I'm not going to respond to all of that... you can see my comments elsewhere to see how I think about this. But I'll respond to this: "Are you sure it was unfair, or was it just that you didn't feel like taking a look at yourself at that moment?"

Sorry... we won marriage equality in three states, and defeated an anti-gay amendment in a fourth. I got to typing too quickly.

It did occur to me. I do this sort of thing professionally, albeit on issues other than race. In almost every case, that's a small minority of the people who disagree with you. And yeah, those people can go fuck themselves. But think about all the other run-of-the-mill people who are irritated with being lumped in…

The people who don't take racism seriously can "go fuck themselves"? That seems counter-productive. How about: "People who don't take racism seriously should be considered an audience in need of persuasion."? These people you're so ready to dismiss are going to keep doing things you don't like until you figure out how…

Really? People like me who'd prefer our dialogue on racism be one that gathers people together on the issue rather than trying to tell everyone they're hateful, ignorant, assholes for having been brought up in a culture that inculcates differences between people of different skin colors? I take racism seriously by not…

It's not one random comment, and I'm not arguing that it's a valid reason. I'm saying it's a noisy cadre of many thousands of people who are thoughtless about the way they talk about the racism that is still very real in this country that engender a sense of distrust and irritation — regardless of its "validity,"…

I think you're wrong. Most people in the country are worn out because they're tired of being accused of "unexamined racism" by thoughtless individuals such as yourself who don't realize you're shooting yourself in the foot. It's super easy to throw down a bunch of buzzwords ("microagresions" indeed) and tell people…

Indeed. I had the same thought. I wonder what it would take to ignite hardened asphalt. Someone call Adam and Jamie!

I did not claim that race was a good reason to fire someone... and you don't know me so kindly refrain from making assumptions about who I am. If she was fired because she's black, that'd be total bullshit... but I'm skeptical she was fired for being black, because, frankly, I doubt it if the people who hired her…

I would (and have) encourage a man who was constantly on the receiving end of this sort of shit to self-reflect. It's entirely possible to have important, productive conversations about women's rights without needing to demagogue, attack, or otherwise irritate other people. I'd argue, in fact, it's *more* productive…

Were you there? Good lord. She lost her job (and got it back) for what could've been any of a number of stupid, terrible, no good reasons. This sort of armchair analysis is exactly why people don't take racism seriously anymore.

And to come up with a novel comment for, apparently. ;P

and Jesus. Don't forget Jesus.

No, that's not what it's like saying... but here's your runner up's trophy.

Spelling and grammatical errors in sentences accusing people of being stupid are FUNNY.

"Son of a bitch" <— admirable restraint. I'd have had some choicer words...

Since I *am* an American, consider this an official invitation from all of us to skip seeing the film if and when it's released in your area. No, seriously... it's OK. Stay home. You don't even have to pretend you're interested by clicking on story links about it. Really. We'll forgive you.

Sorry... withOUT the pointy ears?

Yeah, it's not that the reactor spaces are too big... it's just that all the structural metal they have to cut through to get the reactors out of the ship makes it cost prohibitive to try to reassemble her in a way that'd be structurally stable once they've got them out. CNN reported that they'll for sure have to go…

This election season ruined me. My first thought, I'm serious, reading the headline was: "Holy shit, this is his revenge on us for not electing him?" The semantic difference a single "t" makes.