The previous writers for the site seemed to have some ability at both introspection and the ability to recognize other points of view. Evan’s review is so self involved he seems incapable of recognizing that this movie wasn’t specifically directed at him. This statement in particular seems a little confused “We love…

If someone were to beat the living shit out of this bitch I wouldn’t feel bad about it AT ALL.

This directly conflicts with the girl in question’s actual statements regarding the kiss:

Martin Luther King died for THIS???

There is nothing in this article or the linked article that says she had to fight. The linked article says “she made sure that she got paid the same as her Doctor Who predecessor Peter Capaldi” and clearly she did. Maybe she had to negotiate or maybe she just opened with “whatever you paid him, I want the same” and…

There’s already enough trolls yelling “reverse racism” over there.

“why wouldn’t I dislike black people, they’re X.”

Hey io9, can I get some freelance money for hate watching something and posting my stream of consciousness?

Seriously, can someone less emotional and maybe a little more objective start reviewing Discovery? You know, someone who can actually discuss pros and cons of an episode without having a meltdown? Maybe a review like this - https://www.avclub.com/burnham-meets-the-emperor-and-discovery-finds-a-new-gro-1822278505

You want the honest answer? You just write good stories. You don’t write stories about a character’s blackness or gayness or transgenderness or whateverness. Avery Brooks of DS9 made this point remarkably when he was asked about playing a black captain on Star Trek. He said he wasn’t there to play a BLACK captain. He…

I see the resident rape apologist is out and already starred. Fantastic. Here’s why I don’t buy that men “don’t understand what’s going on with women”: because it’s bullshit. There have been multiple studies that have proven over and over again that men do understand body language and non-verbal cues, they just choose…

Hey Bruh...long-time reader, first time replier. Little Dicky Durbin is actually a high-ranking Dem from round my way (Illinois) and he rantolddat shortly after the meeting:

Writer/directors who aren’t fucking lazy.

You can’t really blame a kid for having shitty parents though. If the kid wasn’t really being bullied or was bullying that’s a different story, but I’m not willing to consign you to the trash heap because your parents suck.

Yeah okay that’s what I was hoping you were saying but I didn’t want to assume that’s where your thesis was going. Internet blog revenues are built on clicks and so a website has to get clicks through whatever legal means are possible, and emotions are a legal means of getting clicks. To point at Facebook’s reactions…

Go on?

I am seeing a lot more angry and reductionist takes lately. I know people like to blow off steam on the internet but it’s just not interesting to read or engage with. Some of it’s even the same type of brain dead flaw-memeing that made 4chan uninteresting.

There’s a comment in here with 14 recommends that
1) uses the acronym SJW in a non-ironic manner
2) refers to an io9 author as an asshole

So I guess in short I’m just wondering if that’s the state of the io9 community nowadays? Is this place that angry nowadays?

“But then, the internet found out that Keaton’s parents are card-carrying racists and took back their support. This in no way condones bullying, but it does make you question white tears.”

The Punisher