You said you wonder if the guy was just calling her out to see how far she would take it. That was as speculative as anything else, and I was responding to that. If that was the case, he was as much of a jerk as she was. As you said, we don’t know the facts. No, there is no actual reason to think she was helicoptered…

If he was indeed “calling her out” instead if just letting her go, that is highly controlling and red flag behavior. Like it or not, people use white lies all the time as social lubrication. And considering the rate men enact violence upon women, she may have had good reason to be afraid to be direct while alone on a…

Except that he’s not the boss. He’s another acting assuming he can bring out the best in others by abusing them. Meryl really doesn’t seem to need anyone’s help. If she did she could ask for it.

Isn't her child half black? Or am I confused?

If they're going with white, go all the way and cast Sandra bullock