“Whiteness” is a construct designed by a particular group of people in order to exclude particular other groups and deny them their rights. It has been used to mean or to exclude a variety of people of varying skin tones and ethnic backgrounds, depending on what was convenient at the time. “Blackness” is also a social…

Yeah, it’s almost as if you have to think more deeply about what the phrase means instead of taking it at its most literal interpretation. Like a university student.

When hundreds of people are late for work because they ran over cyclists he’s going to look very foolish.

And they are so sure that couldn’t happen they didn’t even make the pods able to reactivate...but of course make sure the robots can serve booze

I work part time at Starbucks. We are open 365 days a year. People come in every fucking holiday and their response is, “oh my god I can’t believe they are making you work on Xmas/Thanksgiving/etc. Venti caramel macchiato please.” Yeah no one gives and actual fuck about the people that have to work on holidays. They…

Building an interstellar spaceship that performs more-or-less flawlessly for 120 years (or longer, depending on how long it will stay active once they get to their destination) would require inventing entire new fields of engineering, cybernetics, materials science, life support science, AI... not to mention the…

Unless the space ship is supposed to land on the planet and be some sort of building where all of those amenities can be used on land as well. That would be a pretty great way to not force all of the people on board to build their own homes and restaurants, etc. when they land. But I doubt the writers thought that far…

It’s like space Titanic but ridiculous.

Which still doesn’t explain why they would all be up and running for the first 88 2/3rds years. Like, why wouldn’t the robots all be scheduled to boot up an hour before all the passengers? Why are they awake when Chris Pratt is running around alone, DECADES before he’s supposed to be?

Not to mention that managing HIV becomes next to impossible if you have any other immune disorders or chronic health conditions.

YUP. And it’s such a privileged point of view. HIV may not be a huge deal for someone IF they catch it early, IF they had a decent immune system to begin with, IF they can afford/access medication and treatment, IF they live in a community that will be accepting and understanding of their status, IF they can find a…

Yeah, this whole “but nowadays HIV is no big deal!” slant troubles me. It’s still a lifelong disease that requires constant care—and it (or complications from it) can still kill you. Even if it’s “less likely.” Maybe let your partners have the OPTION to decide if it’s really “no biggie”??? Bc personally, I know HIV…

Getting a new trial means that he could potentially go free because his sentence is overturned.

Wait also, why does the ship have all these fancy amenities if the passengers are in hibernation the entire time? Do they have bartenders and restaurants and entertainment just in the off-chance an idiot wakes up too soon? Wouldn’t the passengers just wake up when they get to the planet? Jesus, the mystery of this…

... I mean, The Boy Who Cried Wolf is still a well-known fable because it’s still remarkably relevant to modern society. When someone has done tons of “pranks” in the past that involve lying about something happening to him (including one specifically about being racially profiled for being Muslim), I think it’s…

mother fucker can’t even spring for sour cream & onion, get fucked

Probably because they know there won’t be any public uproar about it, and it looks good from a PR standpoint? That’s my guess.

And thanks to you for the additional info, too.

Yes, very good point! Thank you for that information.

Video showed her participating in the first sexual encounter (a threesome) in a manner that did not indicate lack of consent. She never claimed the first encounter was rape. The rape was the 10+ other dudes who lined up at the door and took turns. There’s no video of that part of the evening. Prosecutors declined to…