See this comprehensive post by Apple Cider Mage on the topic ( Read more... )

Who the fuck thought this was a good idea? Good enough to editorially greenlight?

http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/3687818.html

Spoilery Quotes of Summation:

From: [personal profile] michael_ellis_day ( Read more... )

...In American politics, the batshit insanity is never far below the surface ( Read more... )

Via Smart Bitches, Trashy Books:

http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/blog/romance-arousal-and-condescension

I would completely money quote this entire post but I'll confine myself to this bit right here:

I wish things were very different, ( Read more... )

From The Mary Sue:http://www.themarysue.com/womens-work-wwii-style/Read more... )

Apple Cider Mage, from the blog of that name and formerly of Mage-related blog Empowered Fire, has for the last several years been the victim of a campaign of online harassment by a douchenozzle former friend. In these two posts, she talks about this experience and how to go about protecting yourself from online harassment originating in WoW ( Read more... )

...but this entire post right here:

http://bookkeeper.livejournal.com/170781.html

...This is pretty much disingenuous bullshit from start to finish.

And since LJ's comment size is limited to 4300 words, I'm going to respond to it here.

Let’s get a few things straight from the get-go. ( Read more... )

How does this NOT constitute discrimination of a legally actionable nature ( Read more... )

So, over the weekend, the Republican Party apparently decided that it had not yet reached the absolute outer limits of self-parody and, rather than pausing for a moment and reflecting upon the absolute folly of pissing off more than half the population of the United States, opted to double-down on the whole 'NO BIRTH CONTROL FOR YOU DIRTY SLUTS' ( Read more... )

Shorter US Council of Catholic Bishops and Senator Marco Rubio (R - Worthless Tool): "No, really, our religious freedom requires that no woman anywhere be able acquire contraception through her health insurance. Keep your fucking hands off our Viagra, you bitches ( Read more... )