It’s demonstrably possible to be both, and, in the process, helping them to learn how to be the guardians of themselves.

Well, that’s a bit of an overreaction, don’t you think? Letting a kid watch YouTube and encouraging them to communicate with you if they see anything disturbing is considerably different than encouraging them to use drugs, yes?

Not that the videos as described aren’t terrible, but is there any evidence that there is harm being caused to the millions of kids who do watch YouTube?

This can create its own problems. If he sees something on YouTube that’s genuinely disturbing, he won’t be comfortable talking to you about it, because it’s been forbidden.

This is not one bit more intelligent an opinion than, “If there’s global warming, it shouldn’t be snowing in winter,” or “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.”

Who? There’s one accusation that was investigated by two independent, professional groups and the accusations were found to be made up of changing stories and no evidence. Which other women are accusing him of raping them?

If it turns out to be a hoax, then instead of there being two violent men roaming Chicago (likely with more victims), there is one emotionally broken actor who did a terrible thing, but didn’t violently victimize anyone. While that’s still sad, and I actually do feel sorry for him, it seems, overall to be a better thin…

In an objective sense, it’s probably over-the-top, pressing on the boundaries of good taste.

It’s hard not to compare The Life Of Frederick Douglass to Che: A Graphic Biography; both are biographies of two men who stand prominent in their respective historical periods, their documented deeds tinged with myth.

Who does he have to “pay?” What kind of parole board oversees such things? And why discourage people from volunteering that they felt and did things they’re ashamed of when they were young, and that they were able to change into people who no longer felt or behaved in that way?

I certainly understand Neeson’s story (how deep emotional responses can fuel irrational and harmful behaviors, especially in youth) more than I do these questions. None of them are more insightful or meaningful than the first.

...tries to rebrand racism as an individual flaw white people can overcome rather than as a systemic issue propped up by white people

That’s certainly a possibility.

People often confuse “I don’t find this funny,” with “This isn’t funny,” in the same way people confuse, “I don’t like this singer’s voice,” with, “This person can’t sing.”

Great review. One small correction: it was originally released as individual chapters, starting in 1996 (how I experienced it); and then collected into volumes starting in 2000.

They didn’t sample him. The accusation is, “Thicke and company copped [sic] Gaye’s distinct bass line, but the defining funk of the cowbell accents,” neither of which is true.

That’s a natural assumption, but I think it’s limited by our particular cultural perspective.

Waitaminute...I’m getting the feeling that neither of those things are true!

I cannot stand the taste of peas or beets. They are your peas and beets, but I don’t know who is which.

“It poisoned an entire generation of people.”