I was at a party the other night, and I heard a woman using the word 'mansplaining' wrong... and there... was... nothing... I... could... do... It was very frustrating. (View Post)

Wait. Aren't you arguing against analogy as argument via... an analogy? I'm going to assume it's deliberate irony :smile: (View Post)

With all due respect, your choice of language is almost exactly the same as those who said the Ukrainians should just lie down for the Russians. Because, heck, they're going to win anyway. And y… (View Post)

It is disgusting to suggest the forced deportation of Jews from Israel. But it is no less disgusting to propose the same for the Palestinians in the West Bank. (View Post)

Yeah, the school I went to was very much at the deprived end of the scale: mostly kids of first generation Pakistani and Bangladeshi kids. On the other hand, out of a sixth form of maybe 60 kids doin… (View Post)