How often do you hear the word not in connection with slaves? Or a grossly romanticised idea of the antebellum South? Connotation matters. We adjust our vocabulary to avoid connotations all the time. This is one of those times.

Usually a person being drawn to power makes me not want to let them have it. This goes for presidents, senators, governors, cops, guards, mall security...

No no no no no, women love reporting rapes, they love getting that sweet payday

Minimalist strokes? Self-awareness? Lack of bombast? This show was already on my radar, but now it’s singing my song for sure.

It’s probably that. It’s disappointing, but not outrage - worthy. Hopefully a moment of education for some viewers that needed it.

I fully support more rapists getting convicted. I want to see rapists locked away where they can’t hurt people. I also, however, am fed up with our prison system and its lack of rehabilitative properties. I’ve been thinking a lot about rehabilitation and suitable punishments for other crimes, and so I’m wondering,…

Right. It’s tough. They put limitations in place because of the reality of unreliable evidence after time passes. I would hate to see money wasted and extra trauma for victims.

People on here are acting like Seals was kinda terrible (or at least misguided), but it’s so important to examine candidates regardless of their party label! Hold politicians accountable! Keep monsters of all kinds out of office!

I really love shows “about nothing,” and Love had some perfect “uh yeah, that dumb behavior is totally familiar” moments, but man did those characters do some dumb things

I want to know this too, please! Been planning to watch, but how?

I didn’t see it, but.... how does Colbert not know that? Or someone on his staff?

It’s annoying me how happy it made me that he’s out of there... means that people who don’t deserve the power and good things they have do not often enough get their comeuppance

Maybe he’s so deep in disassociation that he views the part of his brain that says dumb shit as a “hacker.”

I used present tense but I don’t think he’s actually attempted this in fifteen years... because, as he laments, “coffeeshops are dead.” New development to this conversation that we’ve been having for three years - he says it used to work but admits that it was more about drinking coffee and having a book nearby that…

Seems like one would only identify with rapists so hard if one had some questionable events in one’s own past...

Yes! Good for you. Tell the illusion of choice where to shove it.

Maybe put him in a zoo or something?

“Sides” like they’re... equal. I know, innocent until proven guilty...

I have spent so much of my life going out of my way to not bother people who would not do the same for me. Whenever I get the courage to bring this up to those people I tend to get “don’t worry so much what people think!” advice. NO, I’m not worried about you! I’m trying to teach you how I want to be treated!

It pretty much the MOST respectful protest he could have made. Why are the “blah blah blah died for our freedoms” people not realizing that this is one of those freedoms?!