It’s media slang, a vertical is a more specialized, specific audience-focused offshoot of a publishing operation. Meant to expand on specialty coverage but share an overall editorial viewpoint. Therefore Vulture is a culture devoted arm of the overall New York Mag operation. (They’re going vertical from there NY Mag…
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Acceptable: “I used my position of power over these women’s careers to abuse, frighten and humiliate them and I am very sorry.”
He wasn’t making out with these women on the couch after a hot date, getting his hand swatted away, they were at work. There’s nothing fuzzy about it.
White men are considered the mainstream of the mainstream and anything even slightly abrasive from someone who is not in the mainstream is treated as radical even if it’s common sense. The mainstream only accepts it as common sense when someone from their group deigns to articulate it.
A hefty FU to the multitudes of Gawker/Jezebel readers who flooded my comment a year or two ago angry because I said this guy’s brand of anti-sexist anti-racist comedy was itself sexist, racist and not particularly funny. I believed the rumors from the start. Also, as a man myself, believe me when i say C.K. is a…
Trump would cut off his own face to spite Obama’s legacy.
Anyone who would object to such a framing has no idea how publisher relationships work—because they effectively are.
The video did violate copyright law. Most let’s play videos do. However, the reason most let’s plays aren’t taken down because of copyright violations is because the developers decide they don’t want to enforce said violations. They decide that the potential interest generated from a Youtuber’s let’s play is worth…
When you see the word fuck printed, do you find it jarring? Does it remind you of times someone has looked at you with hate in their eyes and made you feel rightly unsafe? I dont need to wait for your self serving response to know the answer to that question. Unless you’re willing to say the word nigger in a room…
It may be debatable whether YouTube is his employer, but would anyone object to the notion that they’re his publisher?
Listen, they are adults and they can choose not to say an offensive word on their own volition whenever they want. It’s easy to not say something that does offend and hurt people, it’s really, really easy not to say it, and doesn’t improve the story in any way to actually say the full word, especially if everyone…
That’s what bothers you most? That you’re not getting to see the most offensive word in American society in print enough for your liking?
Like, right now? When we are all discussing how stupid was of PewDiePie saying nigger on a stream?
Probably when discussing the word itself as stated in the comment.
Excuse me, I misspoke. Boomers and Gen X created the Tea Party. From CBS:
6.5 years doesn’t seem long enough for this shit if you ask me.
How is babby formed?
He was really good in Season 2 of “Fargo.”
Plus, they let go of someone due to bad behavior? Yeah, okay, but they still plan to work with Johnny Depp.