A big part of gaming culture has roots in pre-social media internet culture, when there was more of a delination between the internet and ‘real life,’ which resulted in trolling be more normalized. These racist ‘jokes’ seem to be based on the premise that since it’s the internet/gaming he’s just shouting into a void…

This whole story is honestly so beautiful.

She was on Who Do You Think You Are last night, talking to Clare Balding about her great grandfather or whatever, who made his fortune in baking powder. She was fucking amazing!

Sadly, you’re being too optimist: the kind of Americans who need the most to read 1984 are the same ones who would read it and say “Thanks God Republicans protect us from this kind of Communism”...

I’m confused. Does CNN no longer report on facts anymore?

Hey, North Carolina GOP: if Clarence Thomas thinks you are racist motherfuckers, you are definitely, indubitably, 100 percent racist motherfuckers.

Say what? ...

I was at that game, and I can best describe the atmosphere as the world’s largest, most enthusiastic minor-league baseball game. Just ecstatic, everyone was so into it. Every time one of the teams would score, the players would clear out from the benches to celebrate, and they’d interact with the fans to get them more…

I have a cat who looks like a Russian Blue but is actually a gray tabby. He is concerned that he will be stereotyped for his appearance.

My cat is a Russian Blue and cares about the Russia issue because I think that he might be a Russian spy.

A bear would be perf but you’d have to put boobs on it for the finance bros to get the gist.

Or gee, I don’t know - a BEAR?

Damn it Kevin! I hate that fucking guy.

1) the right “response” to the bull statue should be a cow statue, preferably straight out of Cow Parade.

I will forever remember Carlson for getting eviscerated by Jon Stewart. It is now thirteen years later, and this is still incredibly satisfying to watch.

For non-naked girls there is a sears catalog.

I tried to tell that to the police officers, but they were all like “Sir, no, sir, please put your pants back on and get out of that fountain.”

Lol that was me after two years in Germany/Denmark. Also I would put “oder?” with a high intonation at the end of sentences in English.

I do that unconsciously too! Especially when drinking, which is bad. One New Years I had a very long and very falsely-accented conversation with a girl from the UK, and afterward the friend I was with asked me why I was such an asshole and imitating the UK gal the whole time. Usually I’m an asshole on purpose, but not…