Queens Regnant were unusual. Queens Consort were exceedingly common (a king needed one in order to produce a prince) and Queens Regent not terribly uncommon. In no case were queens rare, certainly not outside of the French and English dynasties that were so misogynistic, they eventually went out of existence.

Elizabeth doesn’t appear to have cared much, personally, what people believed. Initially, Mary didn’t really care, either (a lot of her personal religious beliefs were reinforced by loyalty to her mother).

Uh, no. Reality is that the ethnically diverse Mediterranean and Byzantine Empire were by far the most populous and “civilized” parts of Europe. Southern France, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Greece were *huge* parts of Europe, both geographically and demographically. It’s ridiculous to try to dismiss them as Not…

Initially, I was hesitant about Cosby, yes, because he is an African-American entertainer with a wholesome reputation (which could make him an easy target) and it was possible there was ulterior motive on the part of the accusers. It was also possible women were just jumping on the bandwagon to see what they could…

Never say never. MST3K’s coming back after yonks out of circulation. And Tudyk and Fillion didn’t just decide to do Con Man with a spaceship for the giggles. It’s really a matter of getting the rights and everybody back on board. The Browncoats would totally crowdsource that thing.

No. I'm not. Women are more likely to experience pain than men simply because of childbirth and attendant gynecological issues. It's easy to "ignore" something when you don't have it nearly as much as the other gender.

You, sir, are five hundred kinds of awesome. And I am so using that gif somewhere.

I don't believe for a second that men have a higher tolerance of pain than women. Quite the opposite, in fact.

I worked for six years in EMS and I've seen some ugly things, too. I have heard the terms you commented on. And I have diagnosed endometriosis (not to mention some nasty lingering effects of two years of bacterial dysentery). My mother, who was a nurse, and I used to gross my father out at the supper table by talking…