Don’t lose hope. We tend to overreact upon hearing this type of thing, and imagine that it’s some sort of huge problem. But really, it’s just like five people on the internet doing a thing, and Nathan Grayson deciding, for some reason, that it necessitates having an entire article written about it. We seem to have…

Like five people are doing this. This is not a story.

A few people care about that. Most don’t. The point I’m making is that some seem to think we live in a world where white people gain some great benefit from seeing “themselves” all over the place in media, but the reality is that we don’t really view these figures as “ourselves” to begin with. Most black people can’t,…

This is one of the weirdest arguments one can regularly see re: race in media. The idea that white people look at white protagonists and immediately feel “catered to” is absurd. I’m a white male, but I can count on one hand the number of white male film protagonists I felt a direct kinship with, like they were somehow…

Oh my God, make it stop. Another windy reply from Arnheim.

I could see there being a front office stupid enough to believe Lonzo is an unpolished diamond. Not stupid enough to take him solo. But as part of a package? Sure. As long as the Lakers don’t wait two more seasons to make the deal.

More toxic drama is generated by the inevitable “why isn’t [newest character] a black female?” complaints, IMO. It’s just toxic drama that a lot of people find sympathetic, so it’s allowed.

I guess it’s not a foregone conclusion, but I’m not sure I want to wait around for Lonzo to suddenly be able to do basic point guard shit, like shoot a damned free throw without clanging it off the rim over half the time. He’s shooting worse from the line than he did last year. It’s pathetic. And his 10 points per…

It’s not logic; it’s an assertion. If you think Lonzo Ball somehow necessarily has to follow Russell’s example if the Lakers trade him, go ahead and explain your logic. I’m just stating my opinion. Russell got better. I don’t think Lonzo is going to. They are two distinct players, so I’m not sure why you’re treating…

Straight women who think women are the only ones forced to carry the “emotional labor” of the opposite sex should try dating straight women. I assure you, it isn’t a one way street.

How about you don’t be overly sensitive and oddly selective about whose replies are welcome and whose aren’t. Like, if a person isn’t outright harassing you online, I don’t get why there’s this desire to label their replies “creepy” or “weird” just because of—and let’s admit this is what’s going on here—their gender.

Ball isn’t going to improve, though.

They had plenty of reason to believe by year 2 that Russell was never going to mature as a person or as a player. Let’s be real about that shit.

Nope. I live in MN, where Hillary won by like 1% in 2016.

Lonzo shows no signs of putting anything together.

Only you will have to do that, because clearly it’s what you want to experience. Everyone else will be fine.

And meanwhile, you’re cynically using those injustices to provide cover for a politician against valid criticisms.

Well and I mean, there are still awesome games coming out. Whenever a new Yakuza title drops, I’m totally down for that shit. Monster Hunter World was great fun, and I put like 400+ hours into it. But yeah, setting aside Rockstar games, I’m rarely, if ever, excited for anything AAA these days. It’s just an…

And the reason why this is relevant to insurance companies (the ones financing these ratings) is because they, crucially, do not want to have to pay out for any of these types of injuries or deaths. So they have a genuine incentive to pressure car makers to improve their automatic emergency braking systems.

Or we could work harder on educating pedestrians to not walk out into the road without looking, keep a closer eye on their kids, and have cyclists and bikers keep to the fucking edge of the road.