There is a difference between appreciation and appropriation, and if people are telling you that what you’re doing is harming them and their culture, maybe you should listen to them.

I’ve seen people fetishize US culture in the same way. France has a strong tradition of literary intellectualism that deeply influenced American postmodern thinking, and I think that led people to assume they’re intellectually superior in every way. Which is blatant bullshit. They have as many blind spots and…

I’m inclined to believe Asia. Breillat’s films are full of horrifying misogyny, although I’m sure someone will come along to explain why I’m not deep and French enough to understand why they’re actually feminist masterpieces. I don’t know how anyone could watch, say, “Anatomy of Hell” and not think its creator might…

Yeah, no. If someone decided to “just share” that they “heard” something like that about you... how would you react?

it’s strange you’re soliciting for ways to be on the “right side of this issue” when you clearly have no intention of changing your mind.

Chief Queef’s already tried to explain this, but: quantitative survey research (such as you’d see in political polls or the U.S. Census) is SELF-REPORTED. Qualitative interview data are SELF-REPORTED. Medical studies that track patients’ diet, activity, level of pain/discomfort, etc. are often SELF-REPORTED.

Have people commenting here just never taken a basic research methods class?

Societal stigma and loss of career potential after leaving sex work because America is a prude? No, that can’t be it...

Charles is the same age as my in-laws, which (I’m rapidly learning) is old enough to be cranky and set in your ways, but not old enough to work the quirky and wise elder angle. Basically the awkward tweens of the chronologically advanced.

Can you write her a letter, or an email (even better if you can do it in such a way that she can’t delete it, like a link to download it from that you’ll maintain, so even if she gets rid of it, it’s there if she wants it later) where you explain how much you care for her and how much she means to you and how worried…

They may read the script and assume animals would be treated humanely or that CGI will be used. I remember a few years ago hearing that John C Reilly walked off a film, I think it may have been a Dutch movie, they were going to kill a donkey for the film and JCR refused to be in the film after learning the donkey’s…

I just clicked the link to check and LMAOOOOO @ $70 for leggings. Like, are you shitting me?

I just clicked the link to check and LMAOOOOO @ $70 for leggings. Like, are you shitting me?

I came here to read a story about Woody Allen.

How the hell is that abuse-apologist troll in the black?

People, Oprah running for president is NOT a good idea. NOT. Like, at all. Oprah is a very smart, very kind person, and those are great leadership qualities- but that’s not all that’s required of a president. I have no reason to think that Oprah can create and push through an infrastructure bill. Or oversee the…

I just said goodbye to my beautiful baby, Bruce Willis at the beginning of November. I’m still grieving.

Appreciate the fury bastards while you ca. We just said goodbye to Mr Fred here. A cat so mellow he slept through a 3 year old put a bonnet on him.

Internet mention of a cat requires me to post a pictute of one of mine. Samwise loves me and I love him more than most people.