I wouldn’t call it “the takeaway” from the article - it’s simply a bad idea (for many reasons) to falsely report such stories, and such inaccuracies should be corrected. Or do you prefer to be fed false information?

Here’s my issue with this whole debate. Obviously (or at least potentially) he would have fit on the door, and it probably would have held both of them; it’s at least worth trying if your alternative is death. The thing is, he already went through so much trauma and may already have been getting hypothermia BEFORE…

Wow, Perez Hilton looks TERRIBLE.

‘That woman’ is such coded bullshit. It’s such a shitty way of taking a shit on the other person by dehumanizing and degrading them them. They’re just some woman, just some singled, out crazy weirdo who is causing trouble.

I take your point but not your analogy. Amber Heard had a ton of receipts, and people still weren’t Johnny Depp as an abuser. People don’t believe women.

Sounds like Mr. Producer was what they call a “procurer”, so nope.

Going by her story, in what universe is the producer boyfriend not an enabler/participant at best or the mastermind behind the whole thing at worst?

Certainly, the stuff he wrote was odious, misogynistic and promotes rape culture. But you can find rappers and pornographers, hundreds of them, who do this stuff every day, currently, and nobody around here bats an eyelash.

Matt Taibbi is currently 47. That shit he did that you are chalking up to the foibles of youth happened in his 30s. The book, that you desperately want to retroactively believe is fiction, but clearly is not, came out when he was 40. So do your lame excuses about his behavior as a 20-something youth still hold up when…

Hm. How about, “Amanda Knox Writes Tribute to the Dead Roommate She Did Not Murder Ten Years Ago”?

As far as I’m concerned, Taibbi and Ames are dead to me. Would you have the same kind of reaction had their satire been racist? Why is misogyny okay if he didn’t actually end up raping someone, but spent a decade talking about how much fun it is to rape, degrade and threaten to kill women? Had he made satire about…

“ offer her a pair slippers.” Just when you think this column can’t get any worse. Well, at least nobody will have an unwanted baby or die from this one. They’ll probably just get frozen out at work and eventually fired.

A better solution like: “It is in your contract that harrassing your fellow employees leads to immediate termination of your contract, no pay-out. We saw those dick pics. There’s the door.”

The first year of engineering undergrad is lower level science and math classes, whatever liberal arts requirements you want to do (English or maybe an elective), and probably a generic engineering course where you learn about ethics and basic engineering concepts that can be applied across the spectrum.

He went to college for one semester, how the fuck did he have a major? Stop repeating this obvious lie.

Lol, over-rated and garbage are too very different things.

That was no fainting from the heat of the lights. This woman is used to stage lights, heavy wigs, makeup, etc...

I mean, I have a bleeding heart and a probably naive take on criminal behavior, and this guy is not one of the ones who is getting the benefit of the doubt. He clearly murdered her, and is desperately making up one story after another. The best thing you can say in his defense is that he clearly has never put any…

That's pretty insensitive considering the comment directly above you from a woman who's mother is losing her house. Sometimes people are desperate for anything that might work and don't see straight. And yes, some people are of "below average intelligence," and it sucks that you wish financial hardship upon them.

Christ, every once in a while I unknowingly accept a dinner party invitation and only realize after I walk in the door that it's one of these types of parties. Your brain starts screaming, "It's an ambush! Retreat! Retreeeeat! but naturally you're ensnared by your own sense of politeness by then.