Howieone: They don't let geldings run in filly stakes

I have no idea what that means, but it sounds very arcane and wise. I shall subscribe to your newsletter.

Englebert Slaptyback

char_boy

Englebert Slaptyback: The mural is an inanimate object: the use of 'whose' is incorrect.

Yes, if you're a grammarian living in the 19th Century. Garner's Modern American Usage approves of this use, and that's a pretty conservative book.
/fail

The Associated Press (AP) Stylebook, 2004 disagrees with Garner.
Go fail yourself. :-)

The Oxford English Dictionary, fifth edition, gives "whose", definition A2b "of which; belonging or pertaining to which".

/The OED can piss further than the AP.

I'd rather have the mural than the graffiti. Seems like a no brainer. The lugheads at the historical society think they can prevent change, but that's the only constant in life.

beautiful mural

idiots here make fun of a courageous and talented soul, are philistine jerks.

this woman is stronger than most of you would ever be

stupid headline joke too. your prejudice sickens me.

idiots. seriously, drop dead of ass cancer

I have slept with uglier...

murals on the wall nearby.

rocketcat: beautiful mural

idiots here make fun of a courageous and talented soul, are philistine jerks.

this woman is stronger than most of you would ever be

stupid headline joke too. your prejudice sickens me.

idiots. seriously, drop dead of ass cancer

fixed it for you.

Stanfan114:
"Why does Philly hate ladyboys?

/closer the painting looks pretty cool ghey"

fixed

Dear rocketcat:

Lighten up, Francis.

mural by tranny
no permit for the painting
named Death of Penis

In this case, wouldn't "Death of Penis" be more fitting?

semiotix

May not be so pithe but geldings are male horses that have been castrated and in horse racing they have filly only races (female) horses and they don't let geldings run in these races. i.e. Dr Rene Richards from the 70's/early 80's tennis.

Damn you, DrSticky. Oh well. If you had to beat me to it, at least you came with the haiku.

The mural was granted "interim approval," which allowed it to remain for four years before Sher had to apply for an extension.

Those four years passed and in January the Historical Commission twice voted that the mural must be removed, setting the stage for today's hearing.

Meh, she had it coming. If it's so important they should have renewed the approval permits.

Man at the Crossroads, a mural by Diego Rivera.

Same shiat, different century.

I would bust a nut all over it. Like a Peter North perl necklace.

FireZs: Axis of Weasel: HAWT

srsly, do azn small peener/testicles mean less testosterone which means more proclivity towards being gay and/or transgender? y are azn men more feminine?

/ bahaha, azn "men"

What the fark? Why are you so farking racist?

OMG RACIST!!!!11 Actually, that asians tend to have smaller genitalia is pretty easy to prove, for example the size of condoms produced for the asian market is significantly smaller. Why on earth is it racist to admit that there's physiological differences between people? Is it racist to notice that Africans tend to have darker skin than, say, Norwegians? Most of us don't live in a P.C. fantasyland where everybody's bodies are exactly the same. And most of us, frankly, wouldn't want to.

cuibono:
/The OED can piss further than the AP.

Not in a newspaper article, it can't. Newsrooms take ther grammar and style cues from the AP stylebook and local styleguides maintained, in this case, by the Inquirer.

rocketcat


beautiful mural

idiots here make fun of a courageous and talented soul, are philistine jerks.

this woman is stronger than most of you would ever be

stupid headline joke too. your prejudice sickens me.

idiots. seriously, drop dead of ass cancer


Reading your profile I see many intervesting thing. I have come to conclusion and I give you chance to make viss easy on youselve.

I vink you is German transsexual. Hmm... COMFESS NOW OR VE VILL MAKE YOO

mmm... pancake 2007-08-14 11:28:14 AM
They must have solved all of the other problems in Philly if they are wasting taxpayer earnings on welfare for artists.

The owner of the building paid for it to discourage graffiti...and the City wants to remove it. RTA...

idrow: Eeeek...the man hands freak me out.


Not a fake, the URL is http://www.anncoulter.com/photos/silver-dress.jpg[pops]

Howieone: he she IT

They don't let geldings run in filly stakes

Mmmmmmmmmarrrr*drool* filly streak

I highly doubt Asians are more biologically predisposed to transgender identities. However, many Asian cultures are more accommodating of other options in the gender spectrum.

Also, Rene Richards was not a "gelding" competing with "fillies." She was denied entrance into the US Open after she had sex reassignment surgery.

Historical districts are just about as bad as home owners associations. My neighborhood association keeps trying to get our area declared a historical district mainly because they want to be able to tell people what they can and cant do with their own property.

CelticL0: idrow: Eeeek...the man hands freak me out.
Not a fake, the URL is http://www.anncoulter.com/photos/silver-dress.jpg[pops]

Ann Coulter is so far to the right, when her left arm bends it only makes right angles.

