I have some questions regarding autism/neurodiversity. Apologies if I inadvertently use any wording that might be offensive, and please correct me. I understand many people hate the idea of a “cure” for something like autism. But it feels like the people saying that are “slightly” neurodivergent. They are educated,…

Jesus Christ you need to mention the article is full of SPOILERS! Please do, or put a black bar over the spoiler sections, so someone else doesn’t read what I did.

Man Rome was such an amazing show.   From what I understand it was not even getting that bad of ratings when it was cancelled, it was just to damn expensive to make.  

I’ll always be disappointed that his portrayal of Roy Bland in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was given such short shrift.  

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he will always be captain frederick wentworth from “pursuasion” to me.

I assume they were just trying to not give that rumor air. I feel like even if they report that the claim was baseless, people are just going to run with it.

What really is weird to me about this whole scandal is that CK’s transgressions were both much smaller than those of others outed/processed at the same time (Weinstein, Cosby, Spacey,) he owned up to them immediately, and (unless I missed something) the offenses had all happened during a specific period of time,…

I likewise do not have the faintest clue how to explain to you that caring about other people, even victims, need not include giving into every possible concession on their behalf.

Yeah where I take umbrage is when other people want to regulate other people’s ability to see/vote for Louis C.K.

Yes, that’s it!

So, she said in another interview (NYT maybe?) that she preferred a different term, but the word she liked (I wish I could remember it) isn’t currently a marketing term for clothing, and it’s a lot harder to get a whole new term off the ground - even for someone as famous as Lizzo - than it is to say “well it’s…

If you actually look at the line, it’s a lot of stuff that can be worn as lounge or work out or casual around the house or activity wear - exactly what she and her dancers are wearing on Big Grrrls. If you actually read the article, this is explained:

Shapewear can be great for just wearing to help outfits hang the way you want, or help you show off the particular bits of your body that you like best - I’m guessing that’s very much Lizzo’s stance on this.

I’m plus sized and have some shapewear that I really like. It doesn’t make me look smaller, and that’s not what I have it for. It just smooths out my cellulite so I’m a little less lumpy. It’s not always about hiding your body, shapewear tends to just make things fit better.

Wanda brings up a good point on how witnessing an assault can really stay with you for a while. People often downplay it and say oh get over it, you weren’t the one who got hit. But that shocked and helpless feeling is significant. 

Oh definitely-- that's the shit that gets passed down the ladder because no one wants to be the person who gets blamed or blackballed if it goes wrong (or even if it doesn't- say he leaves but basically says he won't work with the person who ejected him, whose a studio going to side with a star or random Academy…

The latest is that apparently they asked Smith to leave and he didn’t want to.

If you want to hide from white women, you are working at the wrong place.

‘Karen’ used to actually mean something as a term but at this point it has become so overused that it basically means, “Any woman you disagree with”. The term has been co-opted by misogynist usage. It’s diluted to the point of meaninglessness and is now used as a catch-all way to disparage women. Low key shameful then…