It’s... uncomfortable to be reminded that sometimes the only difference between (sexual?) assault and harmless play between friends is the perspective of the victim.

North Carolina Man Arrested After Video of Him Brutally Punching Black Girl Goes Viral

A bunch of people desperately rallying behind someone, with little to no relevant accomplishments to speak of, for gleefully harassing the “other guys” and being (superficially?!) different from what we are used to seeing in politics?!

...is all on Kanye...

Are we sure that isn’t CGI? It looks like CGI.

I half expect Netflix to announce that they will be using his likeness without any actual participation on the part of Spacey.

...chance of a lifetime to perform in front of 100 million viewers, some of the music industry’s biggest stars...

Ribeiro is in the process of applying for a copyright (that he has almost zero chance of winning)... after initiating a suit against Epic. This all makes sense.

So far as I understand... the only way to copyright a dance is to do so under “choreography” and this case will probably hinge on the complexity of the dance. I don’t actually know where the line is between a small handful of dance moves and a full piece of choreography. Otherwise... it checks all the other boxes…

People aren’t always what they seem to be. Then again... sometimes they are exactly what they seem to be. The reality (that I hope you’re illustrating) is that these sorts of personal anecdotes shouldn’t actually be relevant (the ones featured in the article, and your own). They are all moot.

Or... he didn’t do anything (that there is real evidence beyond anecdotes for) and the accusations were still credible enough for the studio to settle. As far as I understand the timeline, the settlement occurred as #metoo was in full swing... unless there was solid evidence of his innocence they may very well opt to…

Do you consider yourselves the rule or the exception that proves the rule?

I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a black woman on the cover of a video game, let alone two of them. There’s a dearth of black female characters in games

This doesn’t appear to be the case.

It looks like you do not automatically get “Prime” status if you have previously purchased the game.

How many famous Black actors can most people in the US identify? 5, 6?

This is an incredible shame, if true. It is one of the only places a public person can go where they can make a living largely free from the manipulations of special interests and advertisers. Pretty much every other method of making a living in this space is powerfully contaminated by these forces.

In conclusion: deplatforming works.

This is muddy water in law. Do you think the actual inventor of the moonwalk should have been able to sue Jackson for remuneration... or does Jackson get all the credit for making it famous?! Turk’s dance was a fairly low-key meme for years... an argument could be made that Epic Games made it truly famous.

That is false.

They are heavily subsidized by tax payer money and they pretty much always have been.

Pearson told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that Knickers was too big to be put through a meat-processing facility...