Why did you throw in the thing about being sexually assaulted? Seriously, that is NOT a throwaway line.

It's better than OHIO, that's for sure. And Arkansas, FFS.

All children are groomed to accept the cuisine of their childhood, in much the same way they're groomed to accept the language of their childhood. Let's not make basic neurology sinister; that way leads to young Earth theories and madness.

But isn't that really true of any cuisine? My brother is of Korean heritage, born in Seoul, but never had kimchee until he was an adult. He hates it. On the other hand, he loves potatoes and waffles, traditionally European cuisine, because he associates it with our happy childhood. His daughters, who've grown up…

Hey! Oklahoma is rather sucky in many ways, but you can drive as fast as you want on the turnpike. We have good meat dishes, including chili. The drought is WAY better. And we have marriage equality. So it's not a great place to live, but it's not terrible to visit.

Hey, we have good chili in Oklahoma. Also, marriage equality.

I'd just like to remind everyone that this was not about violent masculinity or male privilege. It's about ethics in gaming journalism.

Also, when you're long-torsos like Elizabeth Lautner — and I am — you don't realize that everyone else's skirts don't naturally fall just above their knees. I had no idea myself until I had a daughter who is all leg. The Obama girls are very tall and slender. Short of ball gowns, all outfits are going to show lots of…

Somehow, I think Elizabeth Lauten's mom and dad are the embarrassed parents in this situation.

Not any more awful than planning a vacation you'll never take or a home you'll never own. I spend hours thinking about the beautiful French farmhouse I'd love to restore, but my husband is never going to agree. It's harmless.

But when they do it about vacations, it's not? How about when they design the car they want to own? Fantasy is a legitimate coping mechanism. Perhaps alcoholism or compulsive gambling are less silly, but they're a whole lot less healthy.

People do it with dream houses and dream vacations, why not weddings? Some people get more out of some fantasies than others. Who are we to judge?

Because it's not really planning, it's fantasy. Reality TV aside, women are not going to pick hydrangeas over their soulmates. I plan parties as I lie in bed at night falling asleep. It's silly and soothing for some of us.

Children, generally, are predisposed to do antisocial things. You don't seem to have any, or you'd realize that parents spend a lot of time saying stuff like "Don't bite the cat!" It's not enough to encourage positive behavior, you have to actually discourage the negative or you end up with little monsters. Gender is…

Me too. It seems like a candid camera kind of thing.

Well, that was part of the point in the initial piece LeBoeuf ripped off. The artist was threatened with a gun and another person intervened. But I was thinking about this as well — I kind of doubt Shia would have remained in character if someone was going to lop off his hand. And he shouldn't have to; this was a…

Affirmative consent is not the law in most places. If you actually read the rape statutes, they say intercourse by force, coercion or with someone who lacks the capacity to consent. College campuses may have different standards and activists endorse the idea of affirmative consent. But there's no crime here from a…

Which actions? Following the instructions? They implied consent to anything for which consent could be given.

She could not charge that person with assault, no. You can consent to being physically harmed and having sex acts performed upon you. Lack of consent is a necessary element for assault or rape. For the most part, you can't consent to being killed and it's illegal to kill yourself. The only real line is whether the…

You can't consent to murder. Nonconsent is an element to both rape and assault. I don't know why people have such a hard time with this concept.