Daily Archives: August 21, 2012

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Should Polyamorous People Be Offended by Showtime’s ‘Polyamory’?

The first season of Showtime’s reality series Polyamory is nearing its end and many people are wondering what effect the show will have on the public’s perception of the polyamorous lifestyle (for those who don’t know, polyamory is the term for people who maintain loving relationships with multiple partners).

Polyamory may well have a positive effect, in that it gets people talking about a way of life that’s not familiar to many people. However there are some problems with the show that also may limit the positive effect that it could have on building awareness of the polyamorous lifestyle.  Continue reading

‘I Hate Douchebags’ is the Douchiest Facebook Group Ever

jeff reed is a douchebag

One of the biggest douchebags I know is constantly posting douchey shit on my Facebook feed. Now, some of the aforementioned douchey shit consists of status updates from his own douchey life, but he’s also extremely fond of posting idiotic image macros from a group page called I Hate Douchebags.

So one day I thought to myself, “Personally I hate douchebags. Why don’t I check out I Hate Douchebags and see what all the excitement is about?” IHD has almost 700,000 followers and it turns out that the people who most hate douchebags bear a striking resemblance to douchebags themselves.

Let’s take a tour.  Continue reading