independentthoughtalarm
IndependentThoughtAlarm
independentthoughtalarm

You suck at guessing. The classic TV parts were fine, just overdone and taking up too much plot real estate, leaving the back half with not enough room to develop its themes and some of its characters.

Ah, true, Martin Scorsese, famously lacking in historical knowledge of cinema.

Yes, I hope the former IDF soldier kicked that toxic dude’s ass! That former IDF soldier deserves our plaudits for this one. #girlboss

The problem is precisely his timing AND that he singled out only Islam for sexism and homophobia. Jackie was already trying to get the point across that Muslims already deal with a lot of discrimination but they’re still American. Jeff comes in with what almost sounds like “but isn’t Islam bad?” It’s pure

Yet that line is literally the only thing anybody remembers about that movie.

Hot take: everyone has been taking Star Wars way way way way way more seriously than they should have been since about 1993 at least, if not earlier, and everyone should shut up about it for a few years.

It Follows is not remotely about how sex is bad.

Yes, because nobody blinks when opposite-sex romance, attraction or sexuality is public. It’s assumed to be normal or the default. And nobody is sharing details here — her saying she’s dated both men and women does not give you any particular bedroom details.

To anyone who mocks this information or says “Who cares?” I’d like to offer a hearty “Shut your fucking mouth”.

LGBTQ+ people are still being murdered for who they are. And not just in far away countries. Especially trans people of colour. We need more artists, athletes and leaders to talk about who they are and how

Look, NBC really needed those “homophobes who are still willing to watch a show about a high school drama department” Nielson households.

And let’s not forget the really crappy part of all this: the real person is gay, but Katims for SOME reason just couldn’t make his pilot script work unless the show was about a straight guy. Because that’s what we need more of.