The military has traditionally been where we address many of our social problems before they’re addressed in the general population. For example, Truman integrated the military in 1948. That didn’t solve racism, but it did result in a lot of PoC being treated better in the military than they were in civilian life. For…

My little cousin was in the military and, according to her, the gender problems are pretty pervasive. As in, they will do just about anything to demean their female colleagues. Feminism is out of the question—you have to be a “Cool Girl” to survive, and even then you’ll get thrown under the bus for laughs. It seems to…

I think she wasn’t a victim because he couldn’t control her, and she saw through his shit and did what she wanted.

There’s so much WILLING porn online that this sort of thing has me flummoxed. Participation in this is a red flag that screams “I’m a rapey bastard”.

I have always loved Lisa Bonet, and vividly remember that she did not get along with Bill Cosby, so much that they gave her her own show to split them up. He was always really salty about her too. I was expecting that maybe some day she would come out as one of his victims, am relieved that isn’t the case, and I…

I’m an old (was an adult during the 80's. This was the very accepted, family-friendly norm to present the sexuality of a young woman on TV. She was a good girl (aka a virgin) being seduced by the dark side. Or she did a bad thing (had sex) and had a very bad outcome (got pregnant). Then she contemplates an abortion…

I’m generally pretty eyerolly about karma and energy and that kind of shit, but this is absolutely relatable to me. It’s like meeting a friend’s new boyfriend, feeling vaguely disquieted but having absolutely no specific reason to speak ill of him...and then come to find out years later that he was an abusive,…

Looking back on it, you can see the red flag in Cosby’s hyper-fixation on virginity. For example, when Denise elopes and comes home, Cliff asks his new son-in-law if his daughter was a virgin on their wedding night. When the SIL confirmed she was, Cliff has this creepy grin on his face. (I think it was meant to be…

Off topic but I was just thinking about James Avery and how great a father figure he was for us teens of color. To all accounts he was equally great off set. I guess I just want to say screw Bill Cosby. Uncle Phil should get more love than he does.

Why, why, why do these guys go so rapidly to sexual interest with women they barely know? I don’t get it. What’s the logic in his brain that allows him to make that leap? What messages are we raising boys and young men with that they do this?

Exactly. Just settting the limit at 15 without corresponding Romeo/Juliet restrictions just says “hey creepy 45 year olds - just make sure she’s 15 before you start rubbing her back and telling her how mature she is for her age.” *shudder*.

Raise your hand if you were a 15 year old girl who was constantly pestered by older men. The fathers of the kids you babysat for pouring you a drink. Your friends’ fathers staring at your tits or walking in on you in the shower. Your male teachers dropping hints. Strangers pulling over as you walked home from school.

Where did I indicate you were talking about me personally? I don’t even live in Milwaukee and never lived in Milwaukee but I know this one incident isn’t part of some weird Milwaukee black people pattern. They have challenge like Chicago, like St. Louis, like wherever else black people live. Sorry, that’s just a…

You’re right. That’s not a popular opinion. I grew up in Chicago, went to Milwaukee and they’re problems and successes are no different than anywhere else. I mean, sex trafficking is bad but shit like that goes on in every city, big and small. Although I’m willing to hear your “evidence.”

“Pfff. That’s nothing.”

I love this idea — taking economic leverage and applying it on behalf of people and groups who’ve lacked it. It’s a great way of addressing the imbalances that Dr. Smith herself first identified years ago, and that Geena Davis highlighted:

“Satire”

Doesn’t everyone have some form of herpes at this point?

Damn it Florida. I have taught history. Which means I am educated. Which means I know that to teach history and believe this crap you have to be a willfully ignorant dumb ass holding onto white supremacy as something you think is based in “facts”.