Why don't you try and drum up interest in a culture that has no interest in representing your gender? Oh wait, it doesn't exist. Even OITNB passes a reverse Bechdel test. Is it really such an "agenda" for men to write a world populated by more than two women who aren't completely pawns of the men? How sad that I am no…

Yes, let's all keep giving props to those with the balls to keep writing about white guys over and over and over again, amidst just such a ton of adversity. Mad props to all of them, and to the douchebags who cheer them on.

Um sorry, you can't congratulate a guy for having the balls to only write about white dudes, even if that's what he excels at. Do you even know how to pass the Bechdel test? It's a baseline. Simple. To put it in perspective, if we applied a reverse Bechdel test, even OITNB would eke out a pass. If he wants to…

A show that reinvents itself every year should not have 2 seasons in a row that don't pass the Bechdel test. Last season was bad enough; if they decide to throw another sausage party, then I am clearly not interested or invited.

But which season of Adventure Time is eligible? Since season 5 started in 2012, don't the new season 6 episodes qualify? I nominate "Escape from the Citadel."

Anybody else just love his handwriting?

The Shins?? Haha I must've mistyped without realizing it.

Yes, but the show is not based on the Smiths song. It is based on the Coupland novel, which took its name from the Smiths song.

Girlfriend in a Coma is an adaptation of the Coupland novel. It's related to the Shins song only in that's where Coupland took the title.

What does some other debate you've had about Jane Eyre have to do with this one? That's with another person, about an entirely different book written by a different author. The fact that you think you had "the exact same conversation" only demonstrates your highly reductive view of things. To wit: I've said numerous…

What does some other debate you've had about Jane Eyre have to do with this one? That's with another person, about an entirely different book written by a different author. The fact that you think you had "the exact same conversation" only demonstrates your highly reductive view of things. To wit: I've said numerous…

Race and general foreign-ness are not the same thing. Far from it. Heathcliff being both Irish and/or a gypsy and/or a mulatto are all perfectly plausible. I'm not trying to suggest that Heathcliff is not an outsider.
But there's a problem with making him fully black, which incorporates very specific racial issues…

Race and general foreign-ness are not the same thing. Far from it. Heathcliff being both Irish and/or a gypsy and/or a mulatto are all perfectly plausible. I'm not trying to suggest that Heathcliff is not an outsider.
But there's a problem with making him fully black, which incorporates very specific racial issues…

Granted, it's been a while since I read the thing, but unless there's additional evidence, I don't think one "dark-skinned gypsy" reference is enough to indicate a "weird race issue" on Emily's part, at least. And since she didn't write any other novels, there's nothing really to compare it to (unless of course,…

Granted, it's been a while since I read the thing, but unless there's additional evidence, I don't think one "dark-skinned gypsy" reference is enough to indicate a "weird race issue" on Emily's part, at least. And since she didn't write any other novels, there's nothing really to compare it to (unless of course,…

I'd believe the mulatto thing too, but I also don't know how black the actor playing him is. But if he's black enough to make it seem like race is an issue at play, then to me, that doesn't jive with how the book is written.

I'd believe the mulatto thing too, but I also don't know how black the actor playing him is. But if he's black enough to make it seem like race is an issue at play, then to me, that doesn't jive with how the book is written.

It's not a race thing that comes between them. It's the class thing of being a "foundling," as well as Heathcliff and Cathy's mutual asshole-ness that everyone has already mentioned.
Additionally, while he may be a "dark-skinned gypsy," it's pretty clear to me that Heathcliff is Mr. Earnshaw's kid, (and therefore…

It's not a race thing that comes between them. It's the class thing of being a "foundling," as well as Heathcliff and Cathy's mutual asshole-ness that everyone has already mentioned.
Additionally, while he may be a "dark-skinned gypsy," it's pretty clear to me that Heathcliff is Mr. Earnshaw's kid, (and therefore…

That 70s Show: pretty much anything from the first few seasons would fit, but my personal picks would be either "That Disco Episode", "Drive-In", or "I Love Cake."
If there was ever anything great about this show, it was Topher Grace's portrayal of Eric Forman's coming-of-age story in the first few seasons. The view on…