It’s an interesting question, isn’t it? How much should be defined by what you think vs. what you do? In person, you’re the sweetest, most tolerant grandpa in Ohio, but for whatever reason you’re willing to enable a racist. In that situation, how much credit do you get—or deserve—for thinking enlightened thoughts? Read more

You don’t need it in your heart to do something racist, though. It’s not a personality quirk; it’s a virus this country has had since birth. Read more

I’m going to let John Scalzi explain to you why voting for a racist gets you, at the very least, labeled as someone who condones racism. Read more

I’m sure that many Trump voters were motivated by working-class populism and disdain for the political establishment of both major parties, both of which are reasonable motives, but the effect of those votes is to normalize or even valorize the clear-cut racism of the Trump campaign. Read more

Reaching out to people who would rather watch the country burn than pick themselves up by their bootstraps seems a rather cowardly move just because we lost. If a single election is enough to cause you to question your own principles then maybe they weren’t very strong to begin with? I mean you’re basically saying… Read more

Here’s the thing though. Democrats did. I reposted this all over the place today, but it bears repeating. Read more

Spoiler alert: it’s not going to get better for them. It’s been downhill for them since the Reagan administration, but they keep voting for the folks that ship their jobs overseas, bankrupt their pensions, pull their social safety nets, etc. Asking for sympathy while shooting yourself in the foot really only… Read more

No. Read more

this is exactly why we have the electoral college. thanks for being one of the few who gets it. Read more

“This is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps” - edited for a high school assembly Read more

“I said show them a scrum! A SCRUM!” Read more

I’m gonna wager 99.8% of Kotaku readers have no idea who you are. Not an insult, just an anecdote or something. I like your work on Deadspin. Read more

Arent you that washed up gay rights activitist who played football marginally? Read more

My absolute favorite thing about Dishonored is that it truly shines when you find someone who can really break it (while operating entirely within the rules of the game).

A number of people have taken me to task, and I owe an apology. Upon rewatching the video, I’ve come to the conclusion that Golden Tate was clearly not being a hot dog. Read more

If she misses the field goal and blows the opportunity to move back into her old home, she should fit right in as a Blair House guest. Read more

Don’t you mean at least he didn’t allegedly (and almost certainly) shit on the floor?? Read more

I mean, he’s not Charles Johnson. Read more

It is unbelievable to me how often this silly argument comes up. Especially from someone who played football through college and has written about it for years! How is it possible Drew isn’t aware of on-field deaths? Read more

As I’ve posted many times before also: over and above the general protection that they provide, the other thing that pads do is slow players down. You know how to make collisions less violent? Slow players down; it being the squared term in 1/2mv^2 and all. There’s a reason that the size of shoulder pads has decreased…