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#39…There are fat people everywhere (just like there are dumbasses as you’ve proven), that’s why it is considered an epidemic. But if you feel better telling yourself that everyone there is nasty, you won’t feel bad about missing out on seeing Sarah Jessica Parker flogging Brad Pitt the other night.
@41 – Correction, Ron’s money MIGHT have paid for it.
you might have a point there.
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The mob mentality here is sickening.
#39
Struck out did you? I can’t imagine why …
@ #28. I’m pretty sure this is such fucking obvious satire that no libel suit would ever stick. She’s a public figure and satire, even as disgusting as this one, is typically protected speech in such situations. Ask Larry Flynt and Jerry Falwell (and Falwell’s mom).
@39: Couldn’t agree more: nobody should be expected to “pay for” a sex club if they don’t want to. So, you’ll be relieved to learn that you are, in fact, not paying anything at all. I realize that KOMO’s coverage comes out and suggests that taxpayers are subsidizing this but — again, to your relief — the club in question asks for and gets exactly zero dollars.
One thing makes me curious though. You seem really, REALLY concerned with the amount of obesity involved. Are you suggesting that if there are, in fact, pretty people attending you’d be willing to provide financial support?
@4 / @28 / @57: the “might” is crucial not because of potential libel issues, but rather as a lampoon of the hand-wringing sensationalism that pervades local TV news: “Could your home be poisoning your children? What hidden dangers lurk on the school bus? Might your time be wasted by contrived controversies peddled as news? Stay tuned!”
Marlee Ginter might be sucking off goats! Dan Savage might be embezzling ice cubes! Your foot might be on fire! Concerned citizens might be asked leading questions off camera and then edited in such a way as to suggest outrage!
I love Xin.
Using the word “might” will not save Dan. It is obvious that this is a malicious attack, not satire. He wants to cause her harm. He wants her to lose her job. He wants her to be harassed. He wants her family to suffer because of his harassment. Anyone who reads this site can tell that this is not satire. If it were satire he would have stopped when people began to threaten her and her family. Instead it only geared him up to do more harm.
To claim that is is simply an adolescent frat-boy wannabe giggle fest would be inaccurate. This is Dan Savage’s malicious attempt to cause harm to someone. Was he named in the story? Was he directly provoked? Has this reporter maliciously tried to ruin his reputation because of his writings? I hope she hires a lawyer, this will be an easy victory.
Marlee Ginter might have voted for George W Bush because of his appreciation for My Pet Goat.
@54: Wow! It must take a whole mess of crazy for The Stranger to delete your comment.
Now I’m curious.