“See, Wayne could have blamed police. He could have pretended he’s experienced racism because apparently that’s the new standard for the abundantly wealthy black celebrity these days.”

Absolutely. If u don’t mind just a bit of indulgence: I wrote Ebert in 2003 to let him know what an impact he’d had not only on my love of film but of art and society in general, and to my amazement he emailed back. Thus began a two year, once every three or four months exchange of emails, most very brief, some…

Oh my, we basically left the same comment.

I think about this movie often, how good it was as I watched it (same age as “Nola” character when it was released) and how Nola was just living her own best life until it was (inevitably) fucked up by the rape scene and awful conclusion. She’s gotta get what’s coming to her is more like it. Bummed me out then & still…

So his argument essentially boils down to “sure I groped those women, but white guys don’t get fired for that so I shouldn’t be either”?

No, it’s not, because if the genders had been reversed, the focus here would have been on the inappropriateness of the joke. Because the gender dynamic is what it is, the focus of this article, and these comments is on Hills inability to “take a joke.”

This wasn’t a joke about power dynamics. This was an insult to his appearance, and he didn’t appear to have done anything to deserve it. This isn’t some sort of feminist stand she’s taking. This is just a mean-spirited “joke” at the expense of someone who was just trying to do his job. It’s inappropriate in either…

Maybe, but I don’t think it’s particularly appropriate to directly insult the appearance of anyone who is just trying to promote their movie. It’s shitty either way, and he did nothing to deserve it.

If having a reality tv show, scamming lots of people, and running several of your own businesses into the ground qualifies one to run the country, then apparently so.

For real! I’m also pretty sure I would not even be allowed to participate in 1920's politics, so, there’s that.

So a brief stint at a law firm qualifies him to interpret and apply the Constitution to law?

No. No bb, your point is not accurate. Not when only 14% of magazine covers last year featured women of color (and no, that’s not proportional to the population, so please don’t try to make that tired argument). Also, plenty of studies still show that society has a HUGE unconscious bias toward caucasian standards of…

Dark skinned and woman of color are not interchangeable. Words mean things, and while a dark skinned woman is probably a woman of color, a woman of color is not necessarily dark skinned. And neither of the women you mentioned are really dark skinned at all.

As an old person I’m more than a touch offended you’re all acting like we have all had head injures. We are old not stupid. I’m suspect I’m old enough to be a parent to most of the people commenting here. Maybe if your stopped patronising the old people in your life and talked with not at the old people in your life…

To Donald:

Megan, it’s not about her level of offense. It’s about the fact that she’s tacitly approving a derogatory term aimed at Asians.

It’s more of a safety issue- not to have other people do things for you. It’s the same reason people should give seats up to the elderly. You try bouncing around with a 25 lb weight on your chest while holding onto a bar with one hand. It’s actually worse when you have a stroller, because you are then bouncing around…

My “baby” may be fucking 3 damn years old, but he has cerebral palsy and can't walk, so yes, he goes everywhere in a stroller. Don't make assumptions about people when you don't know their circumstances. Microaggressions abound, indeed.

Wait..what? I can’t even comprehend what that must have entailed. Please tell me you punched him.

Sir, were you erring something revealing that allowed you to be stabbed? Was it not too much for you to have been wearing some sort of tactical Kevlar undergarment? Do you take no responsibility, sir?