"I am just mystified at the idea of having preferred pronouns. It's like having a favorite algae."
— Scott P., from the comments on Language Log
"Kenneth, what is the frequency?!"
I think this is the opposite of using a tinfoil hat to block the mind-control signals…
Surprisingly, the “Kenneth” attack may not have been an example of Dan Rather’s hobby of making up phony news stories; someone who later murdered an NBC employee claimed responsibility.
Identifying as a liberal arts major...
“They told us we’d never use math after graduation, so I didn’t learn any.”
(via)
In reality, not many stories have 25 fully-fleshed-out characters in the first place, but in the ones that do, they’re generally too busy being part of the story to wave their diversity checkboxes in your face.
Unless the writer sucks, of course.
Update
In fairness, this is a teenager, so he still has a chance to avoid a future in Tumblr’s SJW Vortex.
Spring Cleaning
Just tidying up before I go on vacation…
Random cuteness
Just movin’ that Thanko pic down the page a bit…
Sadly, not the Nekomimi Era...
With the new emperor’s ascension scheduled for May 1st, the era name has been announced: 令和 (Reiwa).
(and the artists of Pixiv are hard at work designing Reiwa-chan…)
