Also common, here and a lot of places, is a shallow rewrite of stories by news organizations, i.e., mild Wikipedia-style plagiarism.

Unfortunately it’s become common on g/o media to link back to their own stories, I’m assuming for clicks.

If we didn’t have a picture of the author I’d honestly wonder if this wasn’t a fake Dear Prudence style submission designed to test the tension Jezebel’s readership would face between recognizing how poorly this reads in terms of how they treated their husband but not wanting to drag a queer person going through a…

I grew up near a tiny marina. My sister and I would walk to it during the summer and hang out. There was an ancient woman in the area that had a giant boat in the front yard that we walked by to the marine. The Boat looked exactly like the Minnow (picture below), including the giant hole.

Between this utter failure to conduct a one-minute Google search for Kwan’s credentials and qualifications, and the willful misinterpretation of Ben Affleck’s comments (which seemingly no one in the comments is agreeing with,) it feels especially bad, even by ‘Dirt Bag’ standards.

Yeah, I read it as: “I wasn’t happy in my marriage, I felt trapped/like I couldn’t make the decision to leave, and I drank a bunch.” I can see how it would be interpreted as “I felt trapped by Jennifer Garner”, but I think most reasonable people don’t think that she’s the trapping type.

he inadvertently spoke poorly of [his children]

Michelle Kwan has a degree in International Relations from the University of Denver, a Masters of Law & Diplomacy from Tufts, and worked in the State department for eight years.  She’s absolutely qualified to be an ambassador (and her support of Biden certainly doesn’t hurt).  

So, in other words, he always meant that he handled it horribly, was an idiot and selfish asshole, and it was wrong. And some people heard (somehow) “It was my wife and kids’ fault.” I don’t see it, but I guess you really have to want it. 

The Tender Bore

There are dolls representing people of color, but like all of the dolls, none of them have jobs. What a bunch of tiny plastic freeloaders.

Thought the doll line had quite a few dolls of different races and ethnicities (though still predominantly white).

Almost like it’s relevant or something...

Because a large percentage of the readers here have no comprehension how a media organization works and are happy to make it someone else’s problem instead of learning something.

Ah yes. The evergreen “I meant to do that,” snivel.

Nope, so far it’s just brought out the “I don’t understand an artist’s drive to create” guy.

Numerically, the same amount of money is available either way; if Sheen is paid $1 million for a role (for example), but turns it down and they pay some other actor $100,000 instead, there’s another $900k sitting there that can go toward other productions, and will end up paying people anyway.

Yeah, I think you might be right, you better find out how to contact him so you can tell him that, I bet he hasn’t even thought of that!

He’s the expert on his own recovery, if Munn is essential to it, then let him show his gratitude how he wishes :)

It’s actually reassuring that she calls it “clown work.” Lucille Ball was a trained clown and it seriously informs her comedy style. I grew up watching a lot of I Love Lucy with my abuela so I’m pretty protective of my TV parents. This is the first time my hackles have gone down since the movie was announced.