The main character could host her own LAN party, or she could leave.

Looks like its painting males negatively.

That’s very nice for you, but your positive experience doesn’t invalidate other people’s negative ones.

I’ve been saying for the better part of a year that the only thing that will save us from 4 more years of Trump is the fact that he hates the job and doesn’t want to do it anymore.

You definitely missed something, but most readers did, it seems. Here’s a hint: it’s no coincidence that most of the readers who missed out on the overarching metaphor are male.

My friend, the metaphor (and therefore the point) appear to have gone over your head on this one. Don’t feel too bad, though. From the comments section it appears you are far from the only one.

You sound like exactly the person who needs to learn something from stories like this.

One long metaphor for what it feels like to be the only girl at a LAN party. I mean seriously? It’s right there in the title. This is a “scary story” that takes a real-life experience of a lot of women and shines a light onto it metaphorically by portraying the threat as a paranormal one, rather than a conventional…

I fixated on the words he said because the literal meaning and the figurative meaning are one and the same in this case. McNair may actually be embarrased and contrite about what he said, but if he is it’s because he’s let the facade slip, even for himself. I have no doubt McNair doesn’t think he’s a racist, but his…

I would think the title would give it away, but okay.

I would think the title would give it away, but okay.

If you honestly think that’s an apt comparison, then there’s no point in continuing this conversation. You’re beyond help.

We think that because that is literally, word for word, exactly what he did. He literally compared his players to prison inmates, and the NFL to a prison. We think that he did that because he actually, demonstrably did that.

Lot of people missing the point in these comments.

This story is missing a vital piece of information: what misconduct is he being accused of, and what evidence is there to support it? Without that information, or any investigation into whether the accusations are accurate, there’s no way for a reader to determine whether the school is cowardly impeaching him for his…

I don’t understand your misunderstanding. This article is specifically for people who are going to play the game. Nothing about these tips ruins the game, they just help new players to understand some of the basic mechanics and have more fun with their early hours playing the game.

Malice is not a requirement for racism, classism, or condescension. The fact that such imagery is where his mind went by default (especially since he used the word “prison” rather than the more common “asylum”) speaks to his true feelings on the matter. He, like many white people, may very well think he is not racist…

I can’t imagine taking 40 hours to formulate my own opinion about a video game.

I’m surprised that Fang thinks I’d be dumb enough to communicate with any political source on my work email. That’s Journalism 101. He might need to retake that class; I’ll save him a seat when I teach it next fall.

Glorifying criminals in the media just gives other criminals who want the same attention incentive to commit crimes.