Here’s the post with the link you provided, to make sure we’re on the same page there.

What about our irrational attachment to guns? That’s biological. That’s because the first tools humans evolved were weapons.

So is progress inevitable or easily undone? Do we do nothing or do we try to do something? Is suffering inevitable or will we eventually get it out of our collective system? Will humans evolve away from conservatism or do we have to seek “enlightenment”?

nationalism and conservatives will become obsolete simply by the progress we create.

What is the point of law if not to control the actions of others?

...Or we could alleviate suffering by, you know, working to eliminate or reduce the causes of that suffering rather than relying on pseudo-Buddhist mystical nonsense.

While this is good to keep in mind to resist despair, it is also important to note that this is only temporary if it is resisted.

This is definitely worth discussing (because it’s not always clear on the internet, I mean that sincerely).

I’m not sure what kind of call center you work in but the chances of you happening to call at a time where CPR training would be useful are much lower than the chances of an aesthetician encountering a victim of intimate partner violence. There is also the fact, cited in the article, that many aestheticians have…

I can’t speak to national trends but I have personally observed healthcare providers being... less than conscientious about screening. A few years ago my partner had to go to the emergency room because he injured his foot. The provider (not sure if they were a doctor or nurse or something else) did ask whether he felt…

I think this post is a good explanation of why Cho may have initially been willing to participate in the conversation then come to regret it.

This post is a good explanation of why Cho may have participated in the conversation initially then come to regret it.

This might help you understand this better from Cho’s perspective.

I’m not sure you’re going to get through to them but I for one appreciate your comments. They’ve been really helpful in articulating some things I have felt but didn’t know how to express.

I think you’re right that Swinton is supposed to be Celtic but I don’t see how that’s an improvement. When I say they could have set it somewhere else, I meant set it in Nepal and cast a Nepalese actor or set it in Korea and cast a Korea actor, etc (I agree with your original post that setting it in China/casting a…

Why not set the movie somewhere else and cast an actor based on that? Or, you know, set it in a fictional country since the Ancient One is from a made-up country and not Tibet at all.

So keep Swinton as the Ancient One and cast an Asian actor as Dr. Strange. Or write a better version of the Ancient One that doesn’t rely on the stereotype.

I think you are unnecessarily limiting what options the studio had; casting a white person was not their only choice. If they were (rightfully) concerned about the Ancient One originally being a stereotype, why not write a better character? If they were concerned about offending China with a Tibetan character, why not…

“Camille Paglia used Madonna’s acceptance speech as an excuse to desperately cling to relevance by insulting Madonna in ways that are, by this point, entirely predictable.”

It’s so weird how invested men are in this issue. I mean, I get it from the my girlfriend got pregnant and had an abortion (although, still that’s her choice dude). But other women’s uteruses? Why do you even care?