…and cue the inevitable “Can’t we all just get along?” post. Hemant Mehta does a good job of summarizing the whole very high-school situation, though I’m not sure what the point is with the whole “Female 1” and “Female 2” thing. If you’re interested, read. Interest in attending any future […]
Read More“…Seriously?” part 2
Somebody purporting to be Richard Dawkins apparently made some rather idiotic comments on Pharyngula of the “people have it worse than you, so how dare you complain about your own situation” variety, and Jen McCreight rightly excoriates him (or his impersonator) for it. For reference on these remarks, see this. Whether that […]
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Pat Robertson declares that just as every other country to accept homosexuality and gay marriage has failed, so shall the U.S. One wonders exactly how Robertson defines failure, given that Denmark legalized civil unions in 1985 and many other countries have embraced gays as equal to a similar or greater […]
Read More“….Seriously?” of the day
“Context matters” is the title Jen McCreight gives to a recent blog post on flirting behavior at conferences, but “Incredible understatement” might have been a good subtitle. She shares a video of Rebecca Watson talking about having been propositioned very uncomfortably by a guy who followed her into an elevator […]
Read MoreFavorite reactions to New York legalizing gay marriage
From Radley Balko: “New York legalizes gay marriage. In protest, Newt Gingrich promptly divorces his third wife.” From Popehat: “I felt a great disturbance in the derp, as if millions of derpers suddenly wharrgarbled at once in rage and were suddenly less relevant.”“Enjoying quiet evening with amazing wife. Annoyed at […]
Read MoreThe daughter test
…also known as one of the more offensive and stupid ways of thinking about policy I’ve heard. Offered, surprisingly, by Steven Levitt who co-authored Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics: Most of the time there is broad agreement as to which activities should be made criminal. Almost no one thinks that theft or […]
Read MoreBeing rude to the police: dumb, not criminal
…and it is only dumb because it will be treated, often successfully, as criminal. But not this time: Man who gave trooper the finger has charge droppedA harassment charge has been dropped in the case of a 35-year-old Colorado man who faced prosecution for displaying his middle finger to a […]
Read MoreThose immoral, sinful, perverse, lucky lesbians
From How to be a Retronaut: Lesbian Pulp Fiction, 1935-1958 The description at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library site reads: Included here are twenty-five illustrated front and back covers from pulp fiction novels dating between 1935-1958. This small collection of novels is part of the Beinecke Rare Book and […]
Read MoreThe perfect comment on Pixar’s new film
I’m happy that Pixar is finally producing a film, to be released next year, with a female protagonist. I am, really. I’m also in shock that it has taken this long…but anyway. Here’s the plot synopsis: Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Merida is the princess of […]
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