My argument is based on my career as a legal professional, about a decade of volunteering my time in low-cost legal aid clinics, and the sheer volume of data that shows that despite how much we love throwing people in prison, the threat of prison hasn’t stopped people from committing crimes. Also, prison in the US…

You lost me at “complaints that educators working a fraction of the year don’t earn enough”. Don’t even know where to start with this level of ignorance so I’d suggest you start looking up average teacher salaries in your state, how much it costs to amass the education credentials to become a teacher, how much it…

It’s all performative. Thanks for checking. 

If their tips don’t bump them up to an average of the minimum wage, they’ll get minimum wage. It’s an odd quarrel to take up, fighting with service folks who live on low to middling wages at best. I don’t really know any rich waiters. Do you? 

The democratization of modeling in all its forms might be the reason we are seeing “unusual” models ascend to the top of high fashion. It’s open for anyone who can find an audience. I’m not mad at it. 

It’s super duper gross to see all these people push the state’s carceral agenda so willingly and without critical thought. Beyond pushing for more incarceration, which is disgusting in and of itself, it’s clearly not working. There is no evidence that what you’re suggesting is true beyond what you “feel”. 

To me, personally, of course they’re more interesting. They’re also more beautiful, their body of work more inspiring, etc. I’m not comparing them to one another. This Olivia Jade chick finding an audience doesn’t take away any of those models’ hard work. The only thing I’m saying is that she’s clearly found a niche…

You’re bad at formal logic but ok. Rates of incarceration have not affected white-collar crime because we’re jailing more of them than ever before and people are still doing that crime. You’re on the internet already, do a Google!!! Your refusal to do a basic internet research to back up your bloviating is exhausting…

Binx Walton is a runway model and you’re talking about her as if being 5'11", 110lbs, and beautiful is earned instead of a genetic lottery. If we’re using your logic, why is Walton walking for Celine and not me? 

Right, exactly. None of this is new or worthy of this performative outrage. 

But... she’s literally performing the duties of a model -- showing off a product and getting people to buy that product. The 90s Supers changed the landscape of modeling, maybe this is also a change? She’s not my taste because I’m much older, but I also remember what it’s like to be 15. 

Riiiiiiiiiiight. 

wtf are you talking about? Your respect isn’t necessary for her to be a perfectly adequate driver for capitalism. She has a job. Just because you find it distasteful or without merit doesn’t mean she isn’t selling a thing for profit. I’m sure that you’re doing the lord’s work inoculating baby goats or whatever, but…

Yes, she is the first person to turn her physical appearance into those things. Models, actors, and attractive-people-turned-tastemakers have never existed before her. Burn her. 

Millennials start in 1980, so he’s right there!

Have you seen that hair? That’s why. 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA so what you’re trying to tell me is that the poor don’t speed because they can’t afford a parking ticket. 

You can scream false into the internet like a child without looking up actual rates of incarceration of white-collar crime or you can look up and see that we are jailing more white-collar criminals and at nearly double the rate 30 years ago and white-collar crimes, especially financial crimes, happen all the time.…

People want revenge, right? What they’re really saying here is that they hate these people so much, they want to see them suffer. I get the sentiment, but other than satisfying some inner need for revenge...

It doesn’t matter what you personally believe. The facts and history aren’t on your side. More white-collar criminals are serving legit jail time than ever before and I bet more of them are committing crimes than ever before. There is no value to society in keeping these people in prison. And, I’m not sure if you’ve…