It would be foolish to think that the AV Club alone made this happen, but they were one of many outlets that stood in solidarity with the LA Times.

I know we’re heaping a lot of praise on Seth McFarlane for “calling out” this stuff, but can we at least acknowledge that this was the same ceremony where he sang “We Saw Your Boobs” to all of the actresses in the audience?

A victory for Northam in Virginia tonight would make a lovely trifecta, don’t you think?

Not because of the AV Club solely, but because they along with the Washington Post as well as film critic circles and other news outlets and journalists all together sent a boycotting message.

Individually we are weak, like a single twig. But as a bundle, we form a mighty faggot.

Sooooo, where’s all the commenters who said that this was a useless gesture? That DIsney would never submit? That the AV Club was doing something futile? All the naysayers and cynics who said that you might as well do nothing since that’s what “solidarity” gestures do? Weird how when disparate groups unionize they’re…

It was only October but it feels like last year.

Yes, same cult.

Upstate NY has been a hotbed for cults/religious nutjobs for like almost 200 years now.

so last year, i think it was last year, Jezebel did a big piece on a cult that only women were allowed into. I believe it was targeting professional women in NYC. Does anyone remember that? is this the same cult? i am getting too old and can’t remember anything anymore :(

Allison’s website basically says that she is in it. I mean it says she works with Keith Raniere and he is her mentor but since it’s his cult I’d say that’s a straightforward connection.

Obviously there are super secret vowels that only followers can see.

Wikipedia says (/ˈnɛksiəm/ NEKS-ee-əm), like that acid reflux medicine. I don’t know why, but that always makes me laugh because it’s reminds of a name I would have given my secret girl gang in middle school, equal parts cringeworthy and dumb.

Honestly I don’t really find it surprising. I think every single human being is vulnerable to this in some way. People really, really need a sense of belonging, and they generally really, really don’t like having to grapple with difficult existential issues. I’m not saying this to be condescending. I include myself in…

It’s probably pronounced “Nexium,” like the pill. But spelled “Nxivm,” because that’s what a self-absorbed asshole would do.

Hopefully those women can get out before they die or have permanent health problems.

That’s exactly what I was thinking! N-ziv-im? Most likely if I was ever talking about it, I would end up saying N... that cult where they brand people.

I think it’s the blonde one, Allison Mack

I hope she and all the other women in that garbage cult are able to get out safely.

You’ve got this a little backwards. Lenny slut shamed Rich because Rich isn’t into Sam.

Agreed 100%. Rich doesn’t represent all gay cisgender white men. I know he certainly doesn’t represent me, but I also am not about to slam him for that. If he wants to go to a sex party and participate in an 8 hour orgy, that’s up to him. If he finds that fun and a productive way to spend a Wednesday morning at 2…