named Dom.

Flying a plane is also very complicated. There’s crazy people who want to allow computers to controll the takeoff, fly to the destination, and land the plane with no pilot input. I think that’s nuts.

Reckless or downright negligent? So... exactly like the auto industry at large, since forever?

because Attacky McAttackface was already taken

“Ethanol mandate”

Are you upset because a company lobbied the government or because you perceive that company is bad? If it is the former, I suggest you look into the ridiculousness that is the ethanol mandate for out gasoline.

“a company willing to do almost anything to stoke its bottom line”

I somewhat understand the cynicism, but isn’t journalism supposed to be a bit more subjective? Where is the cynicism when GM, Tesla, & others similarly lobby the government to extend the electric vehicle tax credit? I guess if this was written more along the lines of “O&G is, again, lobbying the government at the…

Erik is stunned that businesses can make a profit, unlike Gawker.

Yes more of the first two.  Some originality in the comments for once.

LS swap.

so they were accusing them of moosogyny?

That’s what I figured! My point was; if someone wants to be a dick about it, they do it everywhere. If they do it once out of four, it’s probably something that was rewritten and not properly edited/checked.* I’ve done it plenty of  times, usually with something I’m actually trying to phrase delicately!

And the other three times - before and after - in the article when he used the pronoun you want weren’t enough?

This is what their legislation has time to work on? everything else is solved in michigan huh?

The government stepping in and saying you can’t say “girl or boy” is a bit too authoritarian for my taste. 

All they have to say is “Barbie or Hot Wheels?” and not “girl or boy?” and this problem is solved.

Yeah, I stopped reading at that point. I can’t respect the opinion of someone who thinks the new movies are better than TOS.