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[Sheb]

Just found out about this. State-funded feminist queer pornography? Only in Sweden. I really need to get my hand on it.


(P.S. The link is to the wiki page, so totally SFW).

[Vector]

Y'all got a broken URL there, friendo.

1. X-Men is going to feature a gay marriage!

2. Orson Scott Card is being a bit of a douchebag!

[penguinofhonor]

1. X-Men is going to feature a gay marriage!

Ah, yes. Archie has always been a trendsetter in the world of comics.

[RedKing]

Y'all got a broken URL there, friendo.

1. X-Men is going to feature a gay marriage!

2. Orson Scott Card is being a bit of a douchebag!

I wish I could say #2 surprises me, but it doesn't. Having grown up in Greensboro (and being a sci-fi/fantasy geek), I've met Card on more than on occasion. Nice enough guy, but definitely a Mormon. With all the religious conservatism that entails. Also tends to ignore people with a contrary opinion to his.

State-funded feminist queer pornography? Only in Sweden. I really need to get my hand on it.

I think you meant "hands on it", unless it refers to...oh. Nevermind. 



I also hadn't heard about (several months ago) Michele Bachmann's Iowa coordinator having made the Evel Knievel-like rocket-powered-over-the-Grand-Canyon leap of logic that allowing gay marriage would lead to people marrying the Eiffel Tower.

[Karlito]

I also hadn't heard about (several months ago) Michele Bachmann's Iowa coordinator having made the Evel Knievel-like rocket-powered-over-the-Grand-Canyon leap of logic that allowing gay marriage would lead to people marrying the Eiffel Tower.

This was in the related videos, and I really don't want to investigate further, but someone needs to tell her that the Golden Gate Bridge is totally a lady.

[SomeStupidGuy]

Y'all got a broken URL there, friendo.

1. X-Men is going to feature a gay marriage!

2. Orson Scott Card is being a bit of a douchebag!

Good of X-Men's writers to do that, with any luck in a few years it won't even be that huge of a thing.

Also, Orson Scott Card has been a douchebag for while now. I mean at one point he literally rewrote Hamlet so that pretty much every single bad thing happens because the King is a gay pedophile (Who also molested & made Horatio gay).
Good writer (when he's not shoehorning his horrid beliefs in) but kind of an awful person.

[kaijyuu]

1. X-Men is going to feature a gay marriage!

They made Renee Montoya gay too? Huh.


Anywho Archie beat them to the punch, which is one of many reasons Archie is an awesome comic book.

2. Orson Scott Card is being a bit of a douchebag!

Ah, Orson Scott Card. Him and I come from very, very similar backgrounds and I find myself predicting his books halfway through. We have diametrically opposed political views, however. I guess when he looked into the abyss, he blinked.

[scriver]

1. X-Men is going to feature a gay marriage!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Comics nitpick derail imminent!

Isn't Northstar a Canadian and in Alpha Flight? Why would he get married in New York?

Sorry, I just couldn't hold it in. The discussion can now continue.

[GlyphGryph]

So, apparently it's legal for Tennessee to steal your money.

In fact, it's state policy to steal all money from out-of-staters passing through the state, if possible. That is just... dear god. I can't even fathom how fucked up this is.

[kaijyuu]

But there's the vague possibility that its drug money!

And we confiscate stuff on circumstantial evidence and baseless suspicion all the time.

[RedKing]

1. X-Men is going to feature a gay marriage!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Comics nitpick derail imminent!

Isn't Northstar a Canadian and in Alpha Flight? Why would he get married in New York?

Sorry, I just couldn't hold it in. The discussion can now continue.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Obviously, Toronto is under siege by Sentinels and Vancouver has been claimed by Ko-tar the Sea-Lord. Plus, it may be all an elaborate ruse to draw the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants out to attack.

[Truean]

Y'all got a broken URL there, friendo.

1. X-Men is going to feature a gay marriage!

2. Orson Scott Card is being a bit of a douchebag!

Yay on 1 and not so much on 2. . Overall I have to say I'm happy they are making gays more prevalent in pop culture rather than the old standby of "hide your gays."

So, apparently it's legal for Tennessee to steal your money.

In fact, it's state policy to steal all money from out-of-staters passing through the state, if possible. That is just... dear god. I can't even fathom how fucked up this is.

....

Yeah.... Confiscation law sucks. The Ex Parte' thing surprised me a little too. Always wondered how you distinguish what the money is or was used for...?

[Scelly9]

North Dakota citizens will vote on June 12 on an incredibly dangerous ballot initiative. If passed, it would allow people to claim that their personal religious beliefs give them the right to break non-discrimination, health, safety, and child protection laws.
I wish the law allowed me to punch whoever suggested this.

[penguinofhonor]

Government may not burden a person's or religious organization's religious liberty. The right to act or refuse to act in a manner motivated by a sincerely held religious belief may not be burdened unless the government proves it has a compelling governmental interest in infringing the specific act or refusal to act and has used the least restrictive means to further that interest. A burden includes indirect burdens such as withholding benefits, assessing penalties, or an exclusion from programs or access to facilities.

Oh my. Countdown until there's a double standard for Islam...

Actually, I guess that's what that "compelling governmental interest" line is for. As much as conservatives hate the necessary and proper clause, you'd think they'd hate lines like that.

[Sirus]

North Dakota citizens will vote on June 12 on an incredibly dangerous ballot initiative. If passed, it would allow people to claim that their personal religious beliefs give them the right to break non-discrimination, health, safety, and child protection laws.
I wish the law allowed me to punch whoever suggested this.

Look on the bright side! If the law passes, you can!