This is the bullshit of abusers and racists: to say it’s a ‘joke’ to escape criticism of ugly assed behavior.

I hate that abusers of all types think it’s their intentions and what’s in their heart of heart that matters. People should be judged by their actions!

Even if it was a joke, I’m not sure why the victim has to attest to that. How would he know what the assaulter was thinking?

Who the hell cares if it was “intended as a joke.” How many little jerks snapped my bra, slapped my ass or honked my breast because they thought it would be funny? That they were joking and didn’t mean ill? Intention doesn’t matter when the violation of your bodily autonomy is breached. Fuck them.

“...it was intended to be taken as a joke and not as a sexual advance.”

So the HFPA is basically saying that as long as its a ‘joke’ according to the predator doing it, its fine.

Heels piss me off as I’m running for office. A woman or Dem has never, ever held the office I’m currently running for and I will not try to do this whole fucking thing in high heels. It’s hard enough being a woman doing this, fuck doing what these white men have done for nearly 200 years (in the case of this race)…

Someone who insists on wearing heels in environments where the ground is likely to be uneven and possibly muddy, grassy or kind of spongy is not a “boss-ass bitch.” They’re someone who does not think shit through when they get up in the morning. Also, I would assume the advice on how not to get eaten by dinosaurs is…

Yup. They hired a racist person who is known for saying racist things and are then horrified when they tweet a racist thing. Hang on. Are we talking about a TV show or the president?

Man, when you get Big Pharma calling you out on your bullshit, you have hit the bottom.

I’ve got to imagine the late night beat must be a nightmare with drunk folks, etc...BUT these mf’s are obviously racist assholes. Neither of the women sound “drunk” or being extra. Those fuckers just wanted to take her down. That bit about breaking her arm...absolutely disgusting. FIRE THEM ALL. No pay, no pension you…

I’d be pissed to if someone charge me for a fucking plastic fork and knife.

Wow these women are badarses. It sucks, it’s absolutely horrific how long it’s taken and how much has had to change in society for this moment to finally be happening, but they’re just fierce.

The upside of routinely working 14-hour days (most without internet access) is you don’t have time to read many comments. Still, thank you for the kindness!

Diana, I know you’ve gotten some grief over your Cosby coverage recently, but I think you’re doing a stellar job on this. You’re a top notch writer.

Diana, I’m not trying to be rude, but you really need to brush up on your proofreading skills.

He is a giant bag of shit in human form. His slight smile was either from happiness remembering the good old days when he could fuck drugged teenagers without repercussion, or from knowing that his chances of getting a mistrial just went up on the back of this woman’s pain.

As an HR professional who has conducted workplace investigations, I find it highly unlikely that Amazon didn’t have specially trained professional investigators doing everything exactly by the book, especially in a “politicized atmosphere”. Tambor may not have liked the investigation, but I’m 99.999999% sure he was…

Women and gender-fluid people run the show, and are his bosses, and are powerful in the context of this show. Why are they not responsible for the environment in which victims could complain, as much as Jeffrey Tambor is?