Starred for the Ferdinand comment (not really, but at least 3/4 of the star is).

I just can’t take that moustache seriously. It looks like he glued a mop to his face.

If it’s a political ploy, then that will come out in the inquiry. It isn’t proven just because you really, really want to believe it is.

Oh, hey, here you are again. Same tired apologist argument, too.

I did edit, yes, mostly because it took a minute to remember that while I enjoyed the movie as a child it’s still pretty problematic.

It is not me. Unless cheese-flavored popcorn equates to a serving of vegetables.

Probably true. But then, I’m hardly the only one, as that type of scene has been recycled in many, many types of media since then. If you prefer, I could use the showdown scene “The Three Amigos” instead, as an example. Thought I’d go with the original example, but if it’s that important, okay. Three Amigos it is.

They’d better not touch this movie. If they do, I’m never going near the new one.

Rome didn’t have the First Amendment :)

It would be neat if this turned into a “Spartacus” moment.

“She was sleeping, not actually unconscious.” “She worked at Hooters once, and is really pretty!” is almost exactly the same as “But what was she wearing? Was she drinking?””He couldn’t help himself because he’s man and men have no self control!”

I’d be interested what the passed out recipients of those“jokes” thought about it. Not so sure they’d find it as funny.

You know where “rumors” and “open secrets” come from? Women saying “this happened to me” or “avoid that guy because of this” and men not listening to them and dismissing them as liars, and predators actively working against them to keep those stories untold. Did you read the article, when this came up back in 2006 and…

“We took somebody’s a man’s word for it..”

That’s it, exactly. It’s coming from a place of empathy rather than a place of demand.

It’s asking the women in your life, “What do you need?” instead of “What should I do?”

Indeed.

Fantastic article, thanks for linking!

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