/Off topic
//But I wasn't first!

I never noticed it before...but ann coulter doesnt have man hands. they more like monkey hands.
///suck it libs I am coulter fan
////just making an observation

Umm. It's a historical district. You can't change a frikkin doorknob in a historical district w/o approval.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

SgtArkie: I never noticed it before...but ann coulter doesnt have man hands. they more like monkey hands.
///suck it libs I am coulter fan
////just making an observation

More like "Praying Mantis" hands.

she could palm a basketball

Starblind: FireZs: Axis of Weasel: HAWT

srsly, do azn small peener/testicles mean less testosterone which means more proclivity towards being gay and/or transgender? y are azn men more feminine?

/ bahaha, azn "men"

What the fark? Why are you so farking racist?

OMG RACIST!!!!11 Actually, that asians tend to have smaller genitalia is pretty easy to prove, for example the size of condoms produced for the asian market is significantly smaller. Why on earth is it racist to admit that there's physiological differences between people? Is it racist to notice that Africans tend to have darker skin than, say, Norwegians? Most of us don't live in a P.C. fantasyland where everybody's bodies are exactly the same. And most of us, frankly, wouldn't want to.

Yeah, that's fine, but it's the conclusion drawn that's racist. He's saying Asian men aren't men. If you agree with him, then you can't deny that you're racist too.

ShinyAndNew Quote 2007-08-14 10:58:38 AM
"Transsexual" is mentioned in both the headline and the article, but it seems to have absolutely zero relevance to the story. Why do people always focus on such irrelevant details? The mural didn't seem to have any sexual themes, nor was the artist being targeted for her sexuality, so why mention it at all?



Agrees, I was thinking the same thing unless the media are trying to make you think it may be discrimination against gay/trans gender crowd. Probably sells more papers that way.

Everytime I see that Ann Coulter pic I think of this..

Onkel Buck

After I posted I thought about the whole Philly and filly thing.

mmm... pancake: They must have solved all of the other problems in Philly if they are wasting taxpayer earnings on welfare for artists.

emeryannharris: The owner of the building paid for it to discourage graffiti...and the City wants to remove it. RTA...

Shh... don't interrupt... you'll cause a protection fault in his Randroid programming.

BeaKhlassyFarker: Everytime I see that Ann Coulter pic I think of this..

Thats what I immediately thought of upon viewing that picture for the first time, just now. I am so glad I'm not alone.

I hit it like a city permit, post-op of course

Does it make you guys feel more masculine to call her a man? Does her very existance make you feel so uncomfortable that you cannot refer to her as she wishes?

Life is hard enough being transsexual - why such hostility?

Try to be more considerate, is that too hard?

SgtArkie: she could palm a basketballBeachball

FIFY

TG Ashley: Does it make you guys feel more masculine to call her a man? Does her very existance make you feel so uncomfortable that you cannot refer to her as she wishes?

Life is hard enough being transsexual - why such hostility?

Try to be more considerate, is that too hard?

Sorry, but I have no pity for Ann Coulter.

TG Ashley: Does it make you guys feel more masculine to call her a man? Does her very existance make you feel so uncomfortable that you cannot refer to her as she wishes?

Life is hard enough being transsexual - why such hostility?

Try to be more considerate, is that too hard?

Go on girl!
/right?

I was at the hearing - the panel voted in favor of the mural. Met the artist - a lovely woman. To go farkish on you - if didn't have a husband - I'd hit her. As I supect most of you guys here would - then make fun of her afterwards. Well - the ones that can get dates. Men.

It was odd seeing the (presumed) gay atty for the city & the gay (confirmed via googleing - if being a judge at the lgbt film festival counts as confirmation) aguing against this & the obviously straight neighbors testifying & obviously straight panel members voting for it.

Oh - the college withdrew it's objection years ago - the Chair of the Historical Commission had to recuse himself from the 2002 vote (for making some comments I think) - but felt it was just fine to vote in 2007.

Starblind

Actually, that asians tend to have smaller genitalia is pretty easy to prove, for example the size of condoms produced for the asian market is significantly smaller.

You know what's a better way to find out average penis size? Actually measuring penises.

The dimensions of condoms reported on that Straight Dope page are wrong anyway. Look them up yourself. One-size-fits all Trojan condoms are 7.8" long (Magnums are only 0.3" longer). That's getting close to being a full 3" longer than an average penis anyway. You just don't unroll it the whole way.

I'd hit it. pre-op penis discovery only adds to the memory of the experience. Post op? *shrugs* if I wasn't told it wouldn't occur to me for a bit, still wouldn't make a difference though.


victorian morality and gender bias has made sex some wierd scope of taboos that never should have been.

deport

I always get so depressed when I see a transgendered guy who is WAY hotter than I am.