I don't think it's as "simple" as you say—part of the reason why they are gendered now is an effort to make them more safe—at least from sexual violence—by providing a separated space for women when they are vulnerable (isolated and in a state of semi-undress). It is not a perfect solution, especially for members of…

Possibly because it has nothing to do with other people disposing of waste? Bathrooms can often be very private places—in the sense that they are secluded, and depending on where they are, sometimes do not see a lot of traffic. Even bathrooms in fairly crowded places like public schools are frequently the sites of…

Black people, not "blacks", thanks.

But you do realize that some kids WANT to be Princess Spiderman or Ballerina Superwoman or whatever? When I was a kid, every costume I wore had to have a floofy skirt, no matter what I went as, and if I could add wings, that was double-plus good. Don't drive yourself insane assuming that all of these moms just want…

A) "but I don't think that we should categorically condemn all white folks portraying black folks" Yes, yes you should. There is absolutely no reason that a white person should ever need to portray a black person—black people are not exactly in short supply. Further, blackface is not just a problem in the US, it is…

You do realize that nobody is saying that this is offensive because it is a dick, right? The offense lies in a) the blackface and b) the perceived hyper-sexualization of the black male.

I live in Miami now but have lived in Philly and DC. All have some left-hand exits on certain highways, none of them are marked by "exit on the left". I have only seen the "exit on the left" marking when I was outside of the city.

I think you're stereotyping kids here. Just like not all adults are inflexible and full of achy joints, not all kids are flexible and pain free. I was never very flexible (a problem when I did dance and gymnastics as a young girl), maybe yoga would have helped me. And while ballet and gymnastics helped me with…

I don't like my extended family (or anybody, but I don't have the same grabby-hands problem with friends) using my primary computers. Like you said, they're personal, they're where I keep my life. Plus my cousins (the primary grabby-hands offenders) have very poor internet habits and have already clogged up their own…

To answer the question of "Who did this?" a simple response of "The artist, X, formerly known as Y."

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It's mildly difficult, but not completely impossible. Some people do better at it than others, but I question "on the fly", if he basically says the same thing every time. If he really uses it often, it would be fairly practiced, making it much easier for him.

Maybe you can sleep sitting straight up ("like an adult", how condescending) but I can't. I need some kind of lean, either back, forward, or to the side, mostly to support my head. Unless I'm sitting in an empty row (where I'll gladly stretch out), I'm going back, because it's not like I can go forward—there is rarely…

I had to laugh when I read your comment because of course the first thing I thought is, "Did s/he really have to waste time writing *this* to *me*?" The answer is, of course, no on both sides. And yet, here we are. :)

Um... why? We're living in the future now. Cellphone cameras (depending on the type, of course) can take excellent photographs. Three years ago I bought a nice (at the time) digital camera for about $200. The smartphone I bought this year for $99 takes better pictures. I could upgrade my camera, or I could just....…

I think the intent is good but the end result is impractical. The point is basically to protect people from creepers, but then you'd still get creepers moving on to imported or specialized "silent" tech while everyone else was carrying noisemakers around. Mandatory noise might be something you want to see on the…

Sorry, but that's ridiculous. I would be incredibly pissed at such a feature as there are many other photo opportunities where you wouldn't want to be making loud noises while taking photos. All kinds of ceremonies for instance—weddings, baptisms, speeches, spelling bees, etc.

"Original content"? You are aware that most comic books characters are drawn disproportionately, correct? The so-called "hero" proportions used for comic book heroes (and villains) are often not attainable by real, healthy humans. Therefore, it would be "off original content" to have real humans dressing up as these…

American women's dress sizes run on only the even numbers, so 14 is only one size up from 12, and there is definitely not a 20-30 lb difference between dress sizes.