So, yesterday Ashton Kutcher testified before Congress about modern-day slavery. This isn't quite as crazy as it sounds -- unlike those idiotic situations where an actor testifies before congress after playing a role related to the subject of his testimony, Kutcher actually founded a company, Thorn, that is involved in the fight against sex trafficking -- but it's still pretty … [Read more...] about Ashton Kutcher’s Unusual Confession
Losers Deserve Love Too
A while back, Maggie McNeill posted about a group called Clients of Sex Workers Allied for Change (CoSWAC) which has a website they hope to use to "dispel myths surrounding participation in paid sex."I don't know if this site will contribute meaningfully to the cause of sex workers' (and clients') rights, but one item on the Myths vs. Facts page caught my attention, … [Read more...] about Losers Deserve Love Too
Free Speech For Assholes
I've been taking some mild heat on Twitter for this response:https://twitter.com/windypundit/status/827526839476297729Honestly, I can't even remember why exactly I don't like Gavin McInnes. Somewhere between his annoying appearances on The Independents and the amazingly awful crap he wrote for the cesspool that is Thought Catalog, I developed my opinion that he is a … [Read more...] about Free Speech For Assholes
Making America Great Again
At first I thought this was just funny, but the more I think about it, the better it makes me feel about America.The reference here is Pastor Martin Niemöller's statement about cowardice in the face of the Nazi rise to power. The best-known version reads like this: First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist.Then they … [Read more...] about Making America Great Again
Deceitful Words: Fast Growing
This is my second post in what I hope will be a series about words and phrases that should warn you that someone is trying to get something past you. (First one here.)[Update: Since originally publishing this, I've rewritten parts of it to reduce confusion, adding context to the first example, and appending a few cautions.]Today I'd like to talk about the phrase … [Read more...] about Deceitful Words: Fast Growing