It’s fascinating to me that anyone cared enough to find out whether this was real or staged. I mean, who cares?

an impressive 12-week paid leave policy

Oh my god, thank you. That part had me snort-laughing.

Why should they give people money for something that is in no way their fault? I feel for the victims but that doesn’t mean they’re entitled to a payout for that tragedy because America. It sucks that the shooter doesn’t have millions that he can be sued for but that doesn’t mean that you are then justified in suing…

Sorry but while I feel for the victims, it’s not the cinema’s fault this shooting happened there. And the last thing we need is to have metal detectors and security lines like at the airport before going to a godamn movie. I mean, that would pretty much guarantee that no one would ever go to the movies again.

But also, it creates a dangerous precedent that any time an asshole shoots up a crowd, people are going to sue the place that shooting took place in. So I don’t really have a problem with Cinemark refusing to pay off the victims. And while I get that the victims were probably trying to get money to pay for medical…

Yeah, I mean, it looked awful from a PR perspective but really the only ‘bad guys’ here were the victims who were trying to get someone to pay $$$ for what happened to them, even though it had been established that Cinemark wasn’t to blame. And maybe it wasn’t the victims themselves, but their asshole ambulance…

Nah. I think it’s way more cultural than that. As well as ignorance of what these rights are in other countries in the world, especially other developed countries that the US should be measuring itself against. There are countries with far more oppressive States than the US government, and they still manage to have…

Honestly I’m surprised women in America still (comparatively speaking) pop out so many babies given the absence of paid maternity leave, horribly expensive child care and little help from fathers. I mean, Italy has better benefits than the US does and this is happening, imagine if they didn't even have that?

Nailed it. It’s definitely petulant and childish.

Why is everyone in the kinja comments section so quick to accuse people of trolling when they disagree with something? I mean it doesn’t surprise me coming from some people but I kind of expected better from you, someone whose opinions I usually respect, even if I don’t always agree with them. So no, not trolling, I…

How is twerking appropriation? I mean, if Miley twerked (or attempted to twerk) and claimed she invented it, sure, I can see yours and the author’s point but since when is twerking the dance equivalent of white kids putting on a Native headdresses at Coachella? Do you also think the Beastie Boys appropriated rap…

That’s fine. Neither are my bf’s, and yet, his background is still Polish Jew on one side, Austrian Jew on the other. And my close friend who doesn’t look typically Ashkenazi, is descended from Polish and German Jews. I’m not disagreeing with you that there are definitely typically Ashkenazi features, my point is that…

Um, trust me, I know being Jewish isn’t just a religion. I’m actually really confused as to why it is you’re arguing with me exactly, or what your point is. And by the way I’m far from offended, I was merely pointing out that casting Reynolds as an Austrian Jew doesn’t strike me as particularly offensive or…

Breaking news: there have always been sexist idiots, always will be. Taking this shit personally won’t get us anywhere. I’m going to laugh at all the morons making those comments/jokes, and at this inbred toothless hillbilly and his crane and his effigy, because all this crap proves is that they feel threatened by…

Breaking news: there have always been sexist idiots, always will be. Taking this shit personally won’t get us anywhere. I’m going to laugh at all the morons making those comments/jokes, and at this inbred toothless hillbilly and his crane and his effigy, because all this crap proves is that they feel threatened by…

My point was that Ryan Reynolds could be Jewish (or not), because there isn’t a specific way to look Jewish. So what would be the problem with casting him as an Austrian Jew (besides the fact that he’s kind of a crappy actor)?

Thank you. The problem with the whole conversation around cultural appropriation is that there’s no room for common sense in there, on either side. And that goes both for the left with its oversensitive hystrionics, language policing, fascistic tendencies and endless outrage, and the Trumpian idiots on the other side…

I was a little more generous and thought intern but you’re probably right ;)

But they DON’T pay the artists. Didn’t you read the article? Or are you a Tidal intern and writing that type of kiss-ass comment is part of your job?