Not really hard to understand.

This is the “I can’t afford a track day, so I street race” argument with more steps

Our highways aren’t designed generally to the standard the autobahn is.

Well, here’s the thing: you don’t get to pretend things you don’t like don’t exist. This is noteworthy. It’s also of note that it’s very dangerous and illegal. 

I love the weird combination of art nouveau and gilded age imagery with the sci-fi setting. It works really well, both visually and thematically.

Hey now. Y’all all told me to stop buying rusty Michigan shitboxes, and to instead go down south and pick up a rust-free project. I’m doing that.

I’m making progress! (Right?)

Ok millennial

What was I supposed to do, turn down an $800 manual ZJ?!

Is that even possible?

Correct me if I’m wrong David, but is a car that can at least turn over (albeit w/o spark plugs) automatically one of the most functional cars on your property?

Eh. I get the response. The article takes what’s kind of a real thing and then carries it a bit far. By the end of the “joke” it’s very much like beating a dead horse until it’s tender enough eat raw.  Not to single Alanis out because she writes a ton of great articles but this brings up a similar eye-rolling gripe I…

Agreed.

I thought this wonderful little blog network was my safe space (RIP Deadspin).

To be fair, it didn’t seem like she was criticizing the movie itself (aside from the part about Ken’s wife), but rather looking at the time it represented with a critical eye that others might not bother with. As a black guy who loves cars (and is an engineer), I enjoyed the movie, but also noticed how the only black…

There were a few parts when I rolled my eyes! The movie was really enjoyable, but the weakest points were definitely the “men assert their manliness” ones, which is oddly the only thing the NY Post story praised.

They can’t not. It’s your fault for liking what you like and not what they like even if nobody actually likes it. 

The manly thing I did was checking off all the guys who didn’t make it through the next 5 years. It was sad. (Although I did cheer for Alex Gurneys appearance as his dad, oh, and Tanner Foust as Ronnie Bucknum!) . Plus, Mangold saying he didn’t want C. Bale heel and toeing was very annoying. Yes, that makes me a…

So she watched a documentary about a bunch of white men in 1960's Texas and complained about the lack of diversity and the period-accurate gender roles?

This. So much this.

The lady I’m crushing on said “there are some movies I’d like to see.”

That’s because the film is of the 60's.  That’s how the 60's were.  If you try and portray it any other way you’re doing a disservice by being inaccurate for the sake of political correctness.