Since you've requested attention be paid to your comment, Ted, you do understand that you failed to address the issue, don't you? That's why no one responded to you.

People don't care that Alex posted an article about cosplay. We're all aware of what it is and how it differs from other cross-gender activities (for lack of a better description). People do care that the title he used for that article reflects identically the sentiment and words commonly used to justify all manner of nastiness towards people who do not conform to gender norms, ranging from harassment to murder, and that is not hyperbole.

Again: the cosplay itself isn't the issue. Alex's poor choice of title is. He was not forced to use the words he did, but he chose to -- apparently because it was a phrase that would drag eyeballs to his post.

Really? You've decided that your use of the word "weird" was what people were taking exception to, out of all the comments that were posted? And instead of doing a little self-directed research, altering the offensive title, and apologizing for mocking the gender expression of others, you make a follow-up post reiterating how right you are and how wrong those weird people are for taking offense? (Again, http://www.derailingfordummies.com/ )

And when did Neatorama's mission statement include an aspiration to tabloid entertainment?

Why does this seem so familiar? Ah, yes.

http://www.derailingfordummies.com/

Agreed

Don't disagree with that -- note the last paragraph from that Telegraph article

"Western scientists have challenged such assertions, noting that the Magnetic North Pole is in actual fact on a line of longitude that passes through Canada, the United States, Mexico and Antarctica."

Not to mention that it's a constantly shifting line.

On the other hand though, it's not delusional for them to aim to have Mecca time as the standard for the whole Islamic world. Makes perfect sense to me, from a religious perspective.

(Or, yesterday, rather. It was posted here: http://www.drudge.com/news/135528/new-mecca-clock-marks-muslim-time)

Yes, I read that article a few days ago. What's your point?

brandonj, you seem to have missed the qualifier in the quote: "the whole Islamic world"

And if the whole Islamic world does, good for them. Until Pacific time is introduced as a potential standard, I don't have a horse in this race.

You lot must be awesome at filling out official forms of all sorts (DMV, voter registration, vote-by-mail, taxes, lease agreements, checks, anything). I can't count the times I've had to start over with a new paper because I've done something stupid in ink.

Sign...date...initial...date...CRAP!

Not saying I'm going to run out and buy some of these, but they definitely fit a niche. Just hold on to your contracts for three days and you're set.

Sure, why not?

This isn't new information...

But "triceratops never existed" is a much better hook, accuracy be damned!

Well, isn't that the source of all traits? to enable you to copulate, reproduce, and see your offspring off to the point where they also are capable of reproduction?

Is he taking aim at the Angels next? Because those are just, you know, unfallen demons

Clicked through to say what Dewey already said