Thanks for responding. I'm not suggesting that Jezebel shouldn't cover or criticize acid attacks. But stories like this do not get circulated in a vacuum. They are promoted to help justify and "sell" our military involvement in the Middle East, while encouraging western liberals to feel like they're "saving" Middle…

Jezebel has never called itself a feminist site, to my knowledge. But if it were a feminist site, it would probably give greater coverage to feminist organizations within Middle Eastern countries. Like, for instance, RAWA.

Yes this is horrific. The US also routinely sprinkles bombs on Muslim countries, killing many civilians, including women. Sadly, Jezebel never talks about such things.

This literally has a bow-chicka-wow-wow soundtrack.

Let the creepy classist voyeurism begin!

What the author doesn't tell you is that One Taste is at at best, New Age nonsense for self involved white people with disposable income. And at worst, creepy, cult-like and profit driven.

Isn't it possible to praise heroism without this "shining knights" crap?

Yes, it was douchey. It's almost as if white male privilege means that we often give the benefit of the doubt, when evidence points to the contrary. The "faith in humanity" of the headline here is built on a house of cards.

About the blind item? A female comic told me this exact story a few weeks before Gawker published. And, if you read the comment thread, you'll see others corroborating it. Whether it's Louis CK or some other powerful comic, the lesson of that blind item is that rape culture is a problem within the comedy world. Think…

Everyone is really invested in the idea of Louis CK as this great guy. And they're twisting themselves in knots to make him fit that image. You can buy this explanation of the Tosh tweet if you want. I don't. And I think it's wrong to ignore his history of rape jokes, his defense of Tracy Morgan, his misogyny toward…

No one is trying to take away freedom in comedy and art. And I understand that jokes about rape culture can be liberating, because censoring them might help contribute to denial and silencing about rape culture. But, the examples West uses simply don't do what she claims they do. Sacha Cohen's Borat shtick simply…

Yeah, Doug Stanhope took mock credit for the sexual assault in the blind item. But it's not him. He's making a joke of sexual assault and covering for CK.

Also, I find this all just so weird. Both on Jezebel and on Huffpo today, there are women comics criticizing Tosh and rape culture, but then arguing that it's still OK to do rape jokes— if you get them juuuust right. Meanwhile, the entire comedy world seems to be circling the wagons. Why, exactly, is this a cause that…

Yeah, I know. Cohen also claims that "The Dictator" isn't Arab. It's nonsense. People should stop pretending his comedy isn't about mocking the Muslim Other.

Um, no. Louis CK doesn't get a fucking pass because he's a good guy. Especially not in light of his vocal support for Tosh, and um, certain blind items on Gawker.

Duchovny

Censorship of thinspo material could have another effect entirely. It could further isolate its adherents from positive outreach.

Here's an alternate perspective.

Friendly reminder about Louis CK.

It's disturbing that this man admits on video that he also spanked his 16 year old stepdaughter. Reminds me of the dad who shot his daughter's laptop and then posted the video to You Tube to humiliate her.