That makes sense, and it’s part of why I didn’t have near as much of an issue when, for instance, Transparent had Jeffrey Tambor as its lead. Of course, that ended up being awful for different reasons, but it made sense at the time that a trans woman just starting her transition could potentially be played by a cis…

But I’ve always felt it was silly we should treat POPULAR people with the same gravitas as say Sarte. “Yesterday, I was parking cars in Oklahoma city; now I’ma star, lemme share my thoughts with you about the Rain Forest and how really, really important it is” About as much creedance as Fox and Friends talking about…

The bigger problem isn’t that Scarlett accepts those roles, it’s that she’s being offered these roles in the first place, and more precisely, the reason she’s being offered these roles.

It seems to me producers should be very open to casting less practiced (or even amateur) actors for characters who are underrepresented or commonly misrepresented, for the very good reason personal experience can bring something to their interpretation. At least, if the director is capable of dealing with performers.…

Don’t hate the player...

“I’ve arrived at that time in an actress’s career where you either have to get serious or disappear, and I’d like to continue working, so I need an Oscar, rn.”

Imagine the reaction from these dimwitted wokies if an actor like Anthony Quinn was still around. According to them, he should have never played Italians, Greeks, Jews or Arabs because he was Mexican. Or that Omar Sharif, who was Egyptian, should have never played Italians, Greeks, Mexicans or a Russian like in Doctor…

I think an important question is: is “good” acting a rare talent that only a very few people possess, or can lots of attractive people who get lucky do a good job of it? (I’m talking Oscar-worthy shit, not get on a CW show.) Because, if it is a rare skill, the pool of truly qualified actors among minority/classically…

Trying to shame her for these things is ludicrous.

Yeah that’s at least partially true.  I know when I grew up it was more like ‘do whatever you want but try not to bother everyone else because they do not care’.

It totally doesn’t need a label.  I don’t like to bitch about ‘these days’ because almost every time it’s followed by a dumb comment, but the internet has definitely caused people to want to label themselves even more than they already did so they can fit in with whatever in groups are happening, and it’s not a good…

I mean.....to address the Elephant in the Room— isn’t Splinter basically Chapo via Kinja? 

I was thinking “Groucho” LOL

She might want to re-think that since she’s going to have to make a firm decision regarding choice of prison gang soon and the Rollin’ 30 Cholitas are this years favorite.

These are good notes for when they make a movie version of this case starring Cara Delevingne

That crazy bitch doesn’t have enough face for her head size.

This is the thing. I have lived in such a building and I also pulled the door shut behind me. In fact, there was a sign from management, asking tenants to please pull the door shut and not simply allow it to close on its own.  If I was walking out and someone was walking towards the door, I still pulled it shut. If…

That’s what Cukor tried to do, but Michel rolled right in. This is basically the crux of the disagreement, here. Michel’s statement clearly shows he was trying to “gain access to the building” (for totally lawful purposes, but how does a stranger know”) and entered just as Cukor was exiting: https://abc7news.com/societ…

I agree. I’ve lived in a secure apartment building and I always pulled the door shut behind me even if there was someone standing there to get in. There were a few times that someone reached for the door, but I would pull in shut anyway unless I recognized you. However, there was no point in asking who they were…

This. I won’t lie, I’ve reluctantly let some folks in my old building because they’re right at the door and I don’t want to get into a tug of war trying to close it while they are coming in. But if I see them walking up, I’ll sometimes fake that I don’t see them, pretend I’m looking for something in my bag as I’m…