And if she got the surgery, Jezebel would be all over a dangerous procedure being performed on a minor that is generally prohibited for minors due to unacceptably high risks of lethal complications.

Digging around more, it seems they've provided three different stories for it. In some gun & hunting magazines and regional media, they espoused the notion that I first came across (mark of conservatism in a liberal age). In entrepreneurial and local media, they shared the rationale of branding & marketing. In some…

I won't begrudge you equally judging both sides for the same behavior. I misinterpreted your response as indicating it's not something liberals do as well. My error entirely.

You've never encountered someone consciously embracing a hipster-liberal uniform? Or never encountered someone who embraces Apple because of the progressive nature of the market segment (and thus brand)? Or so on? Really?

Thank goodness for the PX. How else would they get around that oppressive regulation? ;)

From what I understand, they adopted the appearance considerably before the consideration of a television show during the Bush as a social statement in response to the perceived decline of conservatism.

They made the decision during the Bush years to adopt a more traditionally conservative appearance, as a social protest about the perceived decline of conservatism. It happened long, long before the TV show was a fever dream in a coke-addled marketing brain.

Racism is worse in the North by every conceivable measure. Our neighborhoods are more segregated. Open racism is encountered more often. Biracial couples have much more difficulty and are much more likely to experience an assault in the northern Midwest, Rust Belt, on up through New England than in other parts of the…

Yeah, I did see what you did there with the "humanizing" take. You did the same thing as other people engaging in bigotry and marginalization. You admit it could be bigoted, then proceed to make excuses for it. Then you go on to explain how you're not really a bigot for expressing those negative, demeaning stereotypes…

As a former soldier, what is particularly enraging is the retail price of the uniforms charged to soldiers is sufficient to support high wage domestic workers with generous benefits and still hand a hefty profit to the equity holders and capital investors.

Black, ethnic, and female "sounding" names suffer real discrimination. The perfect example is the often related experiment of sending out the same tribe with different names (in more honest experiments, by abbreviating the first names).

Let me guess, you're also one of those people who believe transwomen shouldn't be allowed in ladies' public facilities, because rape.

The only thing you're missing is that PAX events are well-known for workshops about sexism, LGBTQ issues, diversity problems, and so on. And that they are providing free space for community and activist groups to share literature and knowledge. But yeah, you're bang on.

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.

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?

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