“There is always a risk that a zero-tolerance approach makes martyrs in a community that has shown itself very able to mobilize petty grievances and overwhelm the conversation,”

we can all learn from this conversation.

I’m hoping amnesia because I love ridiculous, dramatic twists and leaving Jane for police work seems too heartless. Plus it obviously didn’t work if Rose knew he was still alive. Idk though, I believed the Rafael = related to Jane red herring that they set up, so no idea what they’ll do next.

Well, they did spend an entire arc praising cheesy telenova tropes. I’d actually feel a little cheated if they set this up just to reveal it was a mask later. As long as it’s not his identical twin haha

We see his actor in the last minute of the latest episode. I’m betting it’s the real Michael with amnesia or something, but it could be a face mask etc.

I agree with the sentiment, but stuff like this seems to be an easy way to advertise support for women without doing anything to actually help them. We’d be better off supporting youth STEM programs and addressing some of the reasons why women drop out of each level of the pipeline. Not that it’s a one or the other…

Exactly. Why are we even entertaining that bullshit? We should be done defending basic rights to be considered human.

...liberal readers will hear him out, and, forced to face their own assumptions, evolve to a more enlightened place.

I’m gonna give you the benefit of the doubt that you aren’t a troll. You should look up the term “benevolent sexism” because it describes a specific type of sexism which is still harmful. And if you re-read, it wasn’t referring to the director or her behavior, either.

You’re taking her comment out of context, though. Based on what Jez has reported, it sounds like she’s saying that victims should stay quiet about their harassment and internalize the blame. Talking about how women like Taylor Swift use that form of benevolent sexism as a shield is sort of a different discussion.

That’s an interesting take but I can’t agree with it. Rural Appalachia, for example, has a pretty decent amount of suffering (even if just relative to other Americans) but it’s still full of conservative evangelicals, and then there’s quite a few Christian Democrats.

They think this life is awful, but the next one will be full of rewards for being faithful.

That’s a little confusing. Sounds like they might be trying to advertise to the Kingdom Come type of block while keeping the “not real sexism” defense to avoid alienating other buyers. Either way, I’m not gonna complain about a game being clear with what it’s about.

It felt to me like the show couldn’t figure out the tone it wanted, and Barrymore was trying to do something different than everyone else. I actually really liked the first season, but I hope they’ve got it together more.

And while other platforms like Discord and Twitch make explicit statements against hate and create specific rules that prohibit it, Steam remains in a nebulous gray area.

Eh, this is a case where I wonder what the ages are. I could totally see a young woman confusing too much dryness with being too big. Obviously she’s not the most well-educated on birth control.

I agree - I feel like the women here (or at least the regulars) definitely appreciate having a female space, so I’m not sure who their audience is.

Generally, you should have good reason before assuming specific groups of people are “biologically disadvantaged.” I’m surprised I have to say this, frankly.

This means that she has the biological privileges afforded to men and that makes her victory less impressive than if she were born a woman

To discount these things as possible causes for the low representation in esports is irresponsible.