I wouldn’t be so sure of that; check out the Alaska Republican primary gubernatorial debate:

As a liberal, if we tried the same I would be fighting on the same side of that war as the Republican Party. Free speech is free speech, even if you don’t like what’s being said.

Yeah I don’t get how this is sexist. Is the assertion that women are being targeted for their gender here? And that if men tended to wear something under their clothes that similarly set off metal detectors that they wouldn’t also be asked to remove them solely because they’re men?

What if the guard telling her to take it off is a woman? Does that change the dynamic?

“I think usually the line between “creepy” and “cute” is whether the feelings are mutual.”

(meant to say it didn’t seem an illogical choice)

At the time it didn’t seem a logical choice; prior to her entry to the national stage, Palin was a relatively successful, relatively sane politician. I don’t think McCain could have foreseen how she would react to fame.

To be fair, Sharia law IS incompatible with American principles and values. To be even more fair, so is Mosaic law and Catholic Canon law, and just about every other pre-modern legal system.

I’ve never heard those words strung together in that order.

Oh I can totally tell when someone hasn’t traveled, they’re so provincial and unworldly. Travelling expands your horizons; like I was backpacking through Cambodia and met these monks and—

“Sighs. I know that it’s a minimum wage job, but at least try to give half of a shit.”

Right, the customer tried to set it up like “these are supposed to be professional bartenders,” but honestly it’s unconvincing — I would expect that anyone working one of the bars at a concert venue is not a professional bartender.

In practice, the distinction isn’t really made in the U.S. Unless your bartender is also a French or EU-licensed attorney, the terms are interchangeable.

If you really want to be mean, tell them “neat” means “with ice, Sprite, and a dash of orange juice,” and screw over the next person who orders it.

If my bartender doesn’t know what the hell they’re doing, GREAT. More likely to get a generous helping of whatever liquor I end up getting.

Sounds like you made the right decision; honestly, doing a job you hate is almost never worth it.

Was she, though? I mean, she certainly included satire, but I don’t know if they were more satire than romance. I kind of get the sense that a lot of people who like the romance in Jane Austen also are modern enlightened progressive feminist folk who read transgressive intent into Austen because they are uncomfortable…

By the way, Kinja, why the hell does copying from Kinja to Kinja change the formatting?! That makes no sense.

“Despite the Austenland stereotype—crazy ladies just want to bone Mr. Darcy in some romanticized, sanitized faux-Regency theme park!!!!”

“The Real ID Act defines “real IDs” as those that are obtained only with proof of U.S. citizenship.”