<Hand over mouth.> I can't believe he said this stuff, but I'm totally glad he did. Yes, you're right, objectification doesn't fix inequality. But wow. It helps. This girl. Truth is, it's easier to feel good about something if someone is actually on the sidelines cheering on and saying that you're beautiful (if not…

I err on the side of believing her as well, but this does not end with me needing to subject Woody Allen to excessive vitriol or to express outrage that he continues to live his life. People hate ambiguity and so feel the need to pick sides, to demonize one person and valorize the other. Neither of these is necessary.

I'm not really arguing that safe spaces are bad, rather they can have the effect of insulating ones self from differing opinions often by choice, and yes often because the person does need to feel safe.