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No, that's not what my entire rant was based on at all. If: A) Having the shit kicked out of you is a good enough reason to legally shoot and kill somebody, and B) You can pretty easily get the shit kicked out of you by legally being an asshole Then we've got a huge legal loophole where...

Really? I guess that means I can grab a gun then go out and pick fights with random dangerous-looking people. Once they've overpowered me (I'm not much of a fighter), I can shoot them dead and say I was defending my own life. Then I can find someone else, pick a fight, get the shit kicked out of...

The examples of behavior you listed are, in fact, racist. Just because you believe "everybody does it" doesn't make it any less racist. And following a kid around because he's black is also racist. (Don't forget Zimmerman has a history of reporting suspicious black folk) I'm not splitting the...

I'm not assuming anything. At the point Zimmerman started following Martin for being suspiciously black, he had done nothing wrong.

I'm upset that the actions of a racist prick resulted in the death of a young man who had done nothing wrong.

Sure, I get what you're saying. I will readily and openly admit that feminism is used (or rather, misused) to carry out actions that don't necessarily have a positive effect on society. What I'm suggesting is we not use that as an excuse to disregard feminism altogether as harmful or...

Sorry, I thought you were another Trollface, which was prejudice on my part. My bad. Anyway, if the color of text and background makes a difference, here's the article: (Skip to Part 4 for some perspective on the perceived "double standard") It's a pretty good read if it isn't read...

None, nor will any evidence likely come up. Like I said, it's very likely Zimmerman won't be found guilty. I don't have to like it, but there it is.

Then don't read it. But know that you're assumptions about feminism are based on your desire to mock feminism and not on what principles it's actually based on. If you prefer to wallow in ignorance because it makes it easier to laugh at people, that's your prerogative. You'd be in good company.

Saying "excuse me, I think you're trying to unlock my car. What are you doing?" isNOT"initiating a confrontation". Initiating an interaction, maybe, but certainly not a confrontation, at least in the sense of confrontation implying some sort of conflict or aggression, which is the sense we're...

I'm going to try not getting too into the topic of feminism, because I've tried that and it was a train wreck. The readership here is simply not ready to handle the topic with any kind of maturity whatsoever. However, I will say that the double standards you mention are absolutely not part of...

*Sigh* I'm almost positive I'm going to regret this... How am I "a sexist"?

Fucking. Wow. Yes, I have a problem with racists, misogynists, and homophobes. I have a problem with people who judge others and consider them inferior because of something as arbitrary as race, gender, or sexual orientation. My problem is with arbitrary hate. There is nothing arbitrary about...

Really dude? (3) A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity andwho is attackedin any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it...

Been addressed ad nauseum. Get some new material. How am I mis-defining people? I'd love to hear why you think "absurdity" is part of the equation. And I happen to think Louis CK is hilarious.

Really? I've only got issues with racist, misogynist, homophobic bigots.

I can't argue with you because you only use logic and reason. Of course, you're right that nothing about Zimmerman's behavior that I described is technically illegal. Unless it can be proven that Zimmerman instigated the fight (which almost certainly won't happen), he will get away with being a...

He's gotdeepgender and race-based issues. Maybe a black woman mocked his penis and he still hasn't gotten over it? In any case, as I'm sure you've noticed, the grand majority of Trollface's posts involve shitting on other people in order to boost his own ego. It's how he gets his jollies and is...

No, you said you were "fairly confident" based on nothing. I'm just pointing that out. Normally I don't "grammar nazi" at people, but your mistakes are systematic, meaning they're not just one-offs. Hate to break it to you, but if you can't express yourself properly people will assume you're...

I dread the day my PS3 will conk out on me. I bought a used old-model PS3 because I insisted on backwards compatibility (damned if I'm gonna ignore my PS1 and PS2 collections), but due to the fact that it's super loud (I squirt it with compressed air to try to get some dust out once in a while)...

I actually agree with 90% of what you're saying. North America is being "pussified" and it definitely has some negative effects on society. But the backlash to this "pussification", the overbearing "This is how things used to be and how they should be, goddamn it!" attitude is just as...

My wife had the same reaction! Well, if xadion is fairly certain, that settles it. Anyone who doesn't realize that "watchmen" is plural must know how an altercation between two people he never met started.

From Facebook: GIS for "innocence lost":

Sorry, guess I touched a nerve.

Well I had to Google him just to find out who he was.

On a lighter note...

Michael Vick was totally forgiven? He spent 7 months in jail, faced several financial claims and filed for bankruptcy. Now he's a fucking nobody. Mike Tyson was totally forgiven? He spent 3 years in jail for that. Oh, and you're gonna love this, the girl who accused him of rape had a history...

Sorry, I'm calling bullshit. At the risk of repeating myself, that court decision is exactly what feminism is against.Exactly. That you choose to use our flawed legal system as an example of what's wrong with feminism when feminism has nothing to do with it is pathetic.

What's the alternative? Assume every decision made by the courts is faulty and made without evidence? Like I said repeatedly, the article left out a lot of crucial information. Gullibility had nothing to do with it. I worked with the information I had. With the razzing you're getting in the...

The article implied the police couldn't or wouldn't help her. I'm not saying "hitman" is a reasonable choice in any situation, but I can imagine someone being pushed to the point where they are physically and psychologically broken and feel they have no recourse if they hope to survive. The...

Coming from the guy who wears his sexism and racism as twin badges of honor, forgive me if I'm less than offended.

I didn't "set up" anything. I was presented with an article that omitted a lot of very important information. I even mentioned in my original response that knowing what happened between the woman and her husband was very important in understanding her motives and should have been mentioned...

Oh, come on, I never said "horribly".

I didn't blindly support her, I was given limited information and entertained the possibility that the legal system knew what it was doing. I was given more information and saw that, in retrospect, it seems far more likely that the legal system did not know what it was doing. We all form our...

You're not the first to suggest it. You're not the first to be wrong about it, either. Why would it matter, though? Would my opinion be worth less if I was a female? Would it make it easier for me to be dismissed? I'm a guy, but I could give two shits about stereotypical notions of...

See, THIS is what was missing from that article, which is why I said they should have gone into it. Having heard this, I agree that the Canadian legal system failed. Hell, the media also failed. Fails all around.

As a teacher, I can't hang pornography in either my office or my classroom. My wife works at a bakery and can't put up pornography there either. My mom works in retail and doesn't put up pornography in her shop. My father actually does work in construction (tile work) but you'd be hard-pressed...

Except for your use of the word "decline", that statement is completely correct. Guess who's on the losing end of this cultural shift? Misogynists, racists, "macho" men, even (*gasp*) internet jocks. You just keep fighting to defend them, though, I'm sure it'll work out in the end. Sorry...

If she had brandished a kitchen knife while her husband attacked her and he died in the scuffle, this wouldn't be an issue. Perhaps she didn't want to wait for it to get that far, perhaps she didn't have faith in her own ability to be able to physically defend herself, perhaps she thought she...

What are you saying, that we need to "protect" a man's ability to be a "man's man" in a male-dominated field? Sounds like pussification to me. Times change. Sometimes these changes are awesome (see: the internet), sometimes they're frustrating, scary, or even demasculating. You can't fight...