Magic word: UNION.

Kudos to the professors who took this to the media in January — because *bullshit* these decisions were made two weeks before it all went public.

Nonsense, actors negotiate all the time for creative changes that will protect their brand/career. If you're applying for a job at Taco Bell, you probably have to shut up and do what your employer wants, but if you're someone who's being pursued by people who want to hire you, you'd be stupid not to ask for what…

The older dude on the right-hand side of the shot also has a very clear look of "Well, this has gone swiftly to shit." She's at the center of the frame and has the BEST FACE EVER, but I think the whole group is in trouble and knows it. Co-sign your explanation.

Truth. We're always saying that we need to marshall social opprobrium against rapists, because the whole point of rape culture is that they bank on nobody really caring or holding anything against them. But then when actual social opprobrium falls on Winston — people showing him open disrespect — we're going to…

True, but I've learned that some Hispanic people also have beef with our current system. I have a former co-worker who was (well, still is presumably) Puerto Rican, and I heard him rant more than once about Hispanic/Latino not being considered a race. To him, it was his racial identity (he was relatively…

Lives near me, likes the things I like, is down with my kids? Most of that just sounds like...having standards to me. Not hostile and unreasonable standards. Just...standards.

I'm pretty sure "until the angels appear" is not meant to imply until she gets better, but until, to provide a more US-ish metaphor, she's "taken home by God.' I mean, who knows what the kids actually understand, but it doesn't sound like they're deliberately being given false hope, but made to understand that the…

I feel like surely many/most of these were purchased as gifts. As far as a $6 chuckle between siblings or buddies or whatever goes, it seems as good as any, doesn't it? I'm choosing to look at it this way, at least.

<i>Bey notably dedicated a song ("Ring Off") to Mama Tina. Still nothing for Mathew.</i>

I think it's pretty telling that her "I don't care about that because it's worse in other countries" shares space in the interview with the things she *does* care about — cancer and online bullying...because they've affected her directly. So...she doesn't always pick her causes via a dispassionate analysis of…

I'm not agreeing with Tooter's overall point, but yes, s/he is correct that in many cases it's been ruled that the presence of an actual child isn't required for a conviction under child pornography laws — drawing pictures of naked Harry Potter is, at least in some jurisdictions, just as illegal in spite of the fact…

That took 4 minutes. I was guessing maybe ten or fifteen, so time to lower my own expectations again, I suppose.

But...isn't not talking enough what she's in trouble for right now? I mean, come on, I'm trying to do the right thing here, but are white people supposed to be discussing these issues, or are we supposed to be just listening because now is not the time to overshadow POC voices?

Yes, but did the medical examiner *watch the tape?* Because Jojofriends did! Also, googled "asthma attack," so really, how could you possibly be more prepared to weigh in on this matter than Jojofriends is?

In fairness (?), "I feel bad" is a metric fuckton more recognizable human emotion than Darren Wilson has been able to conjure up so far. So congratulations, Pantaleo, for clearing an unbelievably low bar.

It's a fantastic phrase. I'm finding a way to work it into conversation at least daily from now on. (I'm afraid it probably won't be hard to manage.)

Local networks routinely break into scheduled programming with significant news.

Some of the performances were taped in advance. The bulk of the show aired live, which is why the emcees could mention the protests.

I tried waiting until we were financially secure before having kids. Now I'm 39 and my partner is 44 and we're probably not going to have kids, and I'm fucking pissed off about it. FUCK an economy that operates as though kids are a luxury good, or asks you to choose between a college degree you'll pay for the rest…