My guess would be that they’re well aware of how touchy white people get when ~white savior~ characters are identified as such, so/and they’d rather devote their energy to the more straightforward issue of focusing on marginalized perspectives. The White Savior in this story was glorified for her in-universe decision…

Seriously, it’s one thing to poke fun at the vapidness of the franchise or his character’s axe-murder-y qualities, but the way he openly mocks and disparages Stephanie Meyers makes him come across as an incredibly rude, entitled, sneering little brat. Honestly, I always found the guy to be vaguely likeable up until…

In all seriousness, I bet you could find a skilled local woodworker willing to make a quality replica. Might still be beyond the means of a commoner’s budget, though. :/

Inside Professor Obama’s Classroom* (2008) | The Caucus | NYTimes.com

We should have some kind of digital Bat Man Signal that makes little ♂ symbols pop up on male Kinja users’ screens so we can crowd-source their knowledge of the enigmatic inner workings of the toxic masculine psyche.

Dude, no one said she was a mere reincarnation of James Brown. She’s like if James Brown and Prince had a baby who was raised by radical feminists and spent her childhood summers jamming out with Parliament-Funkadelic. This woman is one of the most badass human beings on the planet and if you fail to recognize that,…

This isn’t unlike Maria’s story up top, in which the guy invites her to go somewhere and then won’t take her, only to run into her at the very same event.

“I wish forty-year-old me could tell 17 year-old-me that he turned out to be a total loser.”

“Fifteen is a bad year for good judgment.”

I would argue that the “ingredient neutral” category ought to be the realm of burgers and hot dogs. For the “structure rebel” slot, I propose a corn dog.

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LET’S HAVE A TRANS LEAD PLAYED BY A TRANS ACTOR.

Ladies, Gentlemen, and Sophisticated People of All Genders: Allow me to present... the One True Take.

It’s true enough that it bears repeating: you deserved absolutely none of the hell you were put through. I’m glad you know that, and though I may be a mere internet stranger, I’m incredibly proud of you for deciding to put in some serious work for people who will be needing someone to Be There for them more than ever. …

“...especially considering I have two little sisters and two nieces, and rape culture is a very real thing.”

Yeah, I know that – it’s not unlike the way interviewees often assume they have actual power over what does and doesn’t go “on the record” – and I don’t necessarily think it’s wrong for interviewers to occasionally push the limits in ways that their subjects aren’t entirely comfortable with, especially if the…

You’re focusing on the relevance of the question, when what it comes down to is the fact that she explicitly told the interviewer beforehand that the very same question was off-limits. Interviewers have the right to negotiate boundaries, as do interviewees, and this was prohibited by the boundaries both parties had…

What does it say about me and my world that upon reading this headline, my mind immediately jumped to the question of whether this woman might be receiving rape threats specifically because of her notoriety as an unorthodox chicken-dipper?

This is a quality comment. You are far more sage than that overinflated asswad ever was.

Of course. Duh!