They aren’t related. They were a married couple who divorced before they got famous. Jack took Meg’s last name because he liked it more than his own.

Counterpoint: Hanson, Jonas Brothers, Good Charlotte..

Meh. I don’t need to know about the inner workings of elite political machinery to understand his appeal to his constituents. They are dumb. They are evangelical. Few have any morality beyond ‘gonna get mine, fuck everybody else while I’m judging them for doing the same shit I do.’ Also no fat chicks or lesbians.…

Oh, just to pile on, Steve King is a national disgrace, and if the voters of his section of Iowa were capable, they should be ashamed not only that they can produce someone like Steve King, but that they continue to send him to Congress.

You know comedy is subjective, right?

Omg, that first sentence in the Vulture piece: “The only grace note in the generally clunky Wonder Woman is its star, the five-foot-ten-inch Israeli actress and model Gal Gadot, who is somehow the perfect blend of superbabe-in-the-woods innocence and mouthiness.”

Ha. This was the palate cleanser I needed after that goddamn review. Jesus Christ.

Oh man, I skipped reading that review when it was posted because the headline seemed to summarize it well enough. I did not realize how much I was missing.

I’ll just add this photo of the original piece’s author:

Why is no one getting the joke? Where am I?

Agreed. But if it’s true the Secret Service is investigating her, that seems like a bridge too far. Is there a legal challenge to such an investigation? I don’t know, but if so, the press release should have framed it in those terms rather than calling it “bullying.” If there’s no legal basis then this is simply a…

She also follows through. Like she knows all the people she makes fun of and interacts with them even after her jokes. I think she’s a pretty good hero for the feminist team, if I’m honest.

I know my fair share of racists. Without exception, it’s a product of either upbringing or mental illness. Normal people don’t take the kind of negative interactions we tend to have with others (particularly negative ones) and extrapolate them to make judgements about whole categories of people without some…

I saw her live recently and had no idea what to expect, but she was a delight. She lives next door to Kim and Kanye, which was a beautiful source of jokes.

Man, this community’s willingness to shit all over Kathy Griffin (who has had an astounding career when you actually look it up) is gross. Our enjoyment of comedy is of course subjective and no one has to like anyone, but yikes.

I like some of her standup. Her bits about the Kardashians and Miley are pretty funny. It goes down easy.

People can and do change. Does not happen often enough. Does not excuse their past but the change, if heartfelt, should be welcome.

Sighhhh, finally some good news.

Thanks for breaking this down but reading these comments has made me realize that the Jez comments section IS Portland. Basically the Lena Dunham of liberal feminism. Everything is dandy until someone mentions that things are different for WOC. We talk about dismantling binaries all day long but people can’t grasp…

Your writing is so good and I definitely look forward to you seeing your work on even more platforms.