I knew him from the 90s when he hosted a morning show on a morning radio show on z104 in the DC area. He was a harmless brand of douchey then that tended to puppet whatever person was around him. Like a personality sponge, if there was a guest on he’d just fall in line to the guest’s behavior. I’m not sure if that was…

They are friends.

There’s a study out there that I was listening to a podcast about that basically supports this. The general gist was that women are held to a higher standard than men when it comes to honesty. Women are supposed to be trustworthy and honest and men are more likely to lie to get ahead or to get out of trouble. So when…

I know the interviews you’re talking about, but don’t judge her by that. She used (or sometime still does? I’m not sure) Dateline: Crime and has worked on some anti-domestic violence campaigns. Her sister was a domestic abuse and was murdered. The crime is still unsolved. Her show on Discovery ID is more investigative…

To this day I start having anxiety nightmares around this time (midterm and finals weeks too) that are school related. Either I show up to a school without knowing what I’m enrolled in, I have to take a final in a class I forgot to ever attend, or I just found out that I’ve been going to the wrong…

Doubletree doesn’t have to hold court to ensure that their guests feel safe from harassment. Just like you can get kicked out of a bar for behaving badly you can get kicked out of a hotel for it.

They should have a policy in place that their staff are familiar with. It is not acceptable to tell someone that has been harassed that they aren’t sure what to do because there is no written procedure for it. Not to mention that having one will also protect those accused that you’re so concerned with.

I’m guessing (hoping) that this is a tone-deaf marketing team that thinks that because Matt Damon is the more familiar face he’s how to get butts into theater seats for western audiences. The directors don’t necessarily have that much control on trailers and promotions, which is why there are so many bad and…

Could be! My mother has wine allergies as well, so I figured it might be something similar. Though her hands and face swell up and I’m lucky to not have that reaction...yet. But I am willing to experiment a little to find out!

I need way more than 2 drinks when I’m around my family.

When I drink wine I usually end up with a terrible headache before I finish the glass. It’s like a skip the warm mellow pre-drunk and got right into hangover. It seems to be wine-specific, however, as it takes many more cocktails to get to the same place. Beer doesn’t even register in my system. I hate the taste and…

Me too!

You never stop for a moment of self reflection when you’ve offended someone? You never go, “Hey. Why are they offended? Was I maybe being an asshole and didn’t realize it?” Because if you really don’t do that I highly recommend it. Seeing something from someone else’s perspective can be great and can make you a better…

People can be offended by some asinine petty shit, sure. But I don’t think that it’s a big shocker that it is offensive to use the word retard as an insult. I don’t believe South Park should be banned or that we should start censoring everything willy nilly. But I do think that if everyone was a little more aware of…

Whether they are responsible or not, the point is that not everyone sees that show and takes it as satire. And that is hurting some groups of people. Language is a powerful thing.

Sure. I never said no one else understood. I was just pointing out that the original comment on how artist’s intent doesn’t always make it to the viewers is a valid one. Not everyone saw it as satire, or maybe, because kids can be mean and being mean can feel good, chose not to take away the satirical message in the…

I don’t blame art for it. But I think that the original commenter makes a valid point. The artist’s intent doesn’t always matter.

The original commenter was talking about how regardless how the creators might intend for their show to be taken, the fans and viewers aren’t necessarily picking up on that. The satire isn’t viewed as such, instead it’s reinforcing rather gross behavior directed and underrepresented and marginalized groups. You said…