Er. He nearly killed her and tried to rape her. I wouldn't describe that simply as "hitting a girl" or characterize it as a domestic. It's downplaying things somewhat.

His issue is control. He would've considered any woman his property, regardless of her 'hotness level'. It wasn't that she worked in porn, it was after their relationship ended, there was another man in her apartment. Mr Machine needs incarceration, his abuse happened to be directed at a porn star, but it could've…

I dunno. Maybe not. Does it matter?

Yup. The way they treat black people in America has nothing to do with their new toys, and pre-dates it, as you say, for decades.

Doesn't the concept of the American Dream kind of work on the idea that it does? And, well, probably capitalism in general?...and advertising?

I'm sold, quite frankly.

It would certainly be refreshing.

(Caution: There may be a degree of ranty hyperbole below).

"Honey Maid graham cracker spots highlighting different kinds of families, then turned their hate mail into an art piece." - Heh, yeah I did like that actually.

Yeah, more advertising bullcrap. From anyone else wanting to empower people might be legit, but from the industry that's been cynically peddling harmful stereotypes like they've been going out of style, it's downright hypocritical.

Why not skip them and go straight to Ghibli?

Mmm...mozzarella sticks.

:/

"You want to be Arya Stark, not Sansa Stark, young women are told,"

I like to pretend I'm a rich eccentric when I'm in Waitrose. Like I'm actually a millionaire, I just choose to dress like this.

Hm. I've just realised "middle class boyfriend "sounds like I've also got a working class boyfriend and an upper class boyfriend tucked away somewhere.

Heh, well I was being slightly facetious :) It was perhaps less "I didn't know what passata was until I went to waitrose" and more "until I moved in with my middle class boyfriend who shops in waitrose (and actually cooks)."

Risk of flooding.

I don't hate men with a fiery passion :(

...Funnier than dick jokes? :/