Please elaborate on the secret website — I’ve never heard of that.

It’s just a reflex. If I see something shocking, I’m going to gasp or scream, and, then, perhaps, after the initial shock wears off (which would be a matter of seconds) I’ll evaluate whether assistance is required. Like, if I hear gun shots on my block, my initial reaction is either a gasp or “Holy Shit! Those were…

Since all the accusations stem from the past ~5 years while his mental capacity has been in decline, I think there’s a fair question as to whether it’s appropriate to label him as a predator. That doesn’t mean what happened is okay, or that women ought to “put up” with it because of his age and incapacity, but the…

You’re correct, but I think people are also justified in being concerned that others will use Spacey’s statement to conflate homosexuality and pedophilia. And Spacey’s statement is still deflection. We all knew he was gay. We’re concerned that he’s aggressively coming onto minors.

I agree that to call what happened pedophilia is incorrect, but there is a reason it is illegal for adults to have sex with teens in the 14-17 year age range — they are typically not mentally or emotionally prepared to have a sexual relationship with an adult, particularly when they fall on the younger end of that…

I don’t think that any of the people suggesting that what’s happening is not pedophilia are accepting Spacey’s deflection. For an adult to make a sexual advance on someone they know to be a minor is wrong, whether it’s clinically classified as pedophilia or not. Even if it’s not pedophilia, the fact that Spacey knew…

Yeah, unless reports of similar behavior emerge from the 15, 20, 30 years ago, this seems like less “powerful man abuses his position to assault women” and more “man of declining capacity should not do photo ops anymore.” If that’s the case, the moral blame should fall on his caretakers, who clearly know* he’s been…

Not really any evidence of foul play though.

Genuine question, I promise I’m not trolling here — but is what Lind is describing fairly characterized as sexual assault? It sounds like was definitely inappropriate, and likely harassment — it was obviously upsetting — but the way it’s phrased here it doesn’t sound like he touched her in a sexual way (obviously, if…

Yeah . . . Judy Garland died at 47. Zellweger is 48. Minelli is in her 70s.

So her argument seems to boil down to - if there’s grass on the field, play ball?

It’s not necessarily empathetic to unload information that makes you personally uncomfortable on a virtual stranger whose life it might upend, when you’re probably not a person they’d tell about their personal problems anyway.

I had never seen that before. (1) Let’s not body shame Cisco Adler. (2) I’m a little more sympathetic to manspreaders now. I remember reading comment by a guy defending manspreading because otherwise you sit on your balls and every response was “learn not to sit on your balls dumbass.” Maybe OP was Cisco Adler. Maybe…

Sit on it. There’s a part of me that’s like, “but I’d want to know” however, not everyone shares my feelings (and some people have arrangements with their spouses that might permit a tinder profile). I think there might be cases where you should tell, but I’d reserve that option for cases where you are extremely close…

Also, in another parallel to the situation in Spain, there is no constitutional mechanism for New York to secede from the Union. If Cuomo decided to hold an election where we could all vote on that proposition, it would likely also be considered unconstitutional — which is pretty close to what’s happened here. That…

I believe he had a pet monkey that he left in germany or something

Yeah. This struck me as a comedian trying to rip on another comedian and misjudging the situation (my understanding of the comedy scene is that comedians are just nonstop assholes to one another, even when they’re good friends), but it definitely says something about not only Cross, but the comedy community, that he…

Wait, explain to me this Lena Headey comment. I know nothing about her, but like her vibe and need to understand WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

He seems to have turned into a good egg, and invests in some interesting ventures, including some that are involved in ending human trafficking. There are clearly some gaps in his education (I wish he’d let me proof this and take out all the shit about out Constitutionally guaranteed right to pursue happiness, for…