My hope is that he is not doing it for a gold star, but because he is aware society listens to men’s voices more than women’s, and that he is trying to help by speaking up and adding his voice to survivors and their supporters. By speaking up, he may encourage other artists and people in the music industry to shun…

To be fair, though, it sounds like Konner is actually even worse, based on the context. Not that that sort of incrementalism matters, when you’re already down a pit toilet.

Lady gaga especially since she wants to be a voice for victims.

It’s nice of him to acknowledge the obvious and apologize. If anyone thinks that R. Kelly would be waking around free if he was assaulting Britney, Megan and Ashley from Winnetka and Wilmette, then I’ve got a bridge to sell you. Waiting to hear from Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Lil Kim, etc. who were all happy to work with him…

Are we all really taking the stance that unsolicited kissing/fondling of the breasts without prior consent would be okay if she was a confirmed adult? Because I’m over 40, and will punch you in the fucking face—if not lower.

“Growth” and “change” in this context involve an understanding of how one’s past behavior and opinions have been harmful, and refuting them. I haven’t really seen anything like that yet from Mr. Hart.

Obviously her being underage makes it 10 times worse, but pulling a random woman out of the crowd to kiss and fondle is creepy in general

Near the end of WWII when the Allies retook some parts of Europe, the newly liberated populace sometimes shaved the heads of woman Nazi collaborators. It’s just a random fun fact that amuses me for some reason.

This is a terrible take. I love your attempt to bring model minority myths and potential immigration status into a story about a young mother’s senseless death. For real, what the fuck? Does the fact that she MIGHT be undocumented, or the fact that she’s an Asian immigrant cheapen her life in some way? I sincerely…

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dang can we just get a dev on the fact that no ig photos ever display on the mobile site?? let’s let 2019 be the year that we stop excusing kinja for acting like kinja.

1: What the everloving fuck?

The Aaliyah stuff is really the most shocking since it all happened recently and they barely tried to hide it. They were everywhere together and he wrote a song called “Age ain’t nothing but a number” for her! He was publicly calling her his best friend. He was 27 and she was 15. Her parents and guardians really…

I think, and maybe this is rationalizing because I like the Beatles, that it’s different because Lennon is dead. Listening to his music doesn’t give him money that then enables his bad behavior. Continuing to patronize R. Kelly (which is something I hate to admit I did longer than I should have) gives him the means to…

Let me see if I get this straight. You don’t know this guy. He doesn’t know you. Since you’re a fan, whatever hits he ever had you already own. Still you find it terribly hard to stop supporting him even though it helps him continue to rape with impunity. Don’t hide behind words like love, this is about being as…

I’m absolutely shocked that Marty re-joined the church. I didn’t even think that was possible. They must have some kind of crazy dirt on him to make that happen. Is he still married to his non-Scientologist wife?

con man, 100 percent. with enough money and protection and dirt on tom cruise to be super protected.

Yep.  Also the number of people/land/mores that Co$ is fucking up is small in comparison to the number of people that 45 and his family/administration is fucking up.

The former, in a heartbeat, every day, and twice on Sundays and holidays. Because the way things are looking, Scientology will have its reckoning well before the Trumps, not to mention the church doesn’t have nuclear codes or executive authority, so really not the hardest choice.