After hearing a whale watcher call 911 on whales, it dawned on me: The white people diming on people and now species just trying to exist is the 21st century version of manifest destiny. I have a feeling that if any of these people were confronted, they'd go full Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men": YOU WANT ME ON THAT…

I thought the penalty was spot on. Sorry, just wanted to leave my mark. Feel free to bump me up with a +1.

Amen. All this "guilty until proven innocent" pearl-clutching from Republicans is insane, as well as Mitchell saying she can't find probable cause for a search warrant. Maybe we should have a higher bar for someone who wants to become one of the most powerful people in the world. It's really funny that Kavanaugh's…

Ick. I had always been fascinated by this painting and the way it stripped down exploitation and celebration to it’s barest form. But, I saw it as a young adult who had already been exposed to porn, so I never thought of it in that way. After living with a bunch of artists for a couple years I kinda realized a decent…

These women are heroes. There are a lot of other heroes at the capitol over the past few weeks, but they stepped up and shouldn’t forgotten, ever. Yeah, Flake is bonehead and it shouldn’t have taken this long, but he did a rare and good thing today and should be applauded. He’s no hero, but good for him. I’m surprised…

He irritates me. And because he looks like a dollar store version of Joe Theismann, and I live in DC, I get irrationally angry at Joe Theismann when he's on TV because for a second I think it's Joe Manchin. That's my contribution to this discussion, sorry.

Your point is definitely valid, and kinja happens to be rife with liberal mob shoutdown pieces these days, but Buruma definitely went against NYRB standards with this piece, in an attempt to make a splash. He was lazy and secretive about it, and has been there less than a year. I get them pressuring him out. I…

Yeah. I have a feeling his reputation was such he probably could have kept his job if he had issued both an apology as well as a “what went wrong” essay in an upcoming issue. Honestly, that would be a lot more satisfying for readers than leaving in a huff and whining about people being disappointed in you. Then again,…

The Freudian aspects of "mother" aside, the movie Alien ruined that word for me. The only people who don't make me gag when they say mother are either doctors or Sigourney Weaver with a flame thrower.

Woops. Sorry. You tricked me with good troll character work.

Kavanaugh gave me the creeps from jump, but for a more of the the John Ashcroft-style father-of-Gilead vibe rather than a Brock Turner in black robes, but those types ride together. Thanks for your reply, I see you on kinja tons, especially about these cases and have always been a fan of your insight.

No, that’s a clown comment bro. You seem to expect more from an assault victim than of Senators and FBI vetters. The latter two are an enormous priviledge and a place of public trust, the first is an unwanted experience. Even if you assumed she was a liar, the Senate needs to do it's job.

Sexual predation is just a quirk in the eyes of Republicans. Y’know: Susan forgets her reading glasses are on top of her head, Alan won’t touch doorknobs, Brett is a rapist, Kevin wears too much cologne.

He’s rotten, and, being a survivor of sex abuse as a kid, my heart breaks for Dylan Farrow having to relive this in the media yet again. What this story I hope makes clear is that abuse can be nuanced and doesn’t exist in some vacuum. Abusers can be kind, can sometimes make your life better, victims can look forward…

I really like Anna Kendrick, who is great as always in this, but Blake Lively acheived that rare acting feat of turning it up to 11 without ever overdoing it. She'll get a Golden globe nod if not a Supporting Oscar nod, if there's any justice. Not worth a win, but deserved alá Melissa McCarthy or (vomits in mouth)…

Off their radar and onto their to-do list.

My read had been that “safe space” was misused, and that it would be moderated by counselors that included people of color. The Dr listed IS white, so if it’s just him leading it, that’s not cool and also kind of dumb. I do think having a place for people who are trying to be less racist to go is a really good idea,…

That’s interesting, I think I remember that and wonder if they still go on. Yeah hopefully “safe space” has been coopted and misused here just out of ignorance. I’m a MD alum from over a decade ago and I still live in PG, and that campus is a problem in terms of how it doesn’t acknowledge it’s presence in a very black…

Thats what I pictured I guess. Some of my job has had me to refer out employees for trainings, including “Diversity Awareness”. A lot of them are last ditch things before you can legally fire someone and they fail, but I’ve definitely seen great outcomes statistically and anecdotally, where that person has actually…

“comradely solicitousness and hairtrigger whim," is an outstanding description of Charlie and damn good writing in general.