I’ve seen so many responses to the fallout from this that are like “Well, what kind of idiot takes financial advice from Shaq/Tom Brady/Larry David,” and “Do you really expect celebrities to do due diligence on the companies/products they endorse. As to the former, who cares? Whether people should be influenced by…

I wonder if he thought he was going to get high fives for that story.

I hate rapists, I think rapists should be raped and murdered.

End of the day, his protestations of intent are too little, too late. I personally believe that topic isn’t in-bounds for jokes, and the only time it can be appropriate for storytelling is with clear disclaimers that the account is fictional and all involved have given aware consent. Even ‘back in the day’ of 2014,…

The ethically dubious thing about AI art specifically is that it’s trained on images that are stolen from artists without their knowledge or permission. It’s like money laundering, but for art. In fact you’re right, it’s not ethically dubious, it’s uneqivocally immoral, and should be illegal.

you mean free people up to pursue a career in something fulfilling that they might actually enjoy, such as art?

Yeah, because past inventions and productivity increases ALWAYS free human beings up to do more interesting work or have more free time, right?

Actually, CGI has done massive damage to the moviemaking industry. So many little stupid things get CGI’d, like having an actor hold a stick and then CGIing in a gun later because it’s cheaper to pay a graphics sweatshop to add in a gun than it is to pay a unionized prop manager. Actors having to try to portray nearly …

“There is literally nothing ethically dubious about artificial intelligence.”

I feel bad for her pawns children.

You’re being more charitable to the teachers than I would be.  I’m giving the side-eye to any adults who signed on for this clown show.

Apparently - The school enrolled about 100 students and employs 16 teachers, with a number of celebrities’ children in attendance West’s four children with Kim Kardashian do not attend the school; instead they attend Sierra Canyon School.

Seriously, what kind of parent even signs their children up for this? Does the school even have more than 10 students?

I’m not victim blaming, because the real victims here are the children. And teachers need jobs, so I’m going to give them some leeway here.

I’m sorry, but what part of Kanye’s school ever “[sounded] great on paper”??

I love bright colors and would consider wearing an outfit like this, but not to a meeting with a group of veterans where I’m their fucking elected senator! I wouldn’t even wear this to meet with a client in my current job under usual circumstances because I want people to take me seriously!

She’s dressed like an everlasting gobstopper lmao

Looks like she’s headed to her first day at kindergarten.

She is there as a representative of the Lollipop Guild, I believe.

Guys you don’t get it. Because making fun of a woman’s clothes is a terrible thing and offensive. She’s showing um individuality and something else and not making a statement about her surroundings. Dressing appropriate to a situation is a clearly outmoded way of thinking, and especially old men who served in the…