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They all exist, and the descriptions match up to the district number. To be fair, I just looked it up, I didn't remember all of that from the books.

Jesus Christ, Emile Hirsch. You are the living worst.

I'm sorry, you just said that your husband forgot your kid. Sorry to hear that your kid isn't that important to him.

Can some smarter than me possibly explain what's happening in the JK tweet?

"It may have been a cultural mistake". That's an excuse. And you explicitly agreed that name calling isn't cool.

Again, not my point. I'm not saying everyone knows. JFB didn't know about the racial context behind the word, so basically accused Jukebox of making it up. Even though a cursory google search would reveal a well known history.

This game is fun! I just googled "lynch". Not a single mention of racism in the first 10 pages! Must have no historical links to race, then. However, if I add the words "black people" or "race" to the search, I find out that's bullshit.

Well, the word universally changes the meaning completely. Universally well known = everyone knows it well. Well known = known to a lot of people, which I think is fair given the NYT article you posted. And it makes sense in the context I used it, which was not to say that everyone should have known about it. It was…

You're either a liar or you're using some very selective google techniques. Either way, you're putting way too much effort into staying ignorant.

Universally well known is not the same thing as well known, so I'm not really sure what you're saying?

There's a shit tonne of them. Best way to find out? Listen when people talk about it, rather than accusing them of being racist for pointing out the well known history behind a word.

Why are you name calling? Its well known that the word has a lot of baggage and loaded meaning when directed toward black people. Just because you weren't aware of it doesn't mean that Jukebox was reaching.

That last sentence couldn't be truer. Someone(?) got shot and then he tried to win her back, but then he got shot in the head in a separate vague incident? This normal person never would have guessed those plot twists.

If you're a heartless shrew like me, you can just read the wikipedia page for the novel. It's how I've managed to avoid ever seeing a Nicholas Sparks film.

Honestly, it seems like 70% of the comments here are wilfully missing the point or trying to make it about themselves, so it's really just a numbers game.

The rest of the world certainly doesn't think that. There are actual standards you have to meet to get a diploma, right?

Good lord, there is a lot of false equivalency going on in the comments. Why would they wear a yarmulke on their cap? It's not a decoration, it's fulfilling a requirement to keep their head covered. A requirement taken care of by the graduation cap.

"We're going to Africa!"

Damnit, Benanti, I want to love you. Are you sure you need to worry about other women's pants? Because it seems like you probably don't.