Among the phrases I hope the blogosphere leaves behind when 2022 arrives: “Punching up/down” as the main description of art. It leads to bad takes and analysis as critics try to suss out who the punchline is, and which way it’s punching, and leads lesser talents to aim for the correct punching direction for their…

Do you not think any actor could be capable of playing the role with sincerity and commitment? Would you also limit trans actors from non trans roles?

I’m quite curious to see the answer to this myself.

On the Rowlings subject it amuses me that man can define a woman for not allowing men to redefine “woman”

What trans actors do you have in mind?

I’m not a Redmayne fan, but he played the role with sincerity and commitment and what else should one expect from an actor? I knew nothing about the original story but - owing to this production - I learned more. Isn’t that a worthy goal? To inspire viewers to seek instruction and find empathy? Aristotle wasn’t wrong.…

You’re having a hard time with WHY actual facts are being proffered? There has been an avalanche of completely factless talking points reiterated over and over again, that Rittenhouse took a gun across state lines, or his mother drove him there. This is all factually incorrect and repeating it just makes us look…

“They have responses at the ready for any sincere engagement or sincere dismissal, but they get hilariously flustered if someone aggressively comes onto them.”

“Doesn’t matter if Rittenhouse lives 10 minutes or 10 hours away from the border, he wasn’t there to visit family...”

Oh I see, you didn't understand your own post. No worries.

Guess again, you big ol' anti-dutch racist

Listen, we all know she sucks. It’s the message that’s important

Yes, I only came to this case a couple of weeks ago.

Ya know Rittenhouse is Hispanic, right?

I didn’t say it was ok for him to have a gun, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere I think the relevant gun laws are insane. My (very simple and easy to understand) point was that it wasn’t illegal as he didn't cross state lines with the gun. I’m sorry you’re incapable of understanding the distinction.

Haha, this is great! You just haven’t managed to understand my post, at all. And it wasn’t complicated!

As it turns out he was legally able to carry a rifle of that length in Wisconsin. That’s why that charge was thrown out. Turns out there’s a statute that was added regarding rifle’s over a specific length that created a loophole for 17 year olds. Obviously Rittenhouse didn’t know that at the time but that doesn’t…

Interesting. What have I said here to make you think I'm a fascist?

If you disagree with me why don’t you explain why?

Ruffin sweet Ruffin! This was Ruffin's funniest episode. Ha ha. Never change, Ruffin!