Because Leonidas might as well murder him himself if he agrees to that. Your suggestion seems to be based on some kind of meta-hindsight that Leonidas should've let this unqualified soldier die so he wouldn't betray him later in the movie. I know Ephialtes wants to die in battle, but why would Leonidas want him to die…

It was definitely the right decision to deny his request to be part of the phallanx, if the wall breaks at any point they're all toast. And it seems much more like responsible leadership to say no because he's physically unfit for the task than to endulge him knowing that when he dies he'll be out of your hair. I…

It's a shame the Democrats were so focused on identity politics that it lost them the election. It's a good thing Republicans never forced identity politics down our throats.

Listen, both sides are the same so I don't have to consider their positions. And for the same reasons you gotta hear both sides and everyone is entitled to their opinion. Anything to avoid discussing something on the merits of its content, or thinking in general.

There are several conservative pundits that do not rely on any facts and are bitier and angrier. There are smug republican voters who despise "coastal elites" and look down on liberals, calling them "pussies" and "snowflakes". Despite this there is not a nationwide narrative that democrats voted against the republican…

Do his guests have the opportunity to change their meal at all? I don't actually know. If they don't it's tacky and rude to do so only for yourself regardless of what he's eating.

The threshold IS very different. Canada's Hate Speech laws have a very high threshold for finely defined speech. You only seem to envision vague, ill-defined implementations of a hate speech law than ban distasteful ideas. Denying the Holocaust or claiming black people are sub-human are not merely "distasteful ideas".…

Every law impinges on perfect freedom. Your logic could be applied to any law.

This is a gross oversimplification and misunderstanding of the law. There are constitutional and institutional protections that prevent these most obvious abuses of power. The ruling party doesn't present a list of what hate speech is after they're elected.

I'm not American either, but there are already classes constitutionally protected from discrimination. Any hate speech law would logically begin with protecting those groups from hate speech. A well-implemented version of this law would be an extension of the anti-discrimination laws you already have.

I just can't be bothered to upload one.

Wait so is 772,692 a hoax as well?

Nintendo doesn't announce most games very far in advance anymore. They're lineup always looks comparatively barren because Sony in particular announces everything at the earliest opportunity. They'll make a black slide with a working title on it and get that shit in their keynote presentation.

The ghosts in Ghostbusters are still the best I've ever seen.

The polecats were my favourite effect in Fury Road.

Was he FORCED to collaborate with the artist too, or did Marvel simply hire them both? I'm not familiar with Marvel's hiring practices but would guess that "forced" in all-caps is an exaggeration of assigning a co-writer to a comic book series.

Okay, what if it did make it better? What if there's a woman who's a better writer than Daniel Clowes that hasn't been given a chance? Daniel Clowes wrote Ghost World solo so no other comic should be a collaboration?

I wasn't saying it to suggest you're a dick. It's more difficult to list women heading up creative projects because there are far fewer of them than men. That being said your point is a feint. Trying to create opportunities for women is not the same as preventing men or not "allowing" them to create stories about…

The worst thing about adding Spiderman to the MCU is that it will keep Sony Pictures in business. Looks like they're trying to lose all that money before they get it though.

No, it doesn't. You named three male writers and a hypothetical female writer, which is a perfect illustration of the lack of opportunities women are given. Advocating for women to be involved in stories about women is the simplest argument for giving a creative woman an opportunity.