Aw, thanks Digbette. I’m just wondering how on earth you found this thread given that Moriarty/Moronarty seems to be one of those weenies prone to dismissing negative replies in order to put people on blast, basically pulling a “Pinkham”. Honestly, it’s comical that she even bothers since the impact of the “blast” was…

Straight to Sarcasmville.

Phew, I was wondering where you were going with that. ;=)

You’re absolutely right about pretty much everyone being okay with Hitler in 1933, and that could be said of the American administration, too.

A lot of these writers seem to be living/working in some sort of “bubble”, where they’re convinced they can say and do no wrong and where there’s no real accountability, let alone a sense of journalistic rigour.

Everything changed so rapidly when Anna H. left and Jessica C. took over, and it certainly wasn’t for the better. I don’t begrudge Anna for moving on but Jezebel’s a hollow and vapid shell of its former self.

They need to stop trying to make all of the offspring happen, like Whatshername and Whosit Baldwin (Steven and Alec’s daughters, respectively).

I spotted that, too. I believe that’s Natalie Portman on the cover.

If you were around for that A.J. slimeball stunt, you’d surely remember the day prior to the first Kinja roll-out — in 2012, I think? — when commenting was deactivated on all Gawker Media sites for roughly 24 hours? Which gave Jessica the bright idea that she and her crew would take thinly-veiled swipes at the Jezebel…

You must mean Tracie? She banned at least one person for getting the spelling wrong. (I’m not making that up).

No, unfortunately, you don’t get a notification when you’re banned or sent back to the greys. It used to be that way, pre-Kinja, and it’s something I miss. It certainly made for more transparency in that (a) you knew straightaway who was responsible; and (b) everyone else knew straightaway who was responsible. Since…

Agreed. The only “fact” I learned from this is that Edward, Duke of Windsor was enamoured with Hitler and the Nazi Party a few years earlier than I had thought. (I didn’t watch the home movie clip but it’s dated 1933).

It’s from yesterday. Here’s the Do Not Link version so as to circumvent giving Gawker clicks and revenue that they don’t deserve. It’s utterly vile and, thankfully, the vast majority of commenters are saying as much.

I bet it was exhausting. That Ke$ha hate-on phase was particularly unsavoury because there was a definite undercurrent of classism running through it.

I only heard about the petition last night and, believe me, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, too. I hope the comments aren’t too bone-headed and otherwise embarrassing.

There’s going to be a third performer who actually is Canadian: Serena Ryder. She’s extremely talented and uncommonly strong as a live act. I’ve heard, though, that she’s meant to be doing a few duets with Pitbull while Kanye would be performing entirely on his own.

I could be wrong but I seem to recall Jezebel reaching peak Hathaway-vicious when she was nominated for, and then subsequently won, the supporting actress Oscar for Les Misérables.

It’s actually a relief to see someone else remark on (what I, too, perceive as) her “mean face”. I just can’t seem to shake it and can even see it in the video freeze-frame up above. Of course, it doesn’t help that I don’t find her particularly funny or clever but it’s hard to say if it’s a case of someone’s…

I’m shuddering remembering when Jezebel was going through its Hathaway-hate phase. I can’t even recall which celeb they moved onto once boredom set in.

I agree with you, Jan, plus I’ve had the experience of hearing snippets of her stand-up on radio where she was only identified once the clip was finished. Even then, still not funny. Nor that clever, either.