Totally fair. I’m not saying EVERYONE reading a bar is secretly dying to be romanced. I just thought it was kind of a drastic overstatement for Kara to say that NO ONE reading in public EVER wants to be approached. I read in public for plenty of reasons, including at times when I would be happy to meet a handsome…

Oh I have no doubt it’s going to tour, and it will be well worth it to see it when it does. Such a genius production.

But I mean, it does kind of directly address your point that “If she only came with a book, there’s a good chance that that book is the only thing she is interested in interacting with for the evening.”

I read a book in a bar only if there’s no one there who seems interested in talking to me. So, once again, the two-question rule holds, because that would allow YOU to enjoy your book with a minimum of interruption, and it would allow ME to meet people like I want to because ffs if I just wanted to read, I would be…

This is why I box. You can achieve nearly the same level of physical fitness AND casual injury in a fraction of the time!

Tokenism is certainly a problem, but I don’t believe in doing nothing just because you can’t do everything.

I think it would be interesting if they had found some way to address that fact, e.g. perhaps one of the problems the fixer has to fix is the revelation of a movie star’s black heritage or something like that. Like maybe Zoe Saldana doing a Rita Hayworth-style “passing” role, although that could certainly be seen as…

Well, damn. Now my interest in ever using Peeple to let every guy I date know my wrath has completely evaporated.

If those kids can still tell their parents they love them by the time they’re old enough to understand this mess, I’d call that a goddamn miracle.

Right? Like they are just so thoughtful and lovely and seem really adept at making their point without ever sinking to their opponents’ level. Big fan!

The age of consent in California is 18, so that doesn’t really have anything to do with it.

A link would be cool. Do you just take peoples’ word for it on the internet? I don’t. Especially someone who’s such a paranoid bigot that he sees people as wolves and sheep instead of human beings.

I know the feeling. I’m so sorry that you’re suffering. Please remember that our closest friends WANT to be there for the hard stuff. You don’t have to be happy fun times all the time to let your friend know that you love him and you want the best for him and you’re grateful for him, even when you’re not in an…

I’m pretty sure that anyone who reads a website called “The Truth About Guns” is really just interested in guns, not the truth. If you have any legitimate sources, like from a reputable media organization or nonpartisan research group, I’d love to look at them.

Your logic is fallacious and you know it. Cars create a great deal of marginal good. For the vast majority of people, they can’t live their lives without them. The fact that some people with problems turn them into weapons does not negate what cars add to our society. It’s the same reason we don’t ban baseball bats…

Thank you. I’m glad you’re calling! It’s funny how hard we’ll avoid doing something that we actually want to do.

Thank you, I appreciate that.

Thank you for your kind words, and I am so sorry about your friend. It is a massively confusing and emotional situation.

I think that’s a really excellent example of where there is a pretty bright line to be drawn, yet far too few gun owners are willing to draw it. I’m not personally a hunter, but I recognize it’s a hobby and part of how many people grew up; I don’t think that has to be legislated out of existence. However, you don’t…

If you’re a real-life Kansas girl, then no, but it’s nice to know there are other sane people out there! I am a nice Jewish girl from the NYC suburbs, so my dad was pretty much the only gun owner I knew growing up, and I didn’t actually know he had any guns until I was in high school. It wasn’t a big part of his…