Nah. It just means Splinter thinks a doll wearing a physical representation of patriarchial female repression is somehow aspirational for little girls.

Only the previous four? I’d say bombing children has been a bipartisan presidential pastime for a lot longer than that.

Edit: In reading my reply back (after I’d already hit “publish”) I realized that in trying to call out your part-for-whole fallacy thinking, I was coming off like the sort of person I want absolutely nothing to do with—and that made me feel ill.

The bottom line is that you are correct, up to a point. Many men have…

Beaker’s meth empire makes Walter White look like Jay and Silent Bob.

You want to hear from the Muppets because they never complain. They let anyone put their hands way up inside of them and not one single harassment suit. The Muppets are the problem not the solution!

Jim Henson had his hand up my ass for years.

Piece of advice: You don’t know any of these celebrities (probably). Don’t assume any of them are good people. They’re famous and you like their schtick, but you’ve got to be ready to walk away at any point, I don’t care who it is. People use Tom Hanks as an example of what would be too depressing, but that’s a great…

Finally, someone speaking some sense. Judging by your two solitary upvotes (one of them from me), not many others are willing to accept reality.

Naw, Jobs was never very smart. He just had the easy charisma of a manipulate sociopath, and happened to make friends with a lot of very capable people, particularly Wozniak who was the guy who actually did the work.

Everyone has done something shitty. Everyone. I think it’s best to avoid lionizing people or putting them on pedestals. Applaud them when they do good things, but don’t trick yourself into thinking that they can do no wrong. That’s not fair to you or them.

Power makes people shitty. Never look up to public figures.

Interesting take. It’s a little too psychological for my tastes, but I don’t disagree with it at all. My main drive is that we can treat accusations with every bit of the seriousness they deserve without necessarily believing them. Our language has conflated the term “disbelief” and “non-belief” to the point where if…

I dismissed the comment. People like that can’t be reasoned with.

So, if I disagree with a sentiment, I should just stay quiet? I’m really not sure what your point is here.

The problem is that believing every accusation from word one means treating the accused like a rapist from word one. THAT is where the damage can be done.

“Believe all victims” is a much catchier thing to yell than “Take accusations with the gravity they deserve!” That’s what it should really be. Believing that what they’re saying is true can be incredibly destructive in certain circumstances, but taking their accusations seriously and giving them the care and diligence…

Exactly the same to you. It’s a small and seemingly inconsequential forum to address issues as heavy as these, but showing others that voices like yours exist can help people hold onto their beliefs that presuming guilt is destructive. If the only voices being heard are in lock-step with “Believe all victims!” then…

I’ve come to a point where I have decided to believe ALL rumors of sexual assault and harassment.

Polite rebuttal: I understand where you’re coming from, and I agree that society has tons of roadblocks that make it difficult to obtain justice, but those roadblocks are in place for a reason. Burden of proof, innocent until proven guilty, etc. are all there to prevent innocent lives from being destroyed. And yes,…

I appreciate your comments here!