To Each His/Her/Its/Their Own

(Note: adage approved by MultiGAP)

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All my life, I’ve heard people say, “It takes all kinds.” Way too many people. I wish It would come take them, too.

“It takes all kinds.” What a dulling, defeatist statement. When you see some juvenile thug at the mall yelling at his goth-eyed girl, “It takes all kinds” is not the appropriate response. Mace is the appropriate response. This is also the kind of comment a closet bigot makes when they’re trying to prove how tolerant they are. Beside...