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Your Stupid PC Thing of the Day, Brought To You by a Guy Who Thinks "Spooning" Is Sexist
This is the internet and therefore you can say whatever the hell you want. Any idiot can get himself a social media account and some free space on Tumblr and gatling-gun empty thought bubbles out into the ether at will. To read something really crazy on, say, Twitter isn't a big ...read more
Is Spanking Your Children Sexual Assault?
The child abuse allegations against Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson continue to raise important, unanswered questions, and Slate columnist Jillian Keenan asks an interesting one, albeit indirectly: Is spanking your children a form of sexual assault? Her Slate ...read more
Slate Helps Grieving 'Game of Thrones' Fans with Interactive Virtual Graveyard
Game of Thrones is an awesome show, but man does it get confusing sometimes. One can barely keep up with what's going on in the real world, much less George R.R. Martin's (and that's not even considering the Marvel and DC Universes...and DC's parallel universes...and Marvel's ...read more
The Slate Column Bemoaning Beyoncé's Lack of Gay-Inclusiveness Is Exclusionist
Like any white beta male, I'm a very big fan of Beyoncé. I delight in dancing to Single Ladies with my own life-partner lady, despite some concerns over the cisexist overtones of the song, and when the Queen Bey played the Super Bowl earlier this year I tuned in only for that. ...read more