I remember when the parent selector was taboo - this should be handled by javascript, yet here we are, because javascript serves a different purpose. It can be

I remember when the parent selector was taboo - this should be handled by javascript, yet here we are, because javascript serves a different purpose. It can be ok as well but not embedded in its current form. I'm not saying that IE got it right with its proprietary inline javascript properties or htc files, but we have css variables. How about we take it to the next step?