Jesus Read more

That’s some really great technology they’ve got there. Read more

My fine, straight hair has been aggressively searched. In the pre-check line, even. I’ve never set off the scanner or anything—TSA sees a messy topknot and the threat level skyrockets. Read more

I see your point, but the author isn’t white—so let’s at least not make this about her experience with a “brown dude.” Read more

author isn’t white Read more

you should check to see if the author is actually white Read more

The author is not white. Read more

She’s not white. Read more

If you went to the bible belt at 21 and wrote that story—while explicitly admitting that you were young and naive and self-absorbed and not really thinking about things, as did the author here—I would read it. The author was young and misguided (and she says as much), but the experience helped her figure out her… Read more

This is the dumbest dismissal of a woman’s experience I’ve read in a while. Read more

To quote everyone ever: This is why we can’t have nice things. Read more

I only deleted one other that said something about millennial bullshit, another insult, and I actually responded—and therefore promoted—the comment with the John Oliver video, which is obviously critical (but it’s not rude...that’s the difference). That’s pretty much the long and short of it, no deeper explanations,… Read more

That’s a reasonable take: Most of the environmental havoc isn’t actually wreaked by Antarctica’s visitors, it’s the damage that’s been done elsewhere in the world that is affecting the landscape. Confinement is a good idea, and perhaps a tougher cap on the number of visitors allowed. (Pretty sure there are already… Read more

no of course not...let’s go back to being politely insightful Read more

Actually, good question from this: What’s to be said about responsible tourism, like the kind where you don’t eat the fucking ice? Read more

actually dismissed bc you called the author “fucking dim,” not because of what you pointed out Read more

What’s happening to the environment there has pretty much nothing to do with the visitors. Read more

it’s C-O-E-N Read more

I bet you have some stories! Email me if you wanna share? [email protected] Read more

thx Read more