I agree completely. That whole conceit was a little ridiculous. There was so much layered characterization among the main cast (owing quite a bit to the actors themselves), and then we have the whole waterfall challenge. I like it as a bit of ritual, and even something someone might act on occasionally from within the…

This is certainly a very tragic incident for the family, and a terrible crime, but it has far more to do with the easy access to guns; I don’t know how much as changed since the Pulse nightclub shooting, but in Orlando you do not require a permit to purchase a gun, you are not required to register your firearm or be…

I know, I know, it’s futile to talk to some folks. I just...failed my will save vs. arguing on the internet. XD

as i typed my comment i was thinking specifically of gloria steinem and sex and the city. arguably both gloria and that show did a lot for women and how they are portrayed / seen. but gloria said some dumb shit during the election, and yeah SATC has some moments that are cringey now. but that doesn’t (or i guess i…

Just as suggesting that one work of art is representative of women’s experiences is ridiculous, so is the suggestion that one work of art can be representative of the #MeToo movement.

The modern progressive sentiment that all art has to be everything for everyone got draining a while ago. The most recent example was the small strain of criticism for Black Panther not including a storyline highlighting LGBT issues through the Dora Milaje.

Right? Good christ. I’m getting entirely sick of it....the endless bashing of the same people for the same thing over and over, even when those people clearly are trying to right mistakes and do better.

Exactly.

Don’t do this. Don’t pick apart non perfect allies when they do something good. Kudos to them for moving forward and helping the fight to equality. Not excusing anything they’ve done in the past, but they deserve a handshake for this one.

I can see that. It’s good that she admits her mistake but there is a it of please forgive me and stop asking in the background.

I’m tired so maybe I feeling generous but I read it like she made a mistake and she has empathy for people who have made similar mistakes. I don’t think she’s saying she has empathy for Polanski.

For people who don’t know, this is censorship through law.

After the film, my friends and I sat down and after agreeing we all really liked the film, we all admitted that it felt a bit too much like Lion King. Killmonger would inevitably become Scar.

I did research on workplace sexual harassment in law school. I’m hardly an expert, but a lot of my research showed that a reason some victims do not come forward is that they do not actually want to ruin their harasser’s life and get him fired. For some victims, they want a more restorative approach (counselling,…

Who wore it better?

THANK YOU. I happily voted for her (twice) given the choices, but how can people be so hypocritical when it comes to treatment of Bill versus virtually every sexual predator who has been outed recently? I know women aren’t responsible for men’s bad behavior (but then, by that standard neither is Matt Damon for every…

It’s a Beauty and the Beast mashup with The Creature from the Black Lagoon. It’s not hiding either inspiration, either.

Black people in this country are constantly raising issue with how we are portrayed on film and I’ve read articles on the Root about the issue of British blacks playing American roles , yet people from African countries are not suppose to have an opinion about how they are portrayed. Wouldn’t African blacks have more…

I don’t really l care about Seal or his thoughts, but I don’t want Oprah to run for president.

“These photos don’t look good”?