“but I have no goddamn idea who Mayor of Piper Glen is, and neither do you.”
That is entirely the point. Sure, dwaynehatesirma does sound insensitive, but Mayor also put themselves forward into the public forum making unsubstantiated allegations. There are ways to be vetted anonymous sources to protect your identify.…

Sure, except for all we know “Mayor” is neither a comic, a woman, or anyone who has any first hand knowledge about this topic. Why should we give any deference to the post?

“Doctors used to scoff at supplements (which they now recommend);” 

Except study after study shows they are generally worthless unless you are in some nutritionally deficient location.

The reason your analogy generally falls apart is that anything previously considered woo that has moved into “standard canon” is…

I understand it is permanent. You have to admit it is weird though, right? She can perform and do all these things but she is considered legally incompetent.

a placebo won’t cure your cancer or cure anything. If you are better because you think you are better than you weren’t sick to begin with.

Acupuncture has no scientific method of action nor any evidence of efficacy. It is as much quackery as anything on Goop.

I do agree with you on the underlying problem of the health…

“It” is also what they call sex, so it actually is in the title too.

actually, having read any of an author does seem like a legitimate litmus test for literary criticism of that author.

of all the bits that have been spilled on this scene in the last few days, this seems to be the most insightful of King’s reaction.

I agree that he doesn’t write people of color well. He has been getting a lot better at writing strong women protagonists, but he clearly has a way to go. I think what some said about him never really knowing any black people is probably true. Some of this can probably be partially a byproduct of the times and I think…

I agree that he doesn’t write people of color well. He has been getting a lot better at writing strong women protagonists, but he clearly has a way to go. I think what some said about him never really knowing any black people is probably true. At around 70 years old, there may not be a lot of change coming either.

I…

That is an apples to oranges comparison. We are talking about an interpretation of a literary work. He argues out of both side of his mouth on this one. But sure, let’s extrapolate that to every issue in the cosmos.

what is the second baseman.

His wife has historically read everything and offered feedback. I imagine they must have discussed this section.

The movies based off his non-horror stuff are also remarkable films. Stand by Me, Shawshank

I read it as Jerome (who is a super smart kid on his way to Harvard(?)) just messing with Bill. Why is that interpretation of the character wrong?

after writing how many words about it? Hard to denigrate the discussion as saying it doesn’t have merit when it takes 1000+ words to say there is nothing to discuss.

I’m not entirely sure you know what that word means. However, since a voodoo doll has nothing to do with voodoo religion, then to what am I expressing bigotry? Magic?

I could have picked any nonsensical mystical object. Of course almost all have some root in religion. That is a feature not a bug.

if you want to play that game, no religion is any more true than astrology.

and then after snooping you can create a voodoo doll likeness of your new love interest, or am I confusing brands of nonsense?