there’s an element of skill in those things that demand commitment

i liked this comment in response to a post in which greta christina talks about her definitely not favorable review of the sex and the city movie:
The hooks and fisting thing is unlikely to happen, not just because the show is aiming for a mainstream audience, but because there’s an element of skill in those [...]

racism (according to urban dictionary

“racism” according to urban dictionary.
racism is a very, very touchy subject. i can’t tell you how many times i’ve been sitting by myself, had some black homeless guy saddle up next to me, i move or tell him to back off, and he goes off on me, “you racist white bitch, got it against [...]

poe’s law

Poe’s Law relates to fundamentalism and the difficulty of identifying actual parodies of it.
“Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won’t mistake for the real thing.”[1]
For example: two of the five following sites are parodies, the others aren’t. Good luck in [...]

expelled from ‘expelled’

i’m about a month late with this, but… not sure how i came across it, but found this post at pz myers’ science blog tonight. it seems that a vocal atheist (though until tonight i hadn’t heard about the guy, but i’ll read more about him now, most definitely) got turned away, by [...]

things do not happen for a reason

but you can choose to respond intelligently, and be aware that you can learn from what has happened. even i, when things are really going bad in my life, sometimes say “it must’ve happened for a reason.” like, currently, dmv putting a lien on my paycheck for something out of the blue, going [...]