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Guy "Shoot Himself in the Foot" Fawkes seems to have gotten himself into a bit of a jam. An Asian-American poster (who the crazies over there insist is actually me posting in disguise -- were it only true that I am a sexy young Asia stud), was the victim of some amazingly vicious ethnic attacks. When he protested, Daddy & Co. did what they know best - they banned the victim for having complained. But, techno genius Daddy does not know about the power of screen shots. And now, several Asian-American civil rights and activist organizations have taken an interest in the goings-on over there. Better start contributing to Daddy'e legal defense fund.

Coming out used to be about freeing yourself. Now it’s about placating everyone else. I like this essay a lot. The article sticks me in so many ways, as a teacher who has not come out to his students but does not want to lie to them always walking in the edge, as I have very close relationships with many of my scholars. As a queer man who does not feel fully comfortable in the gay label, and has to be lecturing all the time about the particularities of my sexuality even to gay friends more fond of stereotypes. I could go on and on. In a different dimension, it also strikes me how privileged we are. We are having this post-gay conversations, in a world still poisoned …

As you may know, I was long ago banned from that other site for daring to speak the truth. All for the better I would say as much of it has been overrun by a clique of crazy right (white) wing conspiracy believing loonies/ There was a colorful character there (personally known to me) LeonTrotsky/aka "SexyAsianStud" who finally told Ms.Fawkes himself to STFU and kiss his ass. All I can say is -- FINALLY!!

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Hi everyone.....I am new here. At least new posting and I have some basic questions. In every forum I have ever been in there are "special" posters who believe there life is to keep order in a particular area of discussion. I'm curious who you believe these posters are in these areas so I can just have a heads up. I ask this so I don't get too pissed when that "special" poster goes after me, lol. I can just brush it off or ignore them or even block them. First, who are the grammar police? Second, who are the condom police? Third, who are the "boy" police? I do not mean under 18.... I won't ask who the general a-holes are....I will deal when the ti…

From Khaosod English Where Caffeine Meets Meditation BANGKOK — Regulars at Bangkok’s famous ‘Gallery Drip Coffee’ might come for the caffeine jolt, but they stay for the relaxing process of watching baristas prepare drip coffee. Piyachat Trithaworn, founder and owner of Gallery Drip, says Thais are increasingly interested in savoring the complexity, acidity and aroma of Thai-grown drip coffee. Gallery Drip is about quality, not quantity. Sometimes the shop only manages to secure half a sack of single origin beans from its source in the north of Thailand, but Piyachat is still happy to serve it to his customers. “It begins with choosing coffee…

I did not know this story, but appreciate the BBC publishing it. A Doctor in China whose heroic actions saved thousands, but cost her dearly. Dr. Shuping Wang has Died

From Coconuts Bangkok ‘Bangcocking’ scourge nearly destroys boy’s testicles The juvenile homophone created in English by the international name for Thailand’s capital, long a source of snickering for Western children and the occasional adult, nearly claimed a tween’s budding manhood this past week. Surgeons labored desperately to save the testicles of a 12-year-old British boy maimed in what is actually described as a “sick ‘bangcock’ craze sweeping schools” by a newspaper covering the northern English community of Teeside. “This is a craze that has come back into trend that boys randomly punch their target in the balls to cause intense pain,” the boy’s…

Anyone familiar with this sexual expression?

From Coconuts Bangkok Bangkok’s new mixed-use lifestyle complex Samyan Mitrtown is opening this Friday, which means that the stores, cafes, restaurants and House Samyan cinema that also occupy the new 222,000sqm space are getting their big debut that day, too — including the biggest branch of Muji in Thailand to date, which will include a “coffee corner.” Muji Coffee Corner is an extension of Muji, the Tokyo-born lifestyle store with a minimalist design concept at its core. We hear that the new cafe will make its coffee using beans sourced from Doi Tung, a mountainous area in Chiang Rai province. Samyan Mitrtown is located on Rama IV Road can can be reache…

From Bangkok Post Don Mueang airport is seen next to Vibhavadi Rangsit Road and the Red Line electric railway, left. Airport authorities plan to add another public transit link with a B3bn monorail. (File photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Airports of Thailand Plc plans to build a 3-kilometre monorail electric train route to link Don Mueang international airport with the Bangkok Transit System (BTS) Green Line on the Mor Chit-Saphan Mai-Khu Khot route in Bangkok's northern suburb, Don Mueang airport deputy director Flying Officer Sumpun Khutranon said. F/O Sumpun said the monorail system, which will cost about 3,000 million baht, is to compl…

From NY Times Malfunctions caused two deadly crashes. But an industry that puts unprepared pilots in the cockpit is just as guilty n Oct. 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 taxied toward the runway at the main airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, carrying 189 people bound for Bangka Island, a short flight away. The airplane was the latest version of the Boeing 737, a gleaming new 737 Max that was delivered merely three months before. The captain was a 31-year-old Indian named Bhavye Suneja, who did his initial flight training at a small and now-defunct school in San Carlos, Calif., and opted for an entry-level job with Lion Air in 2011. Lion Air is an aggressive airline t…

