As much as we’re all upset about the whole thing, it’s no excuse for offending any of the jurors. There’s a whole number of reasons why a juror may have doubts even in a case that seems clear-cut to the general public. There’s an immense psychological pressure, a great number of tricks and manipulatory techniques the…

They’re not “white pride Skittles” tho. And yes, things like that spread like fire through the media and social media, and yes, this kind of outrage makes us (as in, progressives) look stupid. You may not like it, but that’s what happens.

I’m a “white” person born and living outside the US (outside any country with a colonial history, to be precise) and no, over here we have the same chance of having the shit beaten out of us because we want to report something - regardless of skin colour and ethnicity. Your class background still matters tho.

I’m guessing you didn’t watch the last season?

You mean, put him in charge of the Tories?

Do you guys really wear black suits - like, black lounge suits - to weddings? That’s... quirky.

Actually, navy is always an appropriate colour for a lounge suit (except for funerals). If you can’t come in a navy suit, you probably shouldn’t come in a lounge suit at all. Anyway, as for black itself, honestly, it depends on the country - coming to a job interview in a black suit in the UK may be seen as a major…

Well, seersucker is not exactly appropriate for very formal occasions, but it’s not like these guys never wear it:

You should never wear a black suit unless you’re a servant or at a funeral.

Well, I was exaggerating a little bit, sure, but no, preserving the cultural heritage cannot be reduced to stashing stuff away in a museum in a Western capital. When it comes to culture, it should be preserved as culture, i.e. as a set of practices, not objects - once you put it in storage, it’s not exactly “culture”…

You know, simple things like preserving the shared cultural heritage of mankind?

Yeah, alright, Vulture piece is sexist shite. But people who argue that eliminating the S&M aspects of Wonder Woman sucks are not entirely wrong. However shocking this may be for some, many people treat being BDSM+ as a vital, if not core part of their identity - much the same way other people see their (traditionally…

They probably also talked about new trans-national trade partnerships, selling weapons to the Saudis and weakening workers’ rights’ protection everywhere. But hey, sure, there’s nothing wrong in romanticising those guys.

Stella Artois is representative of Belgium beers in much the same way as Tyskie is representative of Polish ones. Which is to say, not at all, it’s only nominally Belgian.

Of course you don’t. But it was you who used the argument from personal experience, so I felt compelled to clarify.

I am in the bloody “group”, if that wasn’t clear from my previous posts.

His age aside, “fat” is not a neutral word. And the “so am I” argument is similar to the “I can’t be sexist, I’m a woman” one.

You’re probably right, and he was definitely an asshole of gigantic proportions, but it’s still no reason to body-shame/fat-shame anyone.

Alright then, I can see your point. I’m kinda on the fence here... IRL you definitely need to consider whether a person *wants* to be noticed in this semi-erotic way or not. Because if he/she does not, he/she might feel genuinely uncomfortable and at this point it’s just bad manners. But if there’s a visible signal…

The idea here being that he is aware (and willing), but yeah, “this man knows exactly what he’s doing” sounds a bit creepy (the same kind of logic as “oh, she’s wearing a really short dress/skirt/whatever, I bet she wants me to look”).