In Ted Danson's case, he testified before Congress on behalf of an environmental group, so no, I'm not just pulling out things "random people" have said. These are people who are trying to affect socioeconomic policies by making wild statements they claim are backed by science.

Some of them didn't bother to learn how.

You obviously underestimate the importance of wedding cakes to gay couples getting married....

Didn't FTFY, just highlighted the key phrase. The government is supposed to follow the Constitution, they simply don't.

Because sometimes there's real value in being there. Sure, most of the information you get from a conference or meeting could be found online, or you could watch a seminar remotely, but you don't necessarily get the same experience and make the same contacts that you would from a face-to-face meeting. Often times, you end up learning things at a conference that you didn't even know you were looking for.

Sorry, should have put up a warning first. But that leads to another question: is it the actual overweight, butch lesbians in flannel shirts, sweatpants and Birkenstocks that trigger you, or seeing the phrase "overweight, butch lesbians in flannel shirts, sweatpants and Birkenstocks" in writing that triggers you. And if so, how would you give a trigger warning for that?

they aren't misandrists, they're misanthropes. They hate everyone, including themselves.

He missed the point, but he did not mean well. That's why we can't have nice things.

Then that will have to be banned as well. All you get is overweight, butch lesbians in flannel shirts, sweatpants and Birkenstocks! And if that turns you on, they'll switch over to information kiosks narrated by an asexual monotone computer. And if that turns you on, well, I don't know what they'll do.

I think people should be able to do that.