@avclub-31f43af563e2dbc3370d34225f1f766c:disqus That one drives me crazy - the idea that there's something wrong with you if you're behind the normal developmental curve. By definition, the normal developmental trends are averages composed from points which are ahead of and behind the curve. And the speed with which…

Yeah, "apologizing for any perceived slight" means "I'm sorry that you over-reacted". It's not an apology. Don't do it, seriously, it's annoying.

Well, if it's a spectrum disorder, it is a category of normal - or at least there's no line that distinguishes it from normal. That's kind of the point.

Well… what makes you so sure of that (that the two things are different)? As @avclub-cad44517b35950ca85cffe44458ff25a:disqus says, it's a spectrum (actually, at least two distinct spectrums: terrible social reading skills and pattern obsession). There's not really a categorical distinction between "full blown autism"…

Actually no, really bad cases of autism often end up really bad - unable to speak normally, barely toilet trained, freaking out all the time. But of course most cases aren't like that.

No, the backlash is straight up misogyny. The people who want to "control where this thing is headed" are the same people who want to control where any trend is headed - namely people with money who want to make more of it. Some of them are women. Most of them are not.

Oh my God @avclub-e95a45d0b1f5afdf0ab9cde82b4b1d06:disqus I want to marry that app.

Well, we know you have a tail.

*DLR climbs a big fucking cliff*

Have you seen Maitresse?

No, it's BARF-ly.

I haven't seen Django yet, but I would definitely argue against the idea that QT in general is just out to have fun. Again, search up Stanley Crouch's essay - I'm sure it's online somewhere.

@avclub-d72f705337e5adcf7e33ec0381c5f5b2:disqus Well, whatever your deeply held belief is, it's at least slightly wrong, but mine is A-fucking-OK.

The Jews, obviously.

Well… not having seen it I may be at a slight disadvantage, but it's a film largely abut people being exploited, no? So… large chunks of it consist of exploitation, which means you just paid money to watch people being exploited.

Even Eastern Promises - what does everyone remember about that? The steam bath scene, because it really is an incredible piece of action.

Well, I thought the opinion was kind of clear as its been argued (by others) in EVERY COMMENT SECTION FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE ARTICLES… but just to be clear: I think it's silly to complain that people hate the same songs you do. Yes, it's easy targets, no, it doesn't really challenge anyone here because we're…

Like I said, he's a violent asshole. But tell me the title essay in The Artificial Negro isn't an astounding piece of writing (and, for that matter, the essay about Tarantino, and several other pieces in the book).

To be clear, this moron hates the song. I just don't see what's wrong with easy targets.

Really? I hate most of their post-Behind The Front output pretty intensely (although I'll kind of nod my head shamefully to Let's Get It Started, and I actually like Where is the Love a tiny bit).