Tessa
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8 years ago @ The Toast - Ayn Rand's Firefly... · 1 reply · +24 points
Though I'm glad I don't have to find out if that also meant that Inara would also have to give up her career for it to work.
9 years ago @ The Toast - Ayn Rand's The Dev... · 0 replies · +14 points
9 years ago @ The Toast - Mark and Derek's Time ... · 0 replies · +1 points
9 years ago @ Paging Dr. NerdLove - Ask Dr. NerdLove: Do I... · 0 replies · +7 points
Nothing about this story suggests that he is secretly attracted to her but is playing it off like he's acting nice and he's only a friend. It appears that she's perfectly aware he's attracted to her and that he's insulting her boyfriend because he wants her. And he's not even acting like the "nice" friend that I can see -- he's doesn't disguise the fact that he's a dick, he's just not mean to her directly, which isn't a "nice guy" MO, it's the style of a player.
As for her, it sure seems like she's flattered by the attention he's giving her, and not in a "it's so nice to have friends that listen to me" way. The way it looks to me is that this charismatic asshole is turning on the charm and making her feel special with his attention and focus on her. That can be flattering as hell. She's smart enough to know that falling for it and actually dating him is a terrible plan, but human enough that she nevertheless enjoys the attention and doesn't want to give it up. That's has some superficial similarities to the "nice guy" dynamic, but it's not the same thing at all.
9 years ago @ Hero Complex - Los Ang... - 'Ms. Marvel': G. Willo... · 0 replies · +2 points
Seriously, that's your big concern? Characters time traveling to visit Mohammad? I don't feel like we'll be missing out on an important plotline if they take a pass on that one.
10 years ago @ The Toast - Another Highly Literal... · 1 reply · +38 points
10 years ago @ Paging Dr. NerdLove - What We Talk About Whe... · 0 replies · +4 points
10 years ago @ Paging Dr. NerdLove - What We Talk About Whe... · 0 replies · +9 points
10 years ago @ Paging Dr. NerdLove - What We Talk About Whe... · 0 replies · +13 points
10 years ago @ Paging Dr. NerdLove - What We Talk About Whe... · 1 reply · +3 points
"Right-wing ideologues, racists and other extremists have jazzed up political correctness and repackaged it — in its most virulent form, as an anti-Semitic theory that identifies Jews in general and several Jewish intellectuals in particular as nefarious, communistic destroyers. These supposed originators of 'cultural Marxism' are seen as conspiratorial plotters intent on making Americans feel guilty and thus subverting their Christian culture."
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