Does he HAVE to? No. Is it good storytelling to have him? Yes.

It is, but not from the points the author emphasizes.

This is a line of thought that should have been pursued in the original story, and the fact that it was not is highly disappointing.

Governments are typically ill equipped to handle quick technological change and its effects on society, sadly.

Exactly

Wow really thinking a joke is hack is an opinion I hadn’t realized! Guess I’ll pack it on up, never talk about comedy again! You sure showed me!

The minions joke was at least a joke, as opposed to “asians do math”. Which is not a joke.

But it wasn’t funny. It was hacky.

I’m just glad white and black people could finally come together over mocking Asian people.

Am I wrong, or did you link an illegally uploaded copy of the song in a story about someone stealing the song?

It’s an emergency to keep you from getting an abortion, but not an emergency to let you not work with an accused rapist. Great.

Supporting Actress is most wide open, easily. A great year for female performances. I think McAdams may get that one because of a very split vote, a chance for people to give Spotlight some love. Alicia Vikander should have gotten love for Ex Machina.

Hmm. Nope.

More or less tone deaf than saying women who don’t support women will burn in hell?

But that last point isn’t necessarily so, there a plenty of mammals that don’t have large amounts of offspring that are fertile until death.

A not uncommon occurrence, sadly.

True, but there’s an alternative perspective. Not “why do women live past menopause” but “why aren’t women fertile all of there life”? And in that perspective there is a potential disadvantage.

Yeah, money never helped a black person overcome traditional racism!

Public Policy Poling is a joke of an organization.