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Watch These Straight People Answer A Question Gay People Have Been Asked For Years ›

If every straight person honestly answered this question, we’d wipe out homophobia tomorrow.

A TED Talk That Might Turn Every Man Who Watches It Into A Feminist? It's Pretty Fantastic. ›

This is, hands down, my favorite TED Talk of all time.

This Anti-Abortion Dude Is Awfully Eager To Make Sure Sexually Active Teenage Girls Get Pregnant ›

I am furious.

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William Shatner Schools The Internet On This Newfangled Thing Called ‘Being Nice’

Much like Captain Kirk, who was on a mission “to explore strange new worlds” and, “to seek out new life and new civilizations,”  William Shatner recently wandered into one of the more—ahem, shall we say, “stubborn”—sites on the Internet, and was not pleased with what he found. Luckily, he was willing to break the prime directive and address this problem directly. Even better, he found people willing to hear him out. Go team Internet!

[Original by William Shatner on Reddit. Read more here.]

William Shatner Schools The Internet On This Newfangled Thing Called 'Being Nice' ›

In case you missed it, William Shatner visited Reddit recently and was NOT pleased by what he found. 

captain kirk is very angry

This Awesome Video Is The Closest Thing We Have To New Episodes Of 'Arrested Development' — For Now ›

BRB, watching this adorableness on repeat until new episodes of Arrested Development hit Netflix on May 4th. 

Waiter, Can You Have The Manager Take His Hate Speech Off My Tab? ›

As a lesbian couple exited The Stingray Café, restaurant owner Ed McGovern handed them a hastily scrawled and poorly spelled letter condemning their love for each other because apparently their committed relationship is ruining lives.

He says he gave them the letter “out of love,” but anyone who has the nerve to say something like this to other human beings is just a jackass in my book. 

Why Every Woman Should Have A Picture Of Joe Biden On Her Dresser

VIDEO: The Sexist Ads Of 2012

2012 was a great year for women in politics. For women in advertisements, not so much.

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The Holiday America Forgot About Because Thanksgiving Is So Freaking Delicious

Did you know there’s an American holiday on November 25? It’s called Evacuation Day, and thanks to President Abraham-Freaking-Lincoln, celebrations for this important historical holiday fell by the wayside when he declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. 

Lincoln was a great president, but let’s be real. This was kind of a dick move. 

Happy Fun Clowns Outnumber Neo Nazi Clowns At Immigration Rally 5-to-1

Honk your nose if you think the KKK is silly!

‘Sesame Street’ Shatters Little Girls’ Princess Dreams, Replaces Them With Better Ones

Thanks to Sesame Street and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for reminding young girls to dream bigger than “princess.”

BOOM, ROASTED: Here’s Why You Don’t Ask A Feminist To Hawk Your Sexist Product

Unless you want to get nailed by Ellen DeGeneres. 

The Real Reason You Don't Share Facts About Global Warming With Your Facebook Friends ›