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Minerva

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What's your biggest grammatical pet peeve?: Incorrect ellipsis length. Three dots. No more, no less.
What song do you never want to hear again?: Baja Men, the one about dogs.
What book have you read the most?: Years ago, I read Harriet the Spy until the book disintegrated. I have about half of it on my bookshelf.
What do you like to read when you poop?: I'm actually writing a novella on my bathroom wall. It's covered in my lease.

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May 22 Minerva commented on SL Letter of the Day: Have You Ever Heard of...?.

@38: Go fuck yourself.

@39: Even six years ago, I didn't have a webcam and most of my friends didn't have them either. Maybe it was our age, but I'm pretty sure webcams have gotten a LOT more pervasive in the last few years.

May 20 Minerva commented on It's Spring! Who's Ready for Street Harassment?.

Oh good. 213 comments that claim you should be flattered by harassment. I guess it's a good thing that people who the the Stranger are so liberal. Haha, just kidding. Misanthrope should be "misogynist" but I guess it's progress that he at least recognizes women are people.

May 20 Minerva commented on Bigot Florist Files Countersuit.

I hope someone's already made the point that businesses depend on federal and state infrastructure to sell their goods and services and therefore don't get to pick and choose their clientele. There's a reason why a "whites-only" establishment would be unthinkable today, and it's not because of the free market.

May 16 Minerva commented on SL Letters of the Day: Just Say No to DSGs.

I'm so glad Dan has decided DSGs were enough of a problem to warrant follow up letters once he realized how many page clicks they generate. :-)

May 14 Minerva commented on Savage Love.

"You mean the one that flashed her tits last week is gonna make out with the girl who was telling everyone she wasn't wearing any underwear?" Dorman asked while setting out newly washed glasses. "Whatever."

But seriously, it's so cute that you're upset about all those mean lesbians who find you annoying.

May 8 Minerva commented on Savage Love.

What @31 said. Probably. I lost patience after reading a few dozen comments saying that LW1 needs to grow up but her poor husband is probably depressed and sad.

Apr 9 Minerva commented on Thatcher's Death: Two Questions.

If you're pissed about Thatcher's legacy now, wait til a straight person writes on Slate about how Thatcher was a true champion of your rights.

Apr 9 Minerva commented on Advice Cop: A Clear Case of DTMFA.

From letter: "My former partner and I enjoyed this, but my new partner said that she found the idea distasteful. She refuses to discuss it and now seems reluctant to even have sex with me."

Dan Savage: "And on top of all that... she's so disgusted by your perfectly average kink that she doesn't want to fuck you anymore?"

Discussing your bf's kinks with your mutual friends is bullshit. But being reluctant to have sex after being unfavorably compared to an ex and being asked to do something you're not into is NOT some fucking crime. Even if she flat out refused to have sex with him, he's not ENTITLED to fuck her whenever he feels like it. She's allowed to say no for any reason she wants.

Apr 9 Minerva commented on Savage Love.

The motorcycle trope is so tired. I was watching the Dick van Dyke show and even they did an episode where Rob bought a motorcycle and Laura stayed home and fretted about his safety. It aired in 1963. How far we've all come.

Apr 1 Minerva commented on Alaska's Only Congressman Calls Mexicans Wetbacks.

He's racist, the Republican party is racist, and most of America is racist. Claiming a racial epithet isn't racist because it hails from a time when even MORE of society was complicit in racism is the height of logic for people who think the color of one's skin determines their worth as an individual.