Agreed. It’s a shame that female-helmed startups/nonprofits are often heavily scrutinized and under a microscope. I’m all for accountability but a “couple” “anonymous” voices discussing what is essentially a startup doing its best to grow, find its footing and all for the good of climate change make this come across…

Yeah, I could see some contributors being a little miffed, but since they say the compensation was good and nobody's upset enough to go on the record...

The temptation is often there to try and boil complex issues down into simple feelings, especially in online social spaces that invite commentary. Easy answers can’t be trusted.

Some of the self-promotion and "brand building" feels kind of gross, but I also recognize that that's just how a lot of stuff has to operate now with social media. I certainly wouldn't feel comfortable doing it, but I can't really blame them for trying to take advantage of momentum while they've got it.

I, for one, appreciate that you Googled instead of saying, “Who? Never heard of her.”

I’m sure he actually thinks “well, I paid JOEL, not the girls, so I’m off the hook!” Fucking idiot.

Unlike many commenters here, I typically have patience with the Kardashian family. They just don’t get under my skin much. But this shit is beyond the pale to me for some reason. I guess I hit my cap. The idea of a 37 yo woman hopping on Instagram live to “prove” her body actually looks a certain way is INSANE to me.…

Exactly, which is why I struggle with the right/wrong of cancel (or “accountability”) culture. More often than not it’s just a weapon wielded at anyone who’s achieved a modicum of success; it’s the new, great equalizer. 

Teens are notoriously stupid, and also probably in the thick of working though any shit they got from their families. Like, if an adult made some bonkers comments as a teen, I think it’s ok to be like “Hey, you don’t still think that, right?” but not everyone grew up in like... good households. I undoubtedly made some…

It happened to Barry Petchasky (former Editor of Deadspin). He had made some horrifically offensive comments on Deadspin back in the pre-Gawker days that were obviously never removed. Barstool idiots dug them up to embarrass him and try to get him fired. Deadspin and G/O had actual integrity to stand by him and did…

Really intriguing piece on the subject. Personally, I’m a bit torn on the cancel culture discussion as a whole. Largely, I do agree that it is this boogeyman concept that is astonishingly often proclaimed about considering that it is supposed to silence people. Also by making those claims, those parties are actively…

“put Jamie in parentheticals because I doubt he was fully aware of how much he could make this conservatorship his cash pony when it started but he certainly took advantage of the situation once he realized what it meant.”

Ah, that’s helpful, thanks. I really know nothing about this, but I did grew up in the 90s and pretty much mainlined Rolling Stone, MTV/VH1, and shows like “Behind the Music,” and Lynn was always present and it was clear that they were close, and Jamie seemed to be a footnote. So unless Lynn and Britney had a huge…

This actually came out during the season that she was renting it. I think a friend of a Bravo podcaster said something them renting out their house to a RHofSLC cast member through a rental company and then Jen came out (very defensively) and was all, “Yes, it was a rental!”. The ‘chalet’ felt more like a hotel than a…

Not everyone in the #freebritney movement are into the conspiracies. Britneys brother, her mom, her boyfriend, her ex assistant, and lawyer have all spoken out about wanting Jamie out of the picture. Britneys lawyer also asked that Jamie be removed because she is scared of him and they no longer speak. There are facts…

Right. I think it’s generally irresponsible for the media and #FreeBritney loons to speculate on her needs, and it very well may be the case that she can’t manage certain parts of her life, but as you’re saying there’s absolutely no way to tell with how, I dunno, “noisy” her dad has made the situation. The exact word…

This is such a fucking suspect mess. There should be an independent conservator appointed by a family court or somesuch to figure this all out. It is certainly possible that Brittany needs that kind of help but there’s so much damn smoke around her dad, I cannot imagine there’s no fire.

(just a very plausible, extremely likely, almost-certain-to-be-true rumor)

Yeah I mean they also seem to have a thing for highly paid athletes (which kind of makes sense, they earn a lot in a way that doesn’t compete with their brand and they’re attractive). 70% of NFL players and 80% of NBA players are Black so it would kind of be weirder if they were all marrying just white athletes from…

Yeah but you clicked on it. /ducks