It wasn't an extrapolation; it was a quote. Look, if you want to argue that it doesn't mean what it says, that'd fine. But we have to agree that words mean things if there's be any coherence to this discussion.

I don't know everything the guy said, I'm more responding to the article.

Well, not to quibble about semantics, but it's a conjunctive sentence. The rest of it was ". . ., but by demanding that they meet his burden of proof." Also, that sentence was *not* talking about anyone claiming an epidemic of false rape accusations. (It's much easier to take the position that's wrong, but that's not…

"Many women tweeted at Amy Schumer directly, inquiring about how she could employ someone who was seemingly propping up rape culture by not only questioning the validity of the claims made in the UCB debacle . . ."

I did not read that. That sound intriguing.

Yeah. I was thinking of the X2/X3 version, but you're right. So it's been inconsistent, but getting better.

Oh yeah, I forgot about those two. As long as they keep the gay subtext, that's fine.

It's exactly the same situation with Nightcrawler. Dani and Illyana both had complex stories and perspectives that Sam and Roberto (or even Rahne and Amara) just didn't.

Unfortunately, the most significant thing Doug did in the comic was die, which makes him a bad choice for a movie adaptation.

In the beginning, absolutely. Magik became the focus of the book by the time just before Inferno rolled around. Anyway, the female characters in general will just be more important, period.

Not really true, at least if you're not famous. An accusation like that would ruin his life if he were, for example, a high school teacher.

I'm not sure I understand your point. An accusation and a rape are in fact two different things. Sometimes they correlate, sometimes they don't. It doesn't mean we don't take the accusations seriously. But at least in the United States (where this allegedly happened), we have a legal presumption of innocence until…

Oh, the movies have fucked the X-Men continuity so badly that Legion's parentage is the very least of their problems.

Yes, yes, please. I am done with Singer's X-Men. Let's get someone else on board who has a bit more understanding of and respect for the source material.

So it'll just be a handjob, then.

I really hate that spectrum. No love for Bryan Singer, but I do like a side of good fact-finding and hard evidence to go with rape accusations.

If she is, then I'm going to suggest you stay away from Caligula.

Your mom joined the cast of The Nutcracker.

I am sure Marvel didn't expressly say it wanted only male directors. But that's the difference between disparate treatment (what you're describing) and disparate impact (what's actually happening). People (especially people in Hollywood) tend to go with what they know, and what's safe. IN movies, men make most of…

Best one I can think of is in The Exorcist III (the hospital scene — you probably know which one), which uses context and expectation reversal to scare the living shit out of you when you didn't fully understand you were even being set up for a scary scene.