When you work in an office constructed entirely from sheets of glass, where else can you go to confront co-workers?

Sounds like somebody earned his A in "Reductive Derision in Theory and Practice".

I agree with you.

I agree with you.

Not nearly enough, for sure.

Not nearly enough, for sure.

Because it's easier and more fun to conflate the two and bask in one's own righteous indignation.

Because it's easier and more fun to conflate the two and bask in one's own righteous indignation.

Correlation does not imply causation. Will spurns the gossip reporter because she's writing a "takedown piece" about a reality TV star; it's pretty obvious that he'd spurn anyone writing a takedown piece on a reality TV star, regardless of their genitalia.

Correlation does not imply causation. Will spurns the gossip reporter because she's writing a "takedown piece" about a reality TV star; it's pretty obvious that he'd spurn anyone writing a takedown piece on a reality TV star, regardless of their genitalia.

That's a fairish point (at least, as fair it can be, when we only have two data points). I just think there should be a clear distinction between bad writing choices and sexism.

That's a fairish point (at least, as fair it can be, when we only have two data points). I just think there should be a clear distinction between bad writing choices and sexism.

I agree with that, for sure. She was fine in the pilot, but since then she's taken a hard turn towards the ungood. I just don't think it's necessarily motivated by sexism or misogyny; I think it's likelier to just be bad writing and a desperate need for an editor.

I agree with that, for sure. She was fine in the pilot, but since then she's taken a hard turn towards the ungood. I just don't think it's necessarily motivated by sexism or misogyny; I think it's likelier to just be bad writing and a desperate need for an editor.

NO YOU ARE NOT WRONG.

NO YOU ARE NOT WRONG.

@avclub-e831ff077a763d3be03866efc0c55e4f:disqus : I think that's a fair point and easily my least favorite part of the show. My guess is that Sorkin got tired of being accused of manufacturing scenarios that obviously favored his side of an argument (as was so often the case in criticisms of The West Wing), so he went…

@avclub-e831ff077a763d3be03866efc0c55e4f:disqus : I think that's a fair point and easily my least favorite part of the show. My guess is that Sorkin got tired of being accused of manufacturing scenarios that obviously favored his side of an argument (as was so often the case in criticisms of The West Wing), so he went…

I haven't seen this episode yet, but I will say that simply having Hipster Ariel say something doesn't make it invalid.

I haven't seen this episode yet, but I will say that simply having Hipster Ariel say something doesn't make it invalid.