If you showed me the footage, I could write these segments before they even appear. You can do it like an improv challenge. You will rarely be far off from what they’re actually saying, if you can resist the urge toward over-the-top parody. This is mob rule, the police don’t feel supported. This is exactly the…

Consider adopting a specific planned parenthood in a really crummy place?There are places where they are the whole game. 

Thanks for saying this. I have been a dedicated commenter since 2010 and there was a time when I had a million stars? Or something? But I have not ridden the system changes well, and it’s a tad ironic that here I am in the permanent grays, at least on Jezebel itself. 

I agree that it’s a complicated topic. But this situation with Chris whatsisname is not complicated. If you are 23 and you meet a 16 year old who says they’re 18, it’s maybe a borderline situation. If you’re a famous 40 year old and you’re pursuing multiple people who would strain credulity by claiming to be 18, you…

I really really like Bob’s Burgers but there are definitely things that give me pause, and the lovable white supremacist biker gang is one of them. I am also not sure why Marshmallow is always played as a walking gag (I mean, is she a sex worker? Like, what’s up?) - I really try to understand that character but I’m…

It is a nice turn of phrase to make it seem like something where you didn’t have any control or agency, so I get it

I have numerous acquaintances who are obsessed with numerology, or what they think numerology is, and they are all obsessed with variations of “11 11" or “11:11.” These folks squeal with joy if they look at a digital clock and it reads 11:11, because that means . . . something. Maybe something will happen, or…

I can understand if someone feels like the way this movie is presented in an academic setting might lean way too heavily on the “technical innovations” and just pay lip service to the racial baggage. Even in a film school, both parts should be given a lot of consideration; it’s a bit of a cop out to say “this is…

Is your objection about the way the professor taught it? Like do you think a different professor (whether or not a black professor) would have made it seem more like a valid educational experience? 

I can’t help but interpret this comment as “lol fuck the people who didn’t get their ballots in the mail in time, they deserve whatever difficulty they encounter” which I’m SURE is not what you intend

I have also worked briefly/occasionally on the outskirts of this business and this is such a good point. So many fields are analogous, although maybe not to a pathological level. If you’re a director, there’s a difference in your approach if you’ve ever been an actor for any length of time or not. If you’re a…

I may have just had a mild stroke after briefly getting Gronk and Kronk mixed up in my head 

It’s like all the people who talk about “Horatio Alger” as a great American story to aspire to. Horatio Alger’s characters were successful for the most part because they had the right patrons. Or they had amazing moments of luck, or once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. His name becomes a byword for “up-from-nothing” and…

I don’t totally agree. There are always rich people who believe that, by virtue of being rich, they have uncovered the secrets of life and the way we should all live it. Some people honestly believe (or get off on the perception) that they are sharing actionable life advice. They low-key want disciples, they need the a…

“If you ask someone to name their favorite reads, and they list this or The Art of War or The 48 Laws of Power, it’s a foolproof tell of a money-centered morality”

I immediately recoiled at the description of Nobu as a chain that became famous because of the Kardashians. I get that Joan maybe was not alive during Nobu’s early heyday but like, research has never been easier! The whole internet is right there.

It’s quite funny to me that a lot of people think “she told me she was 18" is always a valid defense in court.

Why is it messed up? This is called irony. 

I thought the whole point of “the blogosphere” is that you can have a blog like Man Repeller that isn’t necessarily dependent on advertising revenue to support an old fashioned publishing house. Yet even outlets that aren’t part of old-fashioned “aspirational women’s media” the same way as Vogue or Cosmo are STILL…

The “tik tok teens” portion of this story genuinely annoys me, because it just gives more material for the lunatics to claim that it’s all a left-wing conspiracy to prevent Trump supporters from expressing their devotion.