Honestly, I am on the fence about watching it for the same reasons. I’m pregnant and hormonal right now, and the idea of watching this particular story unfold feels almost threatening to me, especially because so many of the themes are so close to what is happening in real life right now. I generally don’t advocate…

I love when men get mad that women try to “educate” them about our experiences and perspectives. Why can’t the ladies just let the men drink beer and watch the sports in their special man caves in peace? How dare we try to advocate for a more just world by sharing our often-overlooked perspectives?

I would also be interested to know how CBS handled the pre-show discussion of Smith’s status. If he told producers he is trans, and they “discussed” how it would be handled, did that discussion include CBS explaining their policy on airing footage of another contestant outing him? Because that would clarify a lot for…

Maybe. It’s certainly in CBS, and Survivor’s, and Probst’s interest for us to believe that. As I’ve said previously, the issue of personal agency here is really significant, and it is important to me as a viewer to know Zeke had that agency. I won’t just take the word of the network, the show, or the host.

The post had that info when I read it, which was of course before I commented (which was not long after the post went live). So if it was edited, it must have happened almost immediately after it was originally published. It’s also possible you just missed it the first time — it happens.

True, but the tone of his THR piece indicates to me that he has some leeway to speak about this. It’s a little hard to imagine him being that forthright about the whole incident and then clamming up when asked how he felt he was treated by production when it came to his privacy.

Yep, Rich mentions in the piece that CBS says they worked with Zeke and GLAAD on deciding how to handle, and that Jeff Probst has stated that Zeke was given a chance to decide if it could air. I just want to hear that right from Zeke, because CBS obviously CBS and Probst have a strong interest in claiming that they…

It would serve Zeke, if it as his desire to keep his trans status private from the world at large.

The argument has been made elsewhere that Survivor could have used their vast leeway in production to edit the moment out without confusing viewers. The choice was made on set for Jeff Probst to basically just ask the remaining castaways if they agreed that Varner should go, but they could have held a voite as normal…

Hmmm. I was at that show (as in the actual show where the Netflix special was filmed). I have to disagree that the audience didn’t laugh — the audience was very into it. The venue is a little weird for a comedy show, which might have contributed to the weird vibe on film.

A point of clarification: the NPR article does not say that interracial couples would dance together, merely that black and white people would share the same dance floor. That was still unusual for the time, but not quite as open-minded as embracing interracial relationships:

I get how it might have seemed that way at the time, and I’m sorry you didn’t feel more loved by your family. But surely you must see how your parents’ material wealth benefited you in invisible ways, no matter how much your friend’s parents doted on her? So much of privilege is the stuff that can’t be easily…

Yes! There are people who break free. This thing Ivanka is doing where she say she disagrees with him privately and that’s enough? It’s not enough. You can’t claim a public profile and then argue that it’s not your job to speak up when an administration your whole family works for does terrible things.

Yeah, I feel like this is fair, but there’s a problem. You can see the complicity growing well before 25, and by the time someone is that age, they are so dependent on the gravy train that even if they have so twinklings of conscience somewhere down in there, it is way too hard to give up the financial gain and…

You think they’re awful? I don’t feel that way at all. I like how human they are, and how they approach that humanity with humor most of the time. I like how relatable their problems are. I mean, I’ve never been accused of sexual harassment or cheated on my partner, but the way those story lines unfolded felt real to…

I mean, it’s not what I would do, but it’s not my job to tell other people how to parent. That sounds like an okay compromise. For me, I’d have no problem with my daughter choosing to wear dress-up clothes every day, provided they don’t inhibit her ability to play and learn. There are definitely things I would draw…

I love this answer because I’m a grown-ass woman and a feminist, and I also love me a tutu and some glitter. Since I have a little more information about the world than your average 6-year-old, I can frame my love of tutus and glitter anyway I want; I don’t have to be a princess. I can be David Bowie for halloween or…

I raised this at a staff meeting recently and was met with uncomfortable stares. I wasn’t suggesting we all start napping instead of working. I was just noting that sometimes the best use of one’s lunch hour or mid-morning break is a little shut eye, and that there’s no reason the company’s shouldn’t accommodate that.…

Don’t forget that not only did no one at Pepsi or whatever mega-agency produced this ad consider the possibility that people would see right through it, but they cast Kendall Jenner as the central character. They made a baldly manipulative, crassly commercial ad and then they cast a Kardashian in it.

Hmmm, I happen to agree that it would be unethical for a “third-party” to leverage the name and implied power of the current president for economic gain. I just don’t see how Ivanka can understand how that’s wrong and not see how it’s wrong for the entire extended Trump family to leverage the name and implied power of…