My favorite part was when they were measuring and you can see multiple women taking up more space.

Obvs it's a much bigger deal when [the] wealthy [...] get threatened.

The largest part (and Rubio's hissyfit) is because the Cuban-American demographic has a wildly disproportionate amount of political power in the US that is completely unwarranted to their actual size.

an FBI group assembled to crush social justice movements

when someone lumps you into a big pile you've fought to stay out of in real life.

I don't think there's a "right" thing. The "right thing" has to do with Ghomeshi, not his unrelated works.

You:

You miss the whole point.

The fame and wealth facilitate actions and an avoidance of consequence that is only available for them.

I can't imagine that's even on their radar.

But "what is expected" is for any random white person to be awful. Its the behind-the-corner waiting-to-jump-out screaming "Gotcha!" approach.

Sometimes I think good white people expect to be rewarded for their decency. We are not like those other white people. See how enlightened and aware we are? See how we are good?

I'm amazed at how vindictive the response is. No sympathy. No consideration. He's obviously the same person as he was when he was 16 since no one ever changes and we're all just our lowest moments forever.

51% is technically "more than those who don't" but damn... any reasonable person would say that 51% is half. You'll only hear "a majority" when someone has something to sell you.

Taibbi is on record stating the lack of fact-checking here is immensely surprising for the magazine. The author and subject bought into the zero-sum concept of "Don't question/always believe" which is completely the opposite of RS' usual policy.

Nope. His next effort will drop the bullshit entirely: "Aaron Sorkin's Ego" tonight at 8!

I was about to write the same with less sass.

This is not a failure of any specific institution.

paints the school's decision as potentially arbitrary and capricious.

The "Black Keys" line was fucking golden. Every anxiety packed into that one "slip".