For some reason, Clint Eastwood and the other makers of Richard Jewell decided that the tragic story needed a retelling with the addition of a spicy suggestion that Kathy Scruggs fucked for tips.

I love the built in certainty of “women’s sexual immorality”. Men made all the rules, both written and unwritten. Lots of these rules boiled down to the fact that men could (and were even expected to) have many lovers, but women could not have any lovers ever, excepting her husband. 

Where is the lie though?

That seems unenforceably broad, although actually enforcing it probably isn’t the point - it’s intimidation.

That seems unenforceably broad, although actually enforcing it probably isn’t the point - it’s intimidation.

“Only you can prevent forest fires.” - Smokey The Bear

“I’m so tired of being accused of being an arsonist.” - Arsonist

“I don’t wanna hear that white people are the fucking plague all the time!”

to forcibly turn American children into trans people.

How fucked up is it to co-opt the very relevant and important #believewomen hashtag to stand on your stupid incorrect soapbox?

I was with you right until the last sentence, and there I have to disagree because the GOP loves nothing more than a good old hypocritical albatross.

I can’t imagine what this poor woman is going through. What an amoral piece of absolute shit we have in charge of this nation. Can he be sued for defamation?

hypothetically, yes, the state can pursue charges for any crime. It costs money for the government to bring charges against someone & doesn’t typically happen if there isn’t enough evidence to think that a conviction is likely. It would be hard to convict this person unless Melissa was willing to cooperate with an…

Yeah, dealing in lazy stereotypes about Asians eating family pets is totally not racist, yo!

You might want to look up the actual, literal definition of racism there, champ.

Or you could realize that a generalization doesn’t have to mean you personally, not interject to make it about yourself, and go on about your business.

The OC was referencing, as The Root has been since 2016, the 53% of white women who voted for Trump.

And if you’re a woman, your work e-mail has to strike a very delicate, near-impossible balance between “friendly” and professional. Too light of a tone, and you’re not taken seriously because you’re a flighty woman. Write in a matter-of-fact way that’s similar to your male colleagues, and you’re a joyless ballbuster.…

T.I., Baby, nobody has any misconceptions. Nobody for a moment freaking thought that you were in the room during in the exam. Nope. That is not what we are horrified by. Don’t deflect.

I think the charges that were dismissed were for alcohol and brass knuckles and occurred prior to the murder.