Right. I don't want a prize, but also, don't basically tell me to shut up. That doesn't do anyone any good.

I thought it was a wonderful piece, but I sincerely doubt that most good white people—or at least the good white people who run in my circles—believe that they "deserve a fucking prize." I think they're expressing empathy.

that really doesn't even look close =/

I strongly disagree. As a black man living in America, this is about ALL of us. Those of us that decry tragedy, and those of us who are oblivious. Those of us who are active in trying to change things, and those of us who are complicit in it. Let us not forget; there are white people and people of other races people…

THIS is why I hate the writer-controlled comment-pruning bullshit Denton wants. You have to maintain the comment pool BUT you also have to research and write a bunch of articles a day? I wonder which 'duty' will be dropped first - probably not the one that pays your rent.

I don't get it, men also have to look at gory, disturbing images posted by trolls—how is this something only women deal with?

I'm an ecologist =P I handle a lot of insects and animals that many people are afraid of (bats are always a popular one). My life and career is dedicated to protecting animals, not shooting them ;)

Oh my god, you're a fucking genius. Hey everybody!! Out of millions of all the people who might actually ever know what they're talking about on this subject, THIS self-rightous butt-plug named randomencounter here, HAS CRACKED THE GODDAMN CASE. Jesus almighty... All hail you.

You threw it out?!? It was a confirmed aggressive Tarantula and you just let it loose in your neighbourhood!

"I was just tired of seeing the Enterprise..."

Just a note Jason, the Millennium Falcon (and basically all ships in the Star Wars universe) uses a hyperdrive to enter hyperspace for FTL travel. This is the alternate dimension theory for FTL travel. i.e. you never go faster than the speed of light but you leave your current location (dimension/space/whatever)…

Nobody knows who any of those people are. They do weddings?

This has gotten so idiotic, people's irrational hatred of something means that they think they have control over a company that is doing what they feel is best for their product.

Friend, if you're so unlucky as to fall for clickbait, best not to out yourself, eh?

Get Jezebel off my iO9

Now you're hiding behind anger. It's much better to accept your limitations, learn and improve yourself.

Hiding behind humour doesn't work. You're probably a moron in real life. Sort that. Climb to the upper echelon.

Considering your name, I'll take your word for it.

Thermal expansion is the reasoning behind Aluminum vs any rubber or plastic. Mars can be around 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and -100 degrees Fahrenheit during night. A temperature swing of that would mean a rubber tire would last about 2 days whether you drove on it or not, plastic that would not be…

I'd say that if Washington D.C. or New York was dead, then so would the United States as we know it. There are plenty of declining cities in Europe, they're just not cities that Americans have ever heard of. We have a bit more big cities than just our national capitals.