This is off topic, but...I recently learned that in many cultures, it’s considered good protection against vampires to throw a handful of rice, sand or salt on the ground. This is because they believe vampires basically have OCD, and are compelled to count things. If a vampire is chasing you and you throw a handful of…

When I finally had a doctor who asked me if I saw auras, I asked “Why, do you need yours read? Because I have a friend who does that.” (He looked at me like I was nuts. Mutual.) When he explained what he meant, I said “Is that what those spinning halos in my peripheral vision are?”

I called it rumormongering. I was wrong. I am disappointed in CK.

Yeah I kinda got dragged when I brought this up in the past and was almost convinced by commenters I was wrong. I’m not mad at them but I can’t lie when I say I feel validated. I think I’m more mad on Anna Merlan’s behalf... people were pretty damn cruel when she asked for tips... that’s when I felt my rage get fueled…

When these stories started being reported I made a comment about CK’s odd responses to the rumors and accusations and his unwillingness to confront the issues. I got a lot of shit for it. I’m not glad that he did these things. But ya, FU to the people who thought I was so absurd in my analysis and gut feelings of…

Here I am, I was wrong.

Those threads were ugly. Gawker go a lot of shit through the years for posting about stuff like that. Gawker was right. Fuck everyone who brought it down.

I never commented about it, but I was perfectly content to see the “confusion” around the reporting (ie. Kirkman reversing on her statements, in retrospect for pretty obvious reasons) rather than consigning CK’s work to the trash like I should have.

Really looking forward to all the commenters who called the previous articles rumormongering coming in here to fall on their swords. I’m completely sure it’s going to happen, of course.

A hefty FU to the multitudes of Gawker/Jezebel readers who flooded my comment a year or two ago angry because I said this guy’s brand of anti-sexist anti-racist comedy was itself sexist, racist and not particularly funny. I believed the rumors from the start. Also, as a man myself, believe me when i say C.K. is a…

Someone on Twitter objected to the “perv” vs “predator” label.

Yeah the hard pivot to “IT’S ABOUT ETHICS IN ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM!!!” was pretty transparent and laughable.

I believed they were true just based on his general demeanor. I know he presented himself as woke and could make smart points in his comedy, but eeeverything about his demeanor was like, I would not want to be alone in a room with this dude

And you know, in fact, at this point, now that I think about it, all the women in Hollywood should win double Oscars for acting like all the men were cool all along. Every single one of them. This sh*t is insane.

I remember when Louie CK rumors became a thing on Gawker and Jezebel. I believed they were true based on something he said in his own stand-up. I was kind of shocked by how long time Jezzies got mad about how the rumors were reported on here. I kind of felt that if Louie CK wasn’t so well liked on this site the…

So yeah guys, if you’re like, “I don’t know what I personally can do to help!”, the thing to do is to call out men, ESPECIALLY YOUR FRIENDS AND COWORKERS AND ACQUAINTANCES when they are creeps and abusers. Especially your friends and coworkers and acquaintances. Especially your friends and coworkers and acquaintances.…

Ironically, women have been “torn down” since the dawn of civilization due to men thinking that access to a woman’s body is their right.

“Man accused of sexual assault wishes women would stop reporting their experiences of sexual assault”. I am shocked.

As someone who doesn’t love talking about personal stuff, I can empathize with Uma Thurman not being ready to discuss this right now. Especially when this was all well known and nobody gave af for decades and now people are ready to listen. No, I’m not going to be open on your arbitrary timetable.

I’ve tried this off and on and it’s extremely depressing to realize that even $600 blouses at Nordstrom are made in China. They just have bigger profit margins. And while I’ve heard that there are factories in China (for example) that adhere to fair labor laws, I’m pretty fucking skeptical.