Not really. I think it’s an odd situation that brings up odd emotions. I think in the hands of a good writer, this wouldn’t read as self-involved, even if the thought process was very similar. Unfortunately, Elite Daily and a lot of blogs of its type publish writing that would be considered mediocre in a college-level…

Yes, people can change, but it’s a lengthy process and you can’t take on the burden of the success or failure. If you have the strength and self-control for it, you need to take the long view and be strategic. Do not argue. Do not try to win on facts.

You have to avoid engaging reflexive defensiveness. What seems to…

There were rumors Steve Bannon would be fired, but he’s still there.

There were rumors Sebastian Gorka would be fired, but he’s still there.

There were rumors Reince Priebus would be fired, but he’s still there.

So these woke dudes missed all of the Themyscira scenes? I’ve read some legitimate (if in my opinion, EXTREMELY nitpicky) critiques of Wonder Woman from a social justice POV, but claiming Diana only became empowered because of Steve Trevor is objectively wrong.

I’m feeling like a horrible person, but I’m starting to…

The problem is that if he gets inside, he’ll be an a-hole and ruin things for everyone. Although given Alamo stated policies, if he’s an a-hole, he’ll give them leverage to throw him out.

I get it. It’s a combination of misogyny, a refusal to understand institutional discrimination, and a toddler-level understanding of equality as meaning treated exactly the same in all circumstances. Unfortunately, a lot of anti-discrimination laws as written are actually on their side, which then gives them…

Yeah, I’ve been worried about that, too. I was worried about it honestly even before the woman-only screening.

Perfect

I hate you forever for the imagery you have conjured here.

I consider myself fairly relaxed, but I would change schools over this. Karla Homolka did super f’d up stuff, and she groomed people! I understand that once someone serves their time, they need to reintegrate, but I’m okay with the fact that some things get you ostracized from society forever. Or at least volunteering…

It’s good to see. I wish there were more Asians/Asian-Americans, and I’m pretty sure Latinas are still way underrepresented relative to population, but forward momentum is good.

Yeah, that’s the next great leap forward that media designers need to make. Film was literally not designed for dark skin, and there are great articles about all the lighting challenges people have faced as a result. But in the digital era, it seems like tools should be passed that and photographers/designers/etc.…

My main point is that I don’t think racial privilege applies here. Take the Native American gallows out of the sculpture, and I think it would still be mindbogglingly inappropriate for the space in which it was installed. I am a performance artist, and I can see how the concept of juxtaposing children at play and…

That’s not a hypothetical. It happens in real life. Off the top of my head some examples of individuals whose stories have been taken from them for another person’s profit: Serial (made without support of Hae Min Lee’s family and currently responsible for causing them distress), the Henrietta Lack movie (which didn’t…

Yes, we’re all aware. It’s even explicitly described as such in the article you’re commenting on and thus presenting yourself as having read.

We’re also all aware of death of the author and that intent does not dictate interpretation.  

How is quoting Muhammed Ali and posting a picture with her boyfriend “thirsting with such fervor for approval from this morally bankrupt horror show...”? I don’t get this article or the response to it. It seems to be wildly reaching for something to take offense to, or even to connect Tiffany to her father/father’s…

That is a really important piece of context!

I didn’t fully understand why there would be strong protests around an artwork commenting on institutional oppression—it seemed to smack of a type of artistic policing that I have very mixed feelings about. But if this was intended to be part playscape in a whimsical area,…

I feel like I’m the only one who absolutely believes that Tyra crossed the line with the daughter and did cause her distress. But I’ve watched a lot of seasons of America’s Next Top Model. I find it way more credible that Tyra tormented a kid than that she had vibrant energy and a mature, nurturing spirit.

It’s pretty offensive if Tyra made that joke to the actual child.

This is not for me. At all. But I do think it’s a cool concept, especially for a company with a Dungeon theme. Well-kept rats can be cute.