Yeah, I feel like this is going to devolve into a "well, *I* identified as a feminist when I was 6" argument, but I'll admit I didn't even know the definition of feminism until my 20's and blamed women for why I didn't have many female friends. And even now at 29, I still struggle with the label, or rather the baggage…

Wait, he didn't do a good job the other years?

I live in Ontario and I would say that's true in most places in Canada (in Quebec, I've heard people say it's lower and the people are cheaper), for example). In more upscale, cosmopolitan restaurants and lounges, 20% is increasingly becoming the norm.

Sure, I'm being overly simplistic because I don't want to hash this out. Bottom line is, I think the poster is right that (and I'm going to expand on his point myself), that there is no way *any* white person would be able to get away with the joke in any context today, because the outrage machine (especially on sites…

*wages for serving

Our wages for tipping don't cover the 'cost of living wage' that a higher wage w/o tipping would cover, like they have in Australia (one example.) If you disagree with the culture, don't participate in it; it's like not you have some inalienable right to be waited on. Right now, you're not doing that. You're…

No, it could be the same bit, and it would still be funny. Because the joke is funny, regardless of the person delivering it. Voices and experiences aren't interchangeable, but the context of a joke can be, which makes joking about racism and being racist two different things.

As a fellow Canadian, not sure why you think living in Canada clears you of poor form, as we still have the same tipping culture. If you don't tip bc of bad service, that's one thing, but your comment implies that the extra wages we make here are covering some extra cost (like your manners).

George Carlin would kill this bit.

I didn't see the show and can't watch the video but....

Well, people willingly eat snails, so I doubt they get that worked up. Something's only gross if it tastes gross.

Right? Contractual dating in Hollywood is commonplace; taking it one step further doesn't sound far fetched.

Oh, come on. Most people who have so many 'friends' on Facebook aren't actually friends with them. It's just the illusion of being extroverted and popular.

LOL Oh, honey, we get it, you're super defensive about your name. Pretending (yes, that's what you're doing) to mock mine won't change how insecure you are about yours :)

Yes, that's exactly what I was saying. Good comprehension skills.

If your name is spelled in the original format, it is spelled properly. If you name your child 'Unique' but spell it 'Uneeq', yes, you are spelling it incorrectly. Just because it's your special snowflake name doesn't make the spelling any less botched.

Arguing anything obesity related on this site is basically an exercise in futility.

That article is hogwash:

I'll take an Emma over an Apple, Uneeq, or Tiger Lilly any day of the week. Also saves me from being rudely 'corrected' that I'm spelling their name wrong (no, I'm spelling it properly, you just have terrible parents.)

Dad?