That is not it. They have a very robust selection of workshops and events based around inclusion, diversity, and various cultural issues of prejudice. This is entirely an additional, high visibility element.

You've obviously never been to PAX nor know much of it. This is an "in your face" move. PAX, since the beginning, has had diversity, LGBTQ, and feminist related workshops. They are a significant part of the programming. The lounge is an additional feature that is organized in coordination with community and outreach…

I believe you are letting facts interfere with the hate-on some Jezzies have for Penny Arcade. Dickwolf jokes are apparently unforgivable enough that any positive gesture is tainted and to be denounced.

So, a large and popular gaming event series decides to head-on address issues of prejudice and sexism and you slam them for it? Add on that the convention series is well-known for diversity, feminism, queer, and related workshops and this descends into some bizarre realm of self-parody.

Because the culture they cater to has problems. The conventions have long had diversity and feminism workshops.

"Material X" is just food-grade palmitic acid. It's used in a number of similar products, Joulies being the most prominent.

Nope. It's all prior art and obvious application. It is not patentable technology.

Read again. It is contained in stainless steel shells.

Why don't we just cut/paste the dickwolves arguments with a few minor edits for what joke is being referenced and get it over with?

We ginger men need love too!

I find it none too ironic that large swaths of feminists are so quick to denounce various celebrity claims of feminism, yet are equally as quick to cry solidarity when someone "attacks" radfems or the like. Talk about counterproductive...

Huzzah for legal polyamory! This has nothing at all to do with child abuse or other hysterics. This is about legal, consenting adults being allowed to engage in consensual relationships. This ruling is a feminist victory.

By the way, doesn't this have the stench of the "fake gamer girl" meme?

These execs obviously don't know my lady friends.

The oppressor capitalists are denying the labor right to 1 hour of paid "me" time in every 8 hours of labor. It's the humane minimum to maximize health and reduce incidents of workplace violence. Corporate pigs, keeping the worker down!

Nobody knows my sweet spots like I do.

He might have a point. I am really super gay for me.

Side effect of having written a history of the modern latex condom paper in a sociology class, active interest in human sexuality, and general peversity. I'm sure there's a condom otaku out there that makes my handful of facts look like ignorance.

Sagami loves claiming to be the first Japanese condom manufacturer, but they were beat to market (both in product release and nationwide sales) by International Rubber Industries (Kokusai Gomu Kogyo) which was founded in the same year. They are, however, one of the three very first that all launched in '34. They are…

Ew. Colored lights are the only real choice. Winter festivities are meant to be colorful, lively, and organic. I will never, ever understand what I regard as a freakishly OCD interior decorator kind of mindset that heartlessly crushes all the vigor and joy.