I find hardcore fandom bizarre. My friends who are upset for the rest of the day because their football team lost? My guy, it’s really not that serious. Star Wars fans tripping over a Black stormtrooper and women in the movies? Are you for real? Star Trek fans who want to nominate for Jean Luc Picard for POTUS? Sit… Read more

Given her high Kareness’s views on gender rigidity, that would not surprise me at all.
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This goes back at least as far as Wuthering Height’s Heathcliff, the overwrought brooding male asshole who becomes inexplicably popular and elevated as somehow romantic. Probably a lot further back than that too, so I don’t think Snapewives or Kylowives will be the end of it.
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“They have real-life meetings where they take turns channeling the spirit of Snape so they can have wedding ceremonies with him.” Read more

I have to say that Ricman’s Snape, especially int he first movie, has a heavy foppish nature to him. He’s like Cruise’s Lestat in that he’s intensely cruel but very charismatic, and definitely showing some femininity in gestures and the way they work the garments. The movies also sort of imply that Snape is bullied… Read more

I used to work with a gym obsessed gent who with all sincerity in his eyes once told me he felt like he could beat the shit out of a chimpanzee. Read more

Molly, I appreciate your take. I don’t get the hate. Why people keep coming to this site expecting Rachel Maddow is beyond me. Everyone who writes for this site, and everyone who reads it, is voting for Biden. But for some reason you’re not allowed to express disappointment over that choice. The RNC isn’t watching us,… Read more

Having worked with both police officers and firefighters, I think FFs are way more chill; agree they’re mostly bros, but not “let me put you in a chokehold” control freaks like cops. Read more

Last paragraph is a good point. Belittling of a senior for senior-like behavior is considered very distasteful by seniors, no matter who it’s aimed at. People in their 70s are constantly worried about when things like dementia and senility are going to happen to them - 2, 5, 10 years? - so to them it’s not funny and… Read more

Assuming Trump and Barr don’t steal the election, I’m increasingly convinced that future political scientists will study 2020 as a case study for how to shoot yourself in the foot. Read more

I’m forever amazed by Trump’s ability to turn every potential political opportunity into absolute shit for himself, and that despite the fact that he continually does this, there are still people who think he is a political genius. Read more

It breaks my heart to say, but I think it’s too late for the GND matter. Americans will not take climate change seriously until Vegas is out of water and soy/corn crops fail due to drought.  Read more

You can have your progression later. Read more

I find myself holding two thoughts both of which have been echoed in various ways in these comments. Read more

At the end of the day, its going to be hard to do that for Joe Biden because he doesn’t have any authentic progressive chops; he’s always been a moderate, and he ran as a moderate as his defining feature. I think he’ll be a perfectly cromulent President, and has enough wisdom to put good progressive people in… Read more

“Vote Biden. Make American Politics Boring Again” is honestly pretty refreshing. They need to run with that. Read more

Markey is a GREAT example of how to make boring, older politicians with legit progressive cred look cool.  Read more

I don't know how many times I've literally seen "healthcare, plz", and yet strategists are still just like "Hey, Kidz! Voting is totally rad!" Read more

Okay, I’d seen that Avengers bit and it was plenty cringeworthy all on its own, but I hadn’t seen the genesis of the idea. Read more