chocolatestigmata
I don't understand how labeling something "an opinion" is germane to the discussion.  Are you under the impression that it's impossible to have an offensive, sexist, or just plain stupid opinion?

chocolatestigmata
I don't understand how labeling something "an opinion" is germane to the discussion.  Are you under the impression that it's impossible to have an offensive, sexist, or just plain stupid opinion?

I think it would address the potential hypocrisy of a person suggesting both that a person's worth as a human being and the value of their art is largely based on their physical attractiveness.

I think it would address the potential hypocrisy of a person suggesting both that a person's worth as a human being and the value of their art is largely based on their physical attractiveness.

Thank you for this comment Todd.  I made the mistake of reading the Girls review early last night and ended up having to leave because the comments were just really lowering.

Thank you for this comment Todd.  I made the mistake of reading the Girls review early last night and ended up having to leave because the comments were just really lowering.

See I had to get up from Tiny Furniture because it made me squirm.  I remember being in young and selfishly manipulating my parents because they loved me and because I was too scared to make decisions for myself.  I also remember allowing people to take advantage of me because I was, again, too scared and too passive…

See I had to get up from Tiny Furniture because it made me squirm.  I remember being in young and selfishly manipulating my parents because they loved me and because I was too scared to make decisions for myself.  I also remember allowing people to take advantage of me because I was, again, too scared and too passive…

"But she's an actress too. The lead actress. Lead actors get judged for their looks."

"But she's an actress too. The lead actress. Lead actors get judged for their looks."

And your prize is a full set of vintage orange Fiestaware.

And your prize is a full set of vintage orange Fiestaware.

I just listened to an interview about this movie on NPR.  A while ago, I'd read a pretty horrifying description from a former WWII army psychiatrist about getting PTSD-stricken soldiers battle-ready as fast as possible (with, he admitted, little regard for the soldier's long-term mental or physical health) so I'd be…

I just listened to an interview about this movie on NPR.  A while ago, I'd read a pretty horrifying description from a former WWII army psychiatrist about getting PTSD-stricken soldiers battle-ready as fast as possible (with, he admitted, little regard for the soldier's long-term mental or physical health) so I'd be…

Didn't A&E used to air "Lovejoy"?  I remember my parents watching it when I was a kid.  At the time, that it probably was an alternative PBS.  It's hard to imagine that now.

Didn't A&E used to air "Lovejoy"?  I remember my parents watching it when I was a kid.  At the time, that it probably was an alternative PBS.  It's hard to imagine that now.

Yes, modern life has insulated us from having to see the consequences of our actions.  Everything bad happens far away and out of sight.

Yes, modern life has insulated us from having to see the consequences of our actions.  Everything bad happens far away and out of sight.

And everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that dismayingly large portions of the "scientific" and "modern" community at that time thought that eugenics, selective sterilization, and weeding out undesirables was the only moral and principled stance for society to take.  I don't think that they were particularly keen…

And everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that dismayingly large portions of the "scientific" and "modern" community at that time thought that eugenics, selective sterilization, and weeding out undesirables was the only moral and principled stance for society to take.  I don't think that they were particularly keen…