I have three kids. The younger two are boys, age 9 and 5. My dog eats better, sleeps better, listens better, and smells better than both of them.

Here’s the thing - that’s also not an OK thing to do. You are correct! We can both be correct! These things are not mutually exclusive! Groups of people can be assholes to other groups of people in different ways, but it’s still assholery!

That bit about Gen X pisses me right off. We were the VERY FIRST through the screw-you machine built by Boomer parents. Dragged up on no seat belts and sugar cereal, lied to that we were going to do better. I graduated with $40K in debt, too, but no one gave a damn 20 years ago. We got fucked first, and it was swept…

But it’s not random black people condoning this, it’s Beyoncé, the artist, who is supporting this work at least implicitly by hosting it on a site she owns.

I mean seriously though? At the end of the day we’re talking about a highly produced, 3-minute music video that was churned out of a profit machine modernly designed to capture views, incite tween worship, and generate revenue for the ultra wealthy.

Isn’t this one of the sub-plots of Love Actually?

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Ummm...no. Chick lit is chick lit. It's what you read on a damn beach, and all of her books qualify. Toni Morrison? Zadie Smith? Rice? Didion??? Not chick lit.

If you tell me that Pericles and Aspasia were just for publicity I will slap the taste out of your mouth.

thanks for giving us your perspective. i agree that prison is not rehabilitative, and the other points you make.