Because them endorsing Bernie when he’s wobbling doesn’t actually hurt Warren, and gives the Squad the opportunity to have a second high profile endorsement moment when Bernie finally leaves the race. It complicates the Fox News play that Warren is the “most radical” candidate, which benefits the Warren campaign,…

There is a long history of lesbian spaces being exclusionary towards trans lesbians on the basis of perceived genital configuration. Two examples of this were MichFest and the NYC sex party scene, in which “women and trans” access restrictions would exclude trans women in favor of trans men. In both of these contexts,…

Gross! I still fret about the G/O management trying to put a thumb on Nolan, though. I like his work, and don’t want to see it pushed to be more “conventional”.

This feels like maybe someone got some unwelcome Media Overlord notes on their (cutting and effective) political reporting?

Should Sanders supporters not be held to a higher standard than the people actively campaigning for trans elimination? Like we expect the hate and vitriol from GOP people engaged in driving us from the public square, even though it is still crushing in its breadth and variety of disrespect. We expect better from…

I’ve taken to naming Link “girl” when the option is available, because “you there, girl! We need assistance, girl! Save us, girl!” both amuses me and speaks to me better than the default.

Yeah, I wish IMDB was better at listing voice roles for shows where actors voice more than one character in an episode (which is a common Maurice LaMarche thing, he’s got some great range).

I think you’re underestimating the volume of harm that Carson’s HUD mismanagement is causing. Which is admittedly easy to do, because HUD serves people who receive disproportionately little media attention, but like... we are talking about people who rely on the government to help them maintain vital housing and other…

If the G/O Media Group is leaning in to more video content, can you please put subtitles on all your videos? I get some value out of a video like this just because of the side by side comparison, but I would appreciate knowing what it is that you’re saying over it as well.

Did you see Chopped the last two weeks? They’ve also been doing a Very Brady Chopped with the six “children” as judges (three per week) and I could not for the life of me understand its purpose. If they were promoting something I could not stomach enough of the inferior Chopped product (amateur cooks, amateur judges,…

One of the reasons I responded to you at length was because I felt like your objections were coming from a good faith place, and I still do. But I look at those examples and I don’t weigh them the same way as you.

“But I wouldnt want to live in a society that upholds or says its ok for anyone to think that they should use their bodies for gain, especially not women.”

“But I wouldnt want to live in a society that upholds or says its ok for anyone to think that they should use their bodies for gain, especially not women.”

I would also check out the first two seasons of Documentary Now, if you’re looking for a better quality of work from Hader than his SNL years. He’s particularly good in Parker Gail’s Location is Everything—making fun of the unreliable aspect of first-person confessional monologues—but he’s also great as the star of Mr…

This is just camouflage for the rioters planning to start shit in their Vanguard war outfits, no? This seems actually pretty dangerous and scary!

Probably a lot, sadly... I mean, I know this is a very different audience than a MAGA rally, but even on Splinter there were a ton of self-described fat people in the comments of that Andrew Yang post being like “I am fat but I totally support fat-shaming the president who I hate”. That particular internalized bias…

Your expectations around passing differ from the lived experiences of the people writing this show. And beauty is not always a defense; beauty attracts attention, and with attention comes scrutiny. Add in the way in which that scrutiny increases when you’re surrounded by other trans people in a cis space, and yeah…

Why is the media not talking more about the way in which domestic violence is a major predictor of future harm? It’s infuriating to see something like “gun restrictions as part of a PFA order” turned against people with mental health issues, especially when that link is going unmentioned in so much of the coverage.…

I mean, yes the Slot is going to talk about the Democratic front-runner a lot, and as a site whose editorial perspective is further to the left than Biden has ever been, their takes aren’t going to be “hey look at this cool old dude who accidentally said the subtext out loud.” Like, it makes sense to me?

Next Tim Ryan bumper sticker: “I really don’t care, do u?”