This whole situation makes me sad, for this very reason. People will use this to “prove” racism doesn’t exist, or that people of color aren’t frequently victims of these exact crimes.  I’d like to smack Mr. Smollett upside the head and ask him what the fuck he was thinking.  

If this is true, they did indeed just rip up their free pass.  bwahahahaha  I can’t decide if trying to blackmail the richest man in the world is very smart, of very stupid.  Leaning towards stupid. 

It is indeed. 

I loved the attorney’s reply, although it is frightening that a judge needs to be reminded that a minor can’t consent. I hope the judge and this disgusting pedophile end up in the same cell block.

Sadly, it doesn’t seem like her writing skills have improved. 50 shades was a rip off of Twilight, I wonder what book she ripped off for this one? ( For the record, I hate the Twilight books with almost the same intensity I have for anything written by Dan Brown, and that’s pretty damn intense.)

And take his phone away from him. 

You know the country is in a bad state when the speaker of the house has to use her mom voice on the president. 

Wow, Mr. Steincoon, I have trouble believing that was an accident.  

One of the best books ever written, and I have high hopes for the tv show. 

My pic is Obie, and I’m his mom.  So boring, I know.

Exactly!  The lack of remorse is why I have no reason to believe that they will behave any differently in the future.  I fully expect Louis CK to jack off in front of people without their permission, and if he isn’t in prison, R Kelly will continue to use and abuse women and children.  

My girl crush switches between Thandie Newton and Gina Torres with alarming regularity.  

Everyone loathed the man, and since I was 16, and he was a grown ass man, I think he was a bit embarrassed.  Also the stable I worked for at the time was “connected” if you know what I mean.  hahahaha  and most importantly, I love you too!

I once stabbed a man in the ass for beating a horse, imagine if I’d had a gun!  

I had a man attempt to convince me that I needed a gun for protection.  I told him that the reason I didn’t have a gun, is because I would shoot people with it.  Annoying people, bullies, people who take the last cookie.  All gone.  

I know!  She doesn’t look the least bit pregnant.  

How do you have a healthy relationship if you think sex is supposed to be violent and coercive?  You don’t degrade people you care about.  I think this is a huge problem, men and boys are taught that treating women like shit is perfectly normal, expected, and women like it. 

Maybe it was very cold there?  

I worked in various college libraries for many, many years. One of the most troubling things I saw was how ill prepared many students, and especially many black students, were for college. Most of the black students I saw genuinely wanted to succeed. They saw a college education as the key to a better life. Yet the…

Yeah, it’s like they’re all ewe necked.  But he is very pretty.