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A Pennsylvania priest has been caught embezzling church funds to, among other things, pay for services of men he met on Grindr. The NY post reports: The Rev. Joseph McLoone, 56, was arrested on felony theft and related charges Wednesday after investigators revealed that he opened a secret checking account in 2011 to deposit donations from parishioners at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Downingtown, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced. McLoone, of Downingtown, then funneled the donation checks into an unauthorized “St. Joseph Activity Account” at TD Bank for the next six years and stole $98,405 in all, according to Chester County district…

From The Nation Badly flooded for two weeks, Ubon Ratchathani province in the Northeast on Friday (September 13) witnessed the worst situation in recent memory. The Royal Irrigation Department is now pinning hopes on 100 propeller pumps being installed to speed the drainage of water into the Mekong River. Warin Chamrap district reported the flood level at 10.83 metres above sea level on Friday morning, breaking records set in 2002 (10.77m) and 2011 (9.81m). Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on instructed RID director-general Thongplew Kongchan to establish a centre tomorrow (September 14) to tackle flooding in 25 districts and…

From Khaosod English Renaissance Masterpieces Electrify Bangkok Exhibition BANGKOK — The creator of “From Monet to Kandinsky” has opened another immersive projection exhibition, this time featuring four Renaissance-era masters: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, and Michelangelo. “Italian Renaissance” is open through October 31 at River City Bangkok. The multimedia tribute to the zenith of European art transforms familiar masterpieces such as “Mona Lisa” and “The Birth of Venus” from static displays into a 45-minute loop of enlarged, animated projections that zoom into the smallest details of each work while shedding light on their history. …

From The Nation The Customs Department will by year end complete installation of 23 x-ray machines above the baggage carousels at Suvarnabhumi Airport in a move to improve the efficiency of security checks of luggage of inbound passengers and to prevent goods smuggling. The machines will be switched on early next year. “The machines will help improve the security check of luggage transported from inbound planes before the passengers can claim them,” Customs director-general Krisada Jinawijarana said on Friday. “At present we use the random check method by human staff, which results in smuggled goods …

MsGuy was one of our regular posters. He had a great sense of humor. I'd love to state those facts in the present tense, but he hasn't signed on in almost three months! MsGuy, come back! All is forgiven! Anyone hear from him lately?

When you're at the top of your show business game, making tons of money with the support of Disney/Marvel, why on earth would you align yourself with a possible child molester? How is that support going to endear you to others moving forward? In clear opposition to actors such as Timothée Chalamet, Greta Gerwig and Colin Firth, what possible gain is there to going public with such a controversial personal opinion? I am absolutely gobsmacked by today's news item. Goodie for Woody Allen. Maybe he has a true friend in Scarlett Johansson. So what! Will Scarlett convince others to step forward in support? I doubt it. Will this erase all doubt and speculation about Wo…

From Fox Sports Asia Thailand will face AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 champions Vietnam in the opening match of their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers campaign at the Thammasat Stadium on Thursday. The War Elephants and the Golden Dragons are in Group G of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup Joint-Qualifiers second round where they are joined by 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup finalists Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As many as 40 teams from Asia have been drawn into eight groups of five teams each for the second round of the qualifiers which will run until June 9, 2020. Eight group winners as well as the four best runners-up will qualify…

From Coconuts Bangkok Dual-pricing for foreigners now legal at Thai public hospitals Dual-pricing isn’t just for national parks, museums and amusement parks anymore. Thai public hospitals can now legally charge foreign nationals higher rates for services under new regulations published Friday. More than dual-pricing, the new regs set four tiers of rates that can be charged based on a patient’s visa status. Treatment costs are set at four levels: Thai nationals, foreigners from neighboring countries and working foreigners on non-immigrant visas. The fourth group consists of tourists and retirees. While foreigners from other ASEAN nations appear to p…

From Coconuts Bangkok Dildos, phallic amulets, vintage adult magazines and explicit life-sized sculptures of people having sex. These are among the 500+ pieces of erotic art and historical artifacts that are on display at two sex-centric museums located just blocks apart from each other in one of Bangkok’s trendiest neighborhoods, Thong Lor. Thailand doesn’t exactly have a culture of sexual openness, but it’s not prudish, either. The sale of sex toys is still illegal, for instance, but people tend to turn a blind eye to the rows of vibrators and anal beads sold openly on some Bangkok streets — which just goes to show that the country’s cultural norms and attitu…

From Bangkok Post Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) has renewed a long-standing dispute with Central Pattana Plc (CPN) over its new luxury shopping complex by demanding a halt to construction just days before its scheduled launch on Aug 31. AoT president Nitinai Sirismatthakan said on Friday that the agency had ordered work at the Central Village site near Suvarnabhumi airport to stop as the project could pose problems for the airport. The airport operator claimed the 184-rai project could cause traffic congestion on roads to Suvarnabhumi, and lighting in the area could confuse pilots guiding planes to land at the airport. Central Village has been built o…