And in regard to her place in society I understand and appreciate that. But at the same time she was getting what she wanted at the expense of another woman, a sister she loved. Why should that be celebrated?

She didn’t “take” him but she did get involved with him when she thought her sister still loved him despite saying no to a proposal. And given the complexity of their relationship it was bound to cause Jo some turmoil. Why do that to your sister? It’s not like Amy was hopelessly in love with Laurie, he was a…

While I appreciate a more nuanced look at Amy, I’m surprised at all the avid support! She is a deeply selfish character. The true love story of the book is between the sisters and she betrays Jo, first by occupying the Europe trip spot and then getting involved with Laurie when she thought Jo still loved him or at…

The real Godfather, before The Social Network and especially for blockbuster type fare, is Watchmen. (2009 with Smashing Pumpkins)

Damn you Jezebel, I couldn’t help but look at this ridiculatta and now it’s all over my facebook wall!!

I’m conflicted on this one. This girl surely needs someone to talk through the whole encounter and nuance with her as it is loaded with issues and could very well be an assault. However, as far as us commenters, we don’t have all the facts to just flat out call it rape. I believe in yes means yes but for all we know…

Maybe women are too large a group to be considered under hate crimes. However, for a lot of the population, sex/rape does have gender motivations involved.