Not to out-pedant you, but there are lots things that the government can do to have a chilling effect on free speech short of actual jail. But yeah, I’m in total agreement that “free speech” has nothing to do with this doofus.

Seriously though. I know we’re all immune to the hypocrisy, but this woman (who is a former NYC Big Law attorney) shitting on people with less (formal) education, while the Right loves it’s anti-intellectual rants about coastal elites. Their fluency in speaking out of both sides of their mouth is truly astounding.

Thanks, clicked on this with the hope someone would bring this up.

Nah, they are the same. Just hide it better to assimilate.

Yeah, I hate it when the the oblivious tell you how Mormons are so nice (particularly bad among East coasters with relatively limited experience). I’m like “they are nice to you because they pity you because they think you’re going to Hell.” Silent judgment is like a tenant of the religion.

Anglo refers to the Angles, who immigrated from Jutland, after the Britons, and after the Saxons. I’m not defending Jeff Sessions, but your comment is basically nonsense, because Anglo basically means English, as a language/culture, not a race. Hence in places like Texas “Anglo” refers to English language, as opposed…

Not making light of sexual battery, but now that charges are dropped, are we talking about loose Seal?

I think we agree? I was just saying the US isn’t alone in focusing on their own athletes. Maybe you meant to respond to the OP.

Yes, quite a few of these! One I learned recently that surprised me was Dusty Springfield’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” which was originally an Italian song “Che non vivo.”

Not hating on this song. Also, re My Way, in fairness, Anka only wrote the English lyrics. He ripped off a French song.

I’m sure they love to be compared to each other simply because they are... French?

My Way?!

Didn’t you know we’re just as bad as North Korea? /s

For your personal safety, I’d never in person call a Korean (one of the most ethnically chauvinist cultures on Earth, and leader in skin whitening products) “brown.”

Even if they showed a scrunched up look of displeasure, it may just be because that rendition sucked.

I don’t know about Canada, but I’ve been abroad for numerous Olympics, in Colombia and Japan off the top of my head, and I don’t think the US is anywhere near the worst in focusing on their own athletes.

I am not in favor of banning hijabs or otherwise limiting people’s practice of religion or their dress. Though you have to wonder a bit about the intellectual consistency of a website that in back to back articles mocks Canadian figure skating for clutching pearls about a crotch to the face in competition, then…

Thank you, came here for Richard Gere jokes.

Maybe he’s the kid from Miss Saigon?

The guy’s name is actually “Hung Phoc Nguyen.” I’m very interesting in his backstory, which makes him perhaps the one person I’d be interested in seeing a one man play about [as long as it’s in his Waldo beanie].