Losing ad revenue because of controversy is of course different from a show just dropping in ratings because it’s not very good, or people have lost interest in it. There has been some speculation that the show stagnated because it was ONE thing for Ellen Morgan to come out and ANOTHER for Ellen Morgan to actively…

I was working in TV ad sales at the time, and yeah, the advertisers dropped out in droves due to her “controversial” gay identity after coming out.  Network TV is all about the ad money.  There were very few willing advertisers in the beginning of the talk show, but she proved that she could do comfort food…

Yeah, I knew the police version of the events was wrong from the start of it... they said they were in the school in less than 5 minutes after the guy entered. Yeah, right - that’s why he was able to shoot up the place for 45 minutes! Good luck getting a consent decree to investigate and make changes, though. Texas…

There is not a better argument for defunding or abolishing the police than this video (not to mention what happened at Parkland). What are police for, as presently constituted with guns, bulletproof vests, any amount of offensive and defensive military gear, and authority to use all of that at the drop of a hot, if…

Idk Phastos was pretty bottom line in Eternals. There was literally no getting around his queerness. I appreciated Brian Tyree Henry’s performane A LOT. Despite no one caring about Eternals... that’s another story.

To be fair, changing Loki’s line to “I once turned into a mare, fucked a giant’s horse, and gave birth to my dad’s sick new ride” would perhaps also not be a slam dunk for LGBTQ representation.

And of course the same people who are calling for an armed resource officer in every classroom are also opposed to a school nurse for the entire district because it will increase their property taxes by $35/year

The “Good Guy With A Gun” people seem to envision everyone on the scene automatically knowing who the Bad Guy is, with no confusion over which person shooting people is another Good Guy and which is a Bad Guy. Never mind situations with more than one Bad Guy.

There was a shooting at a charity baseball game for members of Congress in 2018, and a House representative actually got hit. What was done in its wake? Still nothing. Not even when the politicians themselves were the ones being shot at. Well, there was more politicization of the whole thing afterward, of course, but…

Yeah. I guess the bad-faith argument is that more people would have died without them, but my argument would be that NONE would have died if they weren’t so hell-bent on guns being easy to acquire.

They had some of those yesterday as well, and look how great they did.

Definitely listen to the unbelievable asshole that equates autism and stupidity

Oh, god, how embarrassing for you. Are you also dating a supermodel?! WhoOoaAaa, that’ll show everyone!

I’m just gonna chime in here to say go fuck yourself.

It is. The next time you pull your head out of your ass for air, take a look around.

you should watch the clip before you comment!

He’s mocking those comedians.

$100 Ricky Gervais is into trans women.

You do realize that none of that has anything to do with what this trial is about.  It’s not a tort case, it’s defamation.  The only thing about Heard that matters is whether she knowingly lied that she was abused and that Depp never hit her.  Proving that she lied is near impossible since proving what a person is…

now they do. which is exactly why Johnny is doing this. he wants to destroy her. and if he can’t do that, he’ll tank her career (having already tanked his own).

I am firmly Team No One. but using the court as a bludgeon is gross.