I'm a native English speaker also from the U.S., so please hit reverse on the condescending explanation of what English terms mean. "Son of a bitch" can have the jocular fun sense you claim it has among established and close-knit peer groups, but so can "nigger" or "cunt," and I think we understand that on the…

I feel like you have continually avoided discussing the main thrust of why I am offended here, and I can't tell if it's because I am not stating it clearly enough or because ignoring it suits your argument better, but to be totally clear:

The reason is because those are pictures of a dress with the same design pattern, which is not the same thing as the same dress.

Thanks for the comment. I mean that without snark, because you've explained to me pretty clearly the reasoning for why people might not find TheRealKanra's comment offensive or inappropriate to the spirit of the site, something he/she apparently was above doing.

Would it be considered racist for an Englishman to say that about the French?

Yes, you've clearly shown that you're not a racist and that you care about whether what you say comes off as hateful and offensive or not. I'm going to lose a lot of respect for this site and its principles if that is allowed to stay.

There's a vast difference between toying with someone and continuing not to admit that you're wrong when you have been shown to be wrong. Seriously, apologize for the original comment or fuck off. I honestly can't believe Kotaku is even allowing it to stay up.

"You will ignore any logical explanation I provide in favor of believing your own baseless delusions."

You "made a joke" expressed hatred for an ethnic group/nation of people, and have doubled down on it after being called on it rather than apologizing or learning anything from the offense taken. You're acting as a racist acts, regardless of whatever your deep down feelings are that you think make it impossible for you…

Make the argument, or else you're just stating opinions.

Please, begin your undoubtedly predictable lecture on what "technically" a "race" actually "is," and why "the people of the nation of Japan" are "technically" not that. I sincerely want to hear it.

"Japanese isn't a race." Keep digging that hole, there.

...Aaaaand now we've identified the real underlying issues behind the argument you were having about Japan's military capabilities. This is actually massive explanatory and vindicating to see; you're a racist. Good job keeping it relatively subtle before, though, I guess.

You also gotta press for ramen and other soups.

Sorry?

Good thing you're focusing your amazing intellect on the important things in life, like your goddamned touch ID habits. Go fucking throw yourself into a pool full of Ebola now.

I'll just leave this here.

I can only speak for myself here — and you saw the girl, I didn't — but for some of us, the cursing and moaning in pain and getting super emotionally worked up during a hard workout is part of the fun. It's like rough sex. It's one of the rare places you can healthily get out all that animalistic energy.

Exactly.

As if any more proof was needed of your complete inability to engage with people outside of stereotypes.