I actually always feel uncomfortable with these conversations, because while I do believe that victims should be believed and supported, I also think that what happens after an accusation is made is very important. Cases should not be tried solely in the court of public opinion.

Honestly, from what I can tell, people love to cite one good deed performed to justify their persistent belief in their own goodness despite present apathy to the world. I always think it’s a republican trait (“my grandfather fought in WWII so I’m a patriot and my voice has a moral authority that yours lacks”). I…

I don’t know know Judge Jeanine much beyond her reputation, but I think her belief that her three decades of work in law enforcement has made her impartial, or insulated her from being an idealogue, is poorly informed. Law enforcement is a profoundly conservative field (see the NYC FBI agents who were trigger happy…

THANK YOU. I don’t know that I need an Italian-American to play one [GhostOfRobertStack’s point RE Cher in Moonstruck is a good example of a non-Italian-American playing one to great effect] but it just seems like non-I/A actors always want to play us a bit campy, which seems a little demeaning. I couldn’t watch the…

My (limited) understanding is that a fair amount (but not all) of red farmers affected by Trump’s trade policies are holding their breath for when the tide will change, similar to how red coal miners were turning down Obama-era job training opportunities because they chose to wait for Trump to bring back coal. It is…

but who decides if it was solicited or not? the sender, the recipient, or the recipient’s aggrieved wife (in this instance)? I have not read the original or revised article, only this piece on jezebel. It certainly sounds like the reporter was upset/angry about the fact of the image being sent, and used her…

I think it’s also about how we internalize the dictum that, as girls/women, we should be “nice.” We absolutely need kindness in the world, and we need to be a part of that, but I am definitely more aware now about how my internalization of that idea of “niceness” made me vulnerable to people who leeched my energy. I…

This is my favorite jezebel thread ever.

Did anyone else feel that that $150 million to spur female-driven businesses in Peru was really a gift to Ivanka, who hated being called out for her complicity in tearing children away from their parents?  Am I too cynical, cuz I looked at that and thought that the real motive behind it was cuz Ivanka wanted some good…

She doesn’t have my ire, and I’m not, as you say, coming for her. I literally was watching the video while I was reading about migrant children being taken away at the border, and it made Beyonce’s voice feel small. I find Beyonce thrilling, and so I was disappointed by that. There was a disconnect between a huge…

It just comes across as gauche, to drop a single where you brag about your spending habits when people don’t have clean water, or security, where their babies are getting taken away at the border and may never see them again. Clearly Beyonce has never presented herself as anti-capitalist (to my knowledge), I just…

Here’s Melania defending birtherism:

The revolutionary act is invading the space. The genius that is on display and that is celebrated is the art encapsulated in the person of Beyonce and her dancers. Part of her genius is her willingness to bring the revolution into her platform, to not sacrifice her radical voice but to amplify it.

I guess I am just considering more in terms of what I am doing as a consumer. Am I accepting the ideas presented in some of this media, pairing it with other information, and developing and/or evolving a cohesive framework of values? Or am I just a self-righteous consumer of media bopping to one chant of revolution…

I actually feel pretty bummed by this single. I’ve watched it twice, and I have pinpointed my disconnectedness to the moment Beyonce raps “give me my check. put respect on my check. . . i wear expensive fabrics. i got expensive habits.”

I haven’t followed this super closely, but I do feel disappointed, like most people. That said I think there is something [potentially] valuable in, JR apologizing and explaining her growth.

Man when Richard Spence got decked on TV it made me realize that I am NOT a pacifist. I took too much pleasure in that. HOWEVER, I def believes that Republicans tote more guns than Democrats, so in the interest of preventing a forceful takeover by racist members of the NRA, I think we should still hold ourselves to…

i feel like Rihanna and Cardi B are the only ones who understood the theme. Almost every other outfit could have been worn at any other event. It’s the end of the world, and our celebrities are basic AF.

Isn’t that the same argument that was used in the thread about UWS parents fighting against de-segregation of NYC schools? The “I’m not racist I just want what’s best for my kids” while they fight for segregation policies? Is it time maybe for us to acknowledge that we live in a society, and there are consequences…

I don’t think it’s a projection. I think it’s just a dodge from calling her a liar. They want to defend her and the administration, but can’t be forthright about it, so they’ve made something up.