Agreed, but publicity-wise it's a double whammy to keep his kid from him and then blame HIM for not seeing her. It's the opposite of having your cake and eating it too.
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on the other hand, if he was a woman and he was unable to see his kid for 110 days because his ex managed to evade him, the world would be all "OMG, her heart must be absolutely BROKEN. To keep a mother from her child for that long is so cruel." So, it could go both ways.
It's so hard to distinguish when someone's being a jerk to you because of your sex or color vs. when they're just a jerk to everyone they encounter…
I think this is something that actually works in the perp's favor in situations like this. It's been said that their activities are somewhat of common knowledge, yet they still get to go along leading normal lives in part because probably everyone's going, "well, if that were true they would've been strung up, put…
So that they can distance themselves. If they can identify a "bad" behavior that "made" him do it, they get to keep feeling cozy and superior like it can't happen to them because they don't do those "bad" things.
It does get applied to some other things. For instance a couple of months ago I got mugged, and the questions everybody asked were, "Where were you?" "Why were you headed home so late?" "Was it dark out?" "Were you alone?" and then they say things like, "He probably saw you using your phone on the train." On the whole…
Normally I'd agree, but I'm really skeptical that anyone would be stupid enough to do that twice.
well, I could see the parade of events two ways...
My FMIL just couldn't understand why I wouldn't want a bridal shower. She kept saying, but you're a part of a family now, it's what we do! Nevermind the fact that I've always been a part of a family, and we just do thinks a little differently (read: less). But I just don't love being the center of attention, and the…
I've never actually heard a bride say, "It's my day!" On the other hand, I have been told by practically everyone I know, "It's YOUR DAY! Do whatever you want!" usually in response to me trying to suss out what the most convenient options would be for people. So while I'll laugh my tush off at stories like this one, I…
The Kate Moss one made me think she was trying to imitate a mannequin, not an actual human. She's fallen into the uncanny valley, and she can't get out.
I feel like I want to separate out the "a white model couldn't do the same thing" thing from the "what whiteface is ok but blackface isn't?" thing. I know that's splitting hairs a bit, but while Callie correctly points out that the root of offense at blackface is the historical association, that's not there for…
So one of the awkward things that may put USC in an especially vulnerable position with these things is, the area is considered to be DPS "territory." DPS is not the police, it is campus security. And they are the first responders not only on campus, but for a bit of a radius surrounding the campus. Some people don't…
While I support having some variety in the options, I just had to chime in that it is possible to 12 step without the higher power. My dad spent a solid 20 years taking 1–2 meetings/week, and he's the most militant atheist I know. You sort of, figure out what the core purpose of the language is, what it's really…
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
"You can knock on my door and smile and give me a pamphlet about Kenny Loggins Jesus and allow me to gently brush you off,"
I don't assume that he was acting maliciously because of his skin color. I believe he was acting maliciously because his vigilantism is not appropriate in a country which actually has very strong and reliable police presence. He had no business hunting down somebody because he thought the person was suspicious. But he…
well, it'll be easy to ID her as soon as the book publicity machine starts rolling...
well that sounds totally fair... *eyeroll*