I saw one of those and assumed it was a joke. Just referencing yesterday's debacle. Is it really not?

People are nuts. I'm on the side of the "no spoilers!" crowd for yesterday's SoA article because there is an etiquette to this stuff but this? Madeleine pretty much did exactly what you're supposed to do. The headline…

Yeah, I've always thought the whole spoiler thing was weird. I mean, even if I know someone dies, I still don't know how or when or why. So there's still a lot to enjoy about a story. I can sort of see how if you're really invested in a show it might upset you, but even so, as long as you don't hear every detail about…

Wait, you're serious?

I read that comment and assumed it was supposed to be a snarky reference to yesterday's shitshow - am I now to understand that the person complaining about a vague note that people die is actually serious? Gross. I thought they were being sarcastic. Now I hate everything.

I feel like this started in a good place - I know on a gawker article about Tamir Rice, a ton of people were attempting to rationalize the actions of the cops by going on about how realistic the gun was and how Tamir didn't follow officer instructions (never mind the fact that he had zero time in which to do so). They…

Did y'all read that the Navy has revoked Bill Cosby's honorary chief status? Said that the allegations against him are not befitting the ideals and principles of the Navy. One can only hope that the Navy will adhere to those ideals in dealing with this matter — unless they're only in the business of empty, symbolic…

because it's pretty standard etiquette not to publish spoilers in headlines? it's not an unreasonable thing to get upset about. Hillary should have known better. besides that, her response to the call-out was bullshit.

The Jez staff seemingly across the board have an issue with this. I don't know why they can't respectfully address reader concerns, but it seems they can't. Every criticism or call out is met with dismissive, snarky attitude. It baffles me, because they seem to be a group of smart, professional people and yet...

You've got to be kidding with this bullshit.

That's my biggest issue with Jezebel. Respond to criticism like professionals! The primary response to any kind of criticism around here, even constructive criticism, is snark and dismissiveness. It's so irritating.

It's a great piece that everyone should read! Word of warning: don't read the comments...

We all tell ourselves this, and then we always do it anyway, but trust me on this. Just don't.

There is, yes. But people have posted reasonable criticisms of it expressing why they found it offensive and belittling, and the response to that has been dismissive.

Amandla is super cute and that lipstick is freaking perfection on her.

Thank you! These are my thoughts too. I tend to let most jokes pass, not all but most, at least if they're well constructed and executed jokes. Humor is a difficult art, especially dark humor. I understand people's issues with this joke, and I understand that satire can often fall flat in written form. Bad satire is…

What's bothering me is the fact that Jez very rarely takes "I wasn't serious" or "it was a joke" as an acceptable response from people they take to task for material that people found insulting or insensitive. Why should that be any different for Kara?

Colbert is a skilled satirist; it's literally his job. His entire persona is satire. The whole point is that he's an over the top caricature of a clueless bigot. I have no doubt that Kara intended this satirically, but satire is a difficult thing to pull off *especially* in print and this attempt fell flat with a lot…

I thought Jez was predominantly of the opinion that reception to your work (even satirical work) matters, especially reception by those who are a topic of the satire. People here feel offended and hurt by this piece, and Kara's and your response to that is dismissive at best.

It's rough. I was so freaked out when I started crying the first time because this was with a man I know and trust, but he just did one little thing that he'd done a thousand times before but it brought back that awful night and I just started sobbing... he had no idea what was going on. I had to tell him about it and…

This is why I've only told 3 people about what happened to me... one, my best friend. 2, intimate partners who I was with before and after who I felt had a right to know what was going on with me. Can't just start crying during sex and not let your lover know what's going on with you.

But besides them? No. I can't…

So it's true then that all ya need to do to get out of the greys is ask?