so I assume you haven’t seen any actual research and just repeat the legalizers’ lies. it’s ok, you are not alone. doesn’t make you right, though. but as long as you are not banned in Google I suppose you could just go and educate yourself.

Gosh, if Sweden had acted on that earlier maybe they’d have a little bit of claim toward being feminist, at least in that regard. But they didn’t, and they don’t, and they certainly don’t when it comes to torturing sex workers (and deporting them, taking their kids...).

You know what? I’ll admit it—I’ve studied film in my life, I love it, and De Palma sticks out in many ways. His grasp of the craft is actually breathtaking at times, and he really is able to take a tale of male gaze and violence and find something interesting to say with it. Well usually he is, he’s not near perfect.

Ah yes, the moral crusader here to tell women their silly little ideas about work are wrong and you are here to save them from themselves.

If you have to add a caveat that you ignore workers, do you really care about ‘women, men and children’?

Everywhere the Swedish model has been applied, it’s led to more violence, more fear and more precarity among sex workers. If you actually gave a shit about the people involved in prostitution, you’d oppose laws that endanger them.

Sex isn’t rape just because you don’t find another adult’s reason for giving consent sufficient, you sociopathic prude. Just like working for loving isn’t slavery, having sex for money is not rape.

Congratulations, progressives whose college boyfriend was stolen by some “slutty” girl or who weren’t asked out enough. Your collective case of sour grapes will now literally kill or impoverish my friends.

I only just finished S2 but fully agree. If anything I’m annoyed that this reviewer had the balls to classify this as a “review” after watching less than half of the season.

Agreed. Crowe is a mediocre talent at best, and fucking Lloyd Dobler’s “clever” dialog was dated and stupid the day “Say Anything” was released.

I think all you guys crushing on Steff need to rewatch the movie, specifically all the horrific things he says to Andi and about her to Blane. Blane’s a mealy creep, Duckie’s a stalker... but Steff is a sociopath in love with nobody but himself. He’s the WORST! Always had trouble enjoying Spader’s work after that…

I watched until like episode 6 or 7 before it lost me. As happens in most AHS seasons - it’s just too much all the time I can’t figure out what is trying to be said. Is that the point?

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is the exception. It’s the only teen movie I actually liked better as an adult.

Saw it for the first time two months ago. I spend the whole movie joking he was clearly gay, uncomfortable with that fact, and full of normalized self shame. Thus while trying to prove to himself he wasn’t gay... he friendzoned the shit out of himself with the lead girl and became a stalking psycho.  

I’ve mentioned this is replies to other commenters, but I’ll say again that none of this is on my husband. We’ve talked extensively about all of this, he’s SUPER supportive and open to ANYTHING I want to try, and he’s ok as long as I’m ok. If I’m ok with our sex life, so is he. If I’m not, he’s on board to do anything…

ME TOO!

He read as gay to 14 yo me and I was barely tracking things like that.

He’s the only one who’s honest. He’s a straight up dick and sex-user and just flat out admits it, which is kind of perversely refreshing in this land of gaslighting people who claim to like you/want what’s best for you.

Some Kind of Wonderful was the best of them all.

There was a brief period after college when I dated every Stef I could find (I grew up in a sizeable city in the South so there were lots to choose from): fratty MBA students, lax-bro attorneys, shaggy-haired stockbrokers in good suits. I loved them all, but I didn’t like them very much. I think they mostly felt the…

I feel like James Spader turned out to be the unlikely dream guy for a lot of women. I’ve talked to a few who would go for Stef but are deeply DEEPLY conflicted about it.