Ha. No. But you’re funny. 

@windchill - See? I don’t know why you think this is a question in bad faith. There is a real base of people who think crimes against women should be punished with far, far more severe sentences - that prison is a good thing and we should use it much more; that prisoners once released should still be kept on the…

I must have missed the part where I said any of that. He went to jail. He served time. If the argument is’t “he should have served more” or “even if he served his time, we still shouldn’t be giving him a good job”, then what is it?

No. I’m a lawyer who actively works and puts in the hours to oppose it. But thanks for playing. 

You might recall the story from a year ago or so of the woman who had murdered her infant child, served her time, and got into a top PhD program for history. Conservatives were outraged - how dare this murderer be allowed a spot. Progressives, like myself, generally supported the move.

Same as the first. “Make sure ex-convicts don’t get good jobs” is also not a theory of reform that I support. It’s not one any feminist I know supports with respect to other crimes, too.

So, question. What’s the proposed solution here? Just...carceral feminism? Men need to be in jails for a longer time?

Oh man, I’m having flashbacks. I totally forgot this, but my ex-girlfriend left me for a guy she was having an affair with, **after** he had pushed her down a flight of stairs during an argument. (What that says about just how unappealing I was...) As we can all guess, he continued to hit her after she left me for him.

Eh. Sometimes you know. Some guys are pretty clear about their personalities. I definitely knew guys in high school and college who were out and out creeps - often, they were very popular.

Do we all still agree that 13/14 year old boys’ ridiculous obsessions are frivolous and deserving of derision, or do I have to pretend that my 14 year old cousin’s constant need to watch the latest Fortnite video is some sophisticated and actually really deep thing? I appreciate that anything a woman does is, by…

So, I live in Hong Kong. I lived in China for 6 years. (Ex-New Yorker and Jewish, though, just to maintain my street cred for rating bagels.)

I think you are probably right.

I wish I could share more details but I have my own confidentiality obligations. All I will say is that I have, in the past, directly had experience with Megyn’s employment situation itself - not one like it, but literally Megyn’s.

Sometimes, yes.  For performers of Megyn’s standing and experience, probably not.

Again, this is literally what I do for a living.

Sure, if the Shround of Turin liked having sex with 14 year olds. 

David Bowie went through a nazi phase and had sex with children. It’s amazing his reputation has survived.

In other words, what you’ve misunderstood is “they’re arguing over non-financial” terms. Yes, they are negotiating the scope and drafting of her non-compete, non-disparagement, confidentiality, etc. That goes into what’s called a ‘severance agreement’ and the terminating employer’s consideration for that agreement is…

I would be well beyond shocked if her contract didn’t have a termination provision and a break fee. It would be so far outside the norm that it would require a significant explanation.

It is not. Her employment contract definitely sets out a termination fee, but the thing everyone seems to be missing is that this money is apparently for *additional rights NBC wants to buy* - a non-compete, a non-disparagement I assume, a confidentiality clause, etc. NBC is not paying her this extra money as a…