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Overall it was a great op-ed, however I am flabbergasted as to why she’s saying this film is opening up discussions about rape, when that is not the case. It is because Nate Parker (allegedly) raped someone. She acknowledged the allegations but then is sort of handing this to him like, “Look how great it is that he

“But I believe that the film is an opportunity to inform and educate so that these situations cease to occur on college campuses, in dorm rooms, in fraternities, in apartments or anywhere else young people get together to socialize.”

I completely empathize with your perspective—especially the idea of not financially supporting a rapist—given your experience, but I guess I’m uncomfortable with veiwing people so one dimensionally. There are countless names throughout history who are both responsible for horrible, negative things, and beautiful,

That’s a fair position, though one I’m not sure that I wholly agree with. And I agree that art is not made in a vacuum, but that doesn’t mean the art cannot be appreciated as art in spite of the artist. I don’t think that appreciation of an artists work as cultrually important and holding them to task for their

I don’t see many people defending this guy in regards to him having raped a woman, I see people questioning whether we should embrace his culturally important film in spite of the fact the he raped a woman—that’s a valid conversation to have, and one that we have over and over again, whether it is possible to separate

It’s not. And I didn’t paste that quote to cast doubt on Heard but to point out that we can play the “dredge up old quotes to prove a point” game all day.

No, he doesn’t have a point and I didn’t say anything about sexism.

There is definitely a range for this sort of thing. Recently my toddler, when I wasnt paying the much attention to what she was doing, licked the wheel of a Disney land stroller. That’s on me. I probably should have stopped her from doing that. All patents have oops moments. Ignoring your 4 year old long enough for

Do we really, though? I’m sorry, but no. My biggest problem in the film is the black female character. Leslie isn’t the first to play the loudmouth, big black woman and I’m just sick of it. No movie is worth the trope to be the annoying part of the movie. They have three, THREE WHITE scientist; they couldn’t reserve

Agreed. They should have realized that article was a big nothing. People clearly do not give a shit that he was an 80s sleezebag- it’s a fucking given. I really think those of us who are appalled at the prospect of a Trump presidency need to move on to more substantive concerns— his total lack of foreign policy

i plan to see it twice. maybe even three times, who knows!

or cocaine.

NO ONE WRITES EQUATIONS ON MIRRORS WHY IS THIS SUCH A THING IN MOVIES.

Yeah, I have a hard time seeing it as anything else too. It’s amazing how naked women can be used as a symbol for nearly anything. Thing is, no matter what the subject, it’s still objectification. This thing is especially dubious since it’s a white dude yelling “for our daughters!” LOL, wut?

...good for blowing your load AND loading your blow.

Trojans: Now for two types of blow.

I don’t think that will happen for a long time. Even if we get Americans used to the fact woman are more than potential mothers, there are other countries where women without children are barely considered women. It’s 2016 and there are still plenty of people who think women serve little purpose other than bearing

For the longest time, when I envisioned my life, I thought I would be married by a certain age, then have 2-3 children and raise them. The problem? I don’t have much of a maternal instinct for children. My cats, on the other hand, absolutely. (It also helps that, according to a variety of MDs that my husband and I,

Throughout history more than 10% of women/female people - have not married, had children or bought into this societal bullsh*t. Imagine how many wouldn’t have if it weren’t shoved down our throats?

The idea of remaking it is cringe-worthy. It feels patronizing, like if we want to see ourselves represented, we have to put up with movies full of cliches about women being shrill and desperate, or take hand-me-downs of other movies written for men. Why bother seeing it? It’s not that I don’t want to see movies with