Even if it did sway some of Carson's voters over to Cruz's side, Cruz won by a big enough margin that whatever few he siphoned from Carson are not the reason Trump lost.

I’m sick of that establishment thing on both sides. I really need someone to define what they mean by ‘establishment’ because how Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, both republican senators, can try to position themselves as outside of the establishment is nonsensical. They aren’t even independents. The only people in this race…

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Yeah, super disingenuous. I can kinda see the logic to make a distinction between a black woman appropriating Indian culture and a white woman doing the same, given that black people were not imperial colonizers and thus there’s a different context. But come on, people, either cultural appropriation is bad or it…

On the one hand, I take your point... but on the other, it’s at least interesting to point out that a lot of the ‘this is bullshit, this person needs psychological help’ is the exact same reasoning that a lot of people use to deny trans people their rights or ya know that they even really exist. And this isn’t just a…

Well, except that the Jimmy Neutron big head look isn’t reinforced everywhere else. Barbie’s look is stylized, sure, but the white blonde blue eyed tall and thin but still with large breasts look - exaggerated or more natural - is still the standard for female beauty.

Boy Meets World had Angela

Was also wondering this. At the time when this was getting major news coverage, I lived in a conservative religious area and so I think what I remember about it is probably heavily skewed by that. I remember a lot about him being a cold asshole who wanted her dead so he could get paid and remarry.

I'm with you. People are way too wrapped up in this. To my mind, the people who are being all holier than thou 'cause "these are new fans who can't even name 5 players!" are just as pathetic as the people petitioning to ban...anything. For the life of me, I will never ever understand why people get pissy when new…

Re: Joy - I think Jennifer Lawrence is a perfectly fine actress who has done some good stuff, and I occasionally find her funny and genuine though sometimes question it because I’m cynical. For the most part, I don’t think it matters because even if her aw shucks I’m such an awkward goofball thing is put on, it’s no…

I honestly cried watching the stuff regarding him. But the most heartwrenching parts to me were the phone conversations with his mother, where he calls himself stupid and likens guessing at what the police wanted to hear with guessing on his homework. Asking what inconsistent means. Those recordings tore me apart.

Or chose a case that might be less sensational but is better suited to showing a clear picture of the shortcomings of the justice system.

This series shows things like the false id as nefarious when we know from research that witness testimony and memory are highly suggestible even if that isn't the intent.

Yes but you can show the courtroom footage that doesn't seem to clearly paint your subject as an innocent victim. They couldn't force the prosecution, the police, or the Halbach family to participate but that doesn't mean they had no avenues to show the intricacies of the case.

I think I see what you mean? She very much looks like a 16 year old girl. A prettier than average 16 year old girl, but there's nothing particularly striking or extraordinary about her looks. I do see quite a bit of her father in her but the thing about young Johnny Depp was his prettiness. It's just that his…

You're correct. My mistake for not including the context of that word choice. This person referred to the relationship as abusive, not the woman's treatment of the animals.

And yet based on this single, solitary email in which admits to being passive aggressive and implies at the very least some trust issues with women, we have people in these comments calling her ‘abusive,’ an ‘immature narcissist,’ and ‘literally willing to walk over dead bodies’ to prioritize her needs.

Yeah, and everyone’s taking his statement that she’d have a ‘temper-tantrum’ at face value when we know nothing about her or her reactions. People blow off valid, rational reactions as 'temper tantrums' all the damn time.

I'm sure the fan response to this will be totally measured, rational, and supportive.

I did the dcp and I’m super bummed that I didn’t know about the alumni event :(

But whyyyy? Why not hold the press conference inside, then? Or just say “the residents here are sorry they could not join us, but as it is so cold they elected to remain indoors," or something to that effect? Even the explanation, while I guess well intentioned, doesn't make a lick of sense.