Stop me if you've heard this one before, but Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer walk into a bar and controversy ensues. Such is the plight of being a female celebrity that doesn't meet conventional beauty standards.

See and I thought candy ass was the highest praise the Rock could bestow on a person. The only greater honor would be if he preceded it with a "roody poo"

Oh please. Mad Max: Fury Road is held up as some kind of feminist masterpiece and there's definitely some instances of George Miller's camera lingering on the female figure. How come he gets a pass?

You can't be serious. Shouldn't your beef be with George RR Martin who has never had Margaery as a POV character in the books? So the showrunners are supposed to wholesale invent scenarios for this tangential character just because she's meets your ideals for the empowered female BA? And let me get this straight:…

Can't wait for the Tomb Raider reboot starring Tom Cruise as Lara Croft because "anything is possible" and "sure, why not"

The random Aziz quote struck me as really strange as well, especially for a so-called "news" piece. Why is his view on the subject embraced and celebrated while Matt Damon's candor is demonized?

I have to disagree that I've attempted to move the goal posts at all. I think I've been pretty consistent with my message all along. Sorry, but this whole article was just way too sanctimonious for my liking. I'm sure the author is a good person, I was just trying to remind her that her obligation as an author is to…

Allow me to disagree. Based on my comments you think I have a very rigid sense of what art can, could and should be; both conceptually and in execution. I happen to think I'm very tolerant, open-minded and beyond all objective when I'm evaluating art. Do I have opinions on what type of pop culture analysis I enjoy?…

And I see your point that griping out about a specific element of a movie, of anything really, isn't exactly a total rebuke or dismissal of the project or person behind it as a whole. There's obviously shades of gray, and we love things in spite of their flaws. In fact, I think that's the very definition of love.

Sorry, but I did not mince words. You can see in plain English that I respect the artistry of films and I said she was doing film CRITICISM wrong. If you want to argue that film criticism is art, fine. Might as well put some lipstick on a pig while you're at it.

I consider Days of Future Past to be a bad example when one of the primary antagonists (Mystique) is a female. I think we can all agree than villains are by and large a male role. Don't know why, but I guess they're easier to believe as wicked and nefarious. Now, there's an interesting theory. Where is all the public…

Sorry, but I do consider it assailing the artist's integrity when you say his (or god forbid, HER) work is sexist. At the very least, you're accusing him (or HER?!?) of being un-enlightened and insensitive to the plight of their fellow humans.

Really no point in trying to make this dude see the light when his original "thought experiment" was so asinine that it was impervious to any logic. I was kind of hoping he might produce a hacked Sony email or something proving his claim that Hollywood is actively and intentionally trying to deny filmmakers from…

You're obviously convinced I'm a huge hypocrite, and there is nothing I can say to change your mind. But yes, I do want my arts and entertainment content to be free from social commentary. Just spare me your attempts at enlightenment, wizened film critic, and just evaluate the film on its own merits.

Truthfully, I think you should save the cultural commentary for the Editorial section of the paper. I really don't think it should take up residence in the Arts and Entertainment section. However, I'll freely admit this is an opinion and others might feel differently. Not like many people read the paper these days,…

There's really only lens I care about in this instance, and it's the lens of the critic evaluating the movie. If I don't care for their lens or whatever you want to call it then I won't be reading their stuff for very long

I'm only lamenting the state of film criticism today, never once did I say we need to keep our movies "straight, white and proud". You're inferring quite a bit there, pal.

Umm the Confederacy was rebelling against a change to the status quo. Quite the opposite of complacency and accepting things for how they are. Nice try though trying to paint me as a racist, bro.

I really enjoy watching the NFL and NBA and few if any of the players bear any kind of resemblance to me. Does it prevent me from enjoying said sports? Absolutely not. Do I think these sports would be more entertaining if all cultures and walks of life were represented? Of course not. Does it frustrate me that more…

Everything you have listed I would be far more interested in reading about than the whole "was this race and/or gender fairly represented and if so, was it a sensitive portrayal?" I honestly feel really sorry for artists today who get thrown to the PC wolves over some of the most inconsequential stuff about their…