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I still say I'd love to watch a debate on feminism and porn between Dave Willis and Tatsuya Ishida.

I still say I'd love to watch a debate on feminism and porn between Dave Willis and Tatsuya Ishida.

I still say I'd love to watch a debate on feminism and porn between Dave Willis and Tatsuya Ishida.

Somebody wants a superhero origin story very badly.

There's No Such Thing as a Slut
A new longitudinal study examined how college students slut-shame—and found that the practice is as illogical as it is damaging.

Just Unexpected.

Sea Without a Shore by Drake
Skin Game by Butcher

Just Unexpected.

Speaking of . . .

 
Fan made, so I don't know if the later bits (the ones that weren't in the 5 chapters already released) were guesses or if Jim Butcher colluded with his fans. He did post the trailer at jim-butcher.com, so there is that.

I finally picked up The Martian. I can recommend it. As Robinsonades go, it was a lot of fun. The character was kind of flat, but he was funny, and he had the kind of optimistic I-can-do-this attitude that we see too little in sci fi these days. And Chris Hadfield liked the technical accuracy in it so it has that going for it.

Oh look, two hams and a turkey.

Oh look, two hams and a turkey.

I think part of the problem is that it does seem so natural for a villain to demean a woman because she is a woman.  There's a sense that this is basically normal behavior.
 

 
See, it's only bad guys threatening to rape catwoman and calling her sexist slurs.  If Batman ever does get threatened with rape, it is nowhere near as common. It is only normal to make the threat to the woman.
 

I had some fun doing painting with light on an old sword of some kind I found at my in-laws house. I also used burning steel wool for the first time, so that was extra fun.

I had some fun doing painting with light on an old sword of some kind I found at my in-laws house. I also used burning steel wool for the first time, so that was extra fun.

I had some fun doing painting with light on an old sword of some kind I found at my in-laws house. I also used burning steel wool for the first time, so that was extra fun.

I had some fun doing painting with light on an old sword of some kind I found at my in-laws house. I also used burning steel wool for the first time, so that was extra fun.

I had some fun doing painting with light on an old sword of some kind I found at my in-laws house. I also used burning steel wool for the first time, so that was extra fun.