When we have an industry based on the commodification and selling of human bodies, is it ever possible to disentangle objectification (racist and otherwise) from it?

but that isnt what the article says - the article says “Taboo and politically incorrect content is often defended on the grounds of sexual make-believe, as performances that portray a mere fantasy. But this argument falls apart when it comes to the institutionalization of the “IR” genre, which has a real-world…

The fetish is for the a white male audience. Data shows us (in dating apps, etc.) that white women are more likely to be discriminatory against black men rather than be wracked by BBC fantasies.

we can care about both... 

That’s not the worst apology I’ve ever seen (low bar), but the bit about her privilege blinding her to the fact that for some other groups the police are not just a benign protection agency is patent bullshit. She makes a point of saying to this guy that she is going to call the police and tell them an “African…

This comment took an interesting left turn. From “Be wary of white women falsely accusing black men of crimes” to “Let’s not investigate a white woman accusing a white man of something that he has already been known due to do and of something for which she has some corroborating evidence even though a failure to…

This incident perfectly encapsulates why I was never comfortable with the idea of #BelieveWomen and always got into heated debates in the comments regarding the notion that “women don’t lie about these things.” From the Scottsboro Boys to Rosewood, FL to Black Wallstreet in Tulsa, OK to Emmitt Till, White American…

This is disgusting and racist. I hope the reaction makes this woman seriously reevaluate her choices.

SHE CITED ARIANA. That is why I did in my post! She was citing recent #1 hit charting female artists. In my post, I cited previous multi #1 hit pop artists - female - white. She’s citing recent holders of that title. Lana is introspective and downtempo and not pop per se, so she is not necessarily ever going to have…

kind of thinking the same thing... the only other person i could think of that’s just as popular right now is Billie Eilish, and it wouldn’t quite make sense to bring her up in this argument/complaint. i checked the top 50 and Halsey is also there (featured, i think), but i haven’t listened to anything from Halsey so…

“she felt compelled to throw a bunch of black women under the bus” or do you think its because the women she named are all in the billboard top 50.

This season has been a disaster. Editing Scheana to look like she’s hitting on a teenager and Stassi to look like she’s a reasonable human is asking too much of the audience.

I completely disagree that this is “good editing.” I’ve been a VPR fan for a while and this season is really, really bad. A LOT of viewers have noticed that the Scheana edits are just super over the top this season. The tipping point was the scene in which they blatantly edited and asked leading questions in order to…

Why use the colonized name for Uluru in this recap? Even the show uses “Uluru” in their chyron, not “Ayers Rock”?

Great question. I agree she’s far wealthier and the company probably has insurance / liable under respondeat superior ... so, I don’t know. You’re just taking money away from his spouse and children, if he had any.

So POS Vanessa wants justice?? Like The Rapist Kobe Bryant’s victim wanted? You looked the other way for a diamond Vanessa. I hope you are haunted by feeling you never got any justice.  Low life.  We will not forget.

As the other victims have already been reduced to being nothing more than “and seven others” who died along with Kobe and his daughter, it is unseemly for his wife to be competing with them for whatever monetary damages are available to be claimed.

I love that the article title has been corrected, but the URL cannot be.  Kinja FTW.

I’m an old, so I think this is all malarkey, but that said, what’s the harm in politely declining a influencer’s request? I seem to remember one place in the (UK? Ireland?) that was kinda snarky in their reply to an influencer and posted it on social media. On the flip slide, if business is slow and rooms are vacant,…

Rein in.