I don't think you're alone in that. A lot of Democratic base voters are pro-gun and anti-Kardashian, which means a Kardashian anti-gun ad is basically free advertising for the Republicans.

They own everything, and you can't boycott everything.

I know a lot of people who have zero chance of putting anything in a 401(k) because they're barely getting by and paying big student loan bills. And many are independent contractors, though not by choice, so they have to pay their own social security premiums too.

Agreed. Hostility serves no purpose. Sometimes I engage hostile people online just to try and reach out. It rarely goes well but still seems worth it. My beliefs have changed a lot over time, typically after being exposed to better ideas by people who are willing to talk about it.

This seems to happen every year. And they have all year to get it right. How much money do these people make, to perform so poorly? How much does that PWC partner make? How much was his tux?

I don't think hate deserves much in the way of sympathy. But walking away from hate is something we ought to welcome and support.

What does the system count for then, given what you said? Forgive me for assuming those tenets carry minimal weight with you, because frankly that seemed to be your whole point. You seemed to, at length and with specificity, draw a distinction between criminal justice outcomes and how you see things. If I'm reading…

So you're saying that these so-called "principles of the free world" are over here, and you want to be over there. Someplace else where they don't count for you. We have a system to determine whether or not someone should be treated as guilty of a criminal act, and you recognize that, but for all practical purposes…

I generally agree but would still suggest that creep and cock are merely insults while criminal and sexual abuser are legal terms.

Well, yeah, opinions are what we do here. But sexual assault is a crime and that is not a theory. If you choose to consider people guilty of crimes due solely to civil allegations, that's your prerogative. Just realize that you're challenging fundamental tenets of the free world, the very principles that separate…

That is indeed how it works. Settlements almost always contain a gag order for both sides. When I write them, I include internet postings because yes those do matter in today's world.

What we're talking about is a crime, and to my knowledge, it has not been pursued by any criminal authority. While the lack of a criminal inquiry does not prove his innocence, that is not his burden, and it certainly doesn't indicate guilt. Neither does anything that happens in civil court, other than the civil…

Well, he did comment but part of his comment correctly noted that he isn't allowed to comment.

My understanding was that things had changed with him and his rep was slowly improving. Haven'f followed it closely enough to be sure. But if we don't let people reform, we probably won't see as much reformation. And if our goal is to get bad people to change their ways…

Steamed rice? Steamed? Don't ever speak to me again.

I would say it is, but did you see Spy? It's good and I like her a lot.

Just like in a chicken factory.

Mean Jean the Lunchlady Queen!

I'm sure it's just as good as the male pilot for Fox.

How vile!