Every day, without fail, I read three webcomics.
Cyanide & Happiness, SMBC, and Sinfest.
Here’s what greeted me when I read Sinfest today:
Sinfest: July 15, 2013.
Posted in cartoons, comics, feminism, internet, morality, politics, pornography, sex, Shame Day
Tagged adam scott, cosmo, Cosmopolitan, Dilbert, feminism, feminist movement, inequality, Ishida, Men, misogyny, patriarchy., repression, sexism, sexploitation, Sinfest, Tatsuya Ishida, wage inequality, Webcomic, webcomics, women
It’s 10:30 here in Las Vegas and 96 degrees, and with tonight’s news out of Florida, I know I’m not going to be getting any sleep without howling a bit first.
In spite of the widespread shock and outrage at the acquittal of Florida neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman for the murder of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, there are still plenty of people out there trying to come up with defenses for this, the most widely publicized miscarriage of justice since the wrongful execution of Troy Davis.
In the coming days, we’re going to be seeing rallies, marches, and perhaps even riots around the nation in response to this travesty, and some responses are going to be needed to the litany of excuses that are going to be offered for the decision of the jury.
Here’s what we’re probably going to be hearing:
I. The Court Must Be Right, Because It’s The Court
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Tagged Acquitted, America, bay area rapid transit, court, drugs, flordia, George Zimmerman, justice, marijuana, Oscar Grant, racial, rodney king, Scottsboro Boys, self-defense, social justice, the people who made the final verdict knew more facts and details about what happened than you do, thug, Trayvon Martin, trial, Troy Davis, West Memphis Three
This may shock you, but I’ve only ever been to one “comic-con.” I’m not counting the three or so times I attended the Toronto Comic and Arts Festival, since it doesn’t really adhere as much to the stereotype of what such conventions typically are [or at the very least what people imagine them to be]. Namely: cosplayers as far as the eye can see.
cosplay [October 31, 2006 Urban Word of the Day]: Literally “Costume Play.” Dressing up and pretending to be a fictional character (usually a sci-fi, comic book, or anime character).
And people are going to dress up like whatever characters they want, like Power Girl and Lady Deadpool, seen below:
The girl on the left is cosplayer Ardella, and this image was taken from her Facebook page.
We do lots of things to relax. Some people walk, some people read, some people listen to music, and I like watching videos on YouTube of bullies getting knocked the **** out.
You might be thinking, “Hey Gordon, you noble savage, isn’t that a bit… well, messed up?”
I don’t think so. Continue reading
Tagged beatdown, bully, bullying, civility, comedian, comic, customer service, Eliot Chang, fight, heckler, steve hofstetter, takedown, todd glass, turkish, Violence, YouTube
To begin with, yes, I am a Christian. I read the Bible and I go to church, and brushing aside such things that can be construed as “appearances only” I also believe that Jesus was God’s only begotten son sent to Earth for the salvation of mankind, and in the inerrancy of Scripture.
I am a Christian and I am okay with same-sex marriage.
Yesterday I had a debate on Facebook that lasted for literally hours on this subject. I was simply going through my newsfeed when an article popped up titled “Inter-Racial Marriage and Same Sex Marriage.” I didn’t even have to open it up to read it to know I disagreed, because the friend who posted it decided to also quote the last paragraph:
“The real question here, it seems to me, is whether marriage has an essence or is merely a social construct akin to driving on the right- versus left-hand side of the road. Those who espouse same-sex marriage want to deconstruct marriage so that what counts as marriage is just a matter of convention. Once we start down that route, anything goes: a man and two women, a man and a child, two men and a goat, etc. I see no reason at all to start down that road.”
Which prompted my response, on the left, and the decision to embark on a discussion that would last from roughly 1 to 6 p.m. and leave me emotionally, more than mentally, exhausted. I soldiered on, however, because within that paragraph is a very common argument in the Christian community that I simply cannot agree with. It’s a go-to response for many regarding same-sex marriage, and one that follows a particular line of logic. Continue reading
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Tagged bestiality, Bible, Christianity, consent, gay rights, homosexuality, necrophilia, pedophilia, pride, Reasonable Faith, same sex marriage, scripture, William Lane Craig
I’ve seen both sides of this debate.
I grew up in a devotedly pro-life home. I was taught pro-life apologetics and arguments (largely from books by Peter Kreeft [go read The Unaborted Socrates]). In spite of that, my study of the development of life and my debates with pro-choicers led me eventually to cross the line. I concluded that if personhood ends with the cessation of brain activity, surely it must begin with it as well.
All that’s to say I’ve had first hand experience with both sides of the highly contentious issue.
But I’m not here to talk about abortion. I’m hear to shine the spotlight on the supreme nitwits who scream the loudest from both sides of the argument. Let’s break it down here. Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, abortion clinic, bomb, brood of vipers, Christian, Christian rock, Congress, conservative, debate, democrat, doctor, I blew up the clinic real good, incest, john the baptist, kill, liberal, majority, mermaid syndrome, Mitt Romney, murder, peter kreeft, politician, politics, pro-choice, pro-life, rape, republican, Senate, shame day, SIrenomelia, Steve Taylor
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