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benzimo  ·  3455 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Key and Peele- Pirate Chantey. They seem to be moving in a feminist bent recently

Okay cool. I had trouble cuz there were a bunch of voices singing over each other.

benzimo  ·  3456 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Key and Peele- Pirate Chantey. They seem to be moving in a feminist bent recently

Did anyone catch what they sang around 2:02? It sounded like "body dysmorphia" but I'm not super sure.

benzimo  ·  3457 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Suicide Squad - Comic-Con First Look

This is more a general complaint about DC's movies than Suicide Squad specifically, but they really need to step up their game here. DC had such a strong push with Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, but their latest attempts simply pale in comparison to the MCU. They're too stuck in the gritty, dark cinematography fad that Dark Knight popularized. I'm not saying they should copy MCU's feelgood action hero romp, but they should really establish themselves outside of their bubble. Basically, I just think they're taking themselves way too seriously, and it's kind of boring at this point.

benzimo  ·  3457 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Feminist woman admits that online dating is easier for women

Not only is it easier to be passive in dating (who doesn't like the thrill of being actively desired by someone you're attracted to?), but I think societal gender roles put a huge emphasis on women being demure and reserved about their sexuality, and this makes it so that women who do decide to take initiative are looked down upon as "aggressive" and "promiscuous".

benzimo  ·  3457 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Can the Right Do After Gay Marriage?

It's exceedingly hard for me to feel sympathetic for people who use their religion as a shield for their awful behavior.

The article brings up the divide between liberal and conservative journalism. There is a case to be made that different outlets have different biases that skew their reader's perception of issues and their contexts. But Breitbart? Really? That's basically RT-level reality-warping propaganda, not journalism.

To answer the article's titular question, "What Can the Right Do After Gay Marriage?", the answer is pretty simple. Focus on economics and policy, not social affairs. Time and time again, history shows that social conservatives fighting to diminish the civil rights of other people ALWAYS LOSE. It happened in 1865, it happened in 1968, and it happened in 2015.