I’ll likely never know the pain and suffering of being in a violent relationship...but having the NFL bludgeon the public with their bullshit 365 days/year is pretty close.

So basically... we know it’s harmless and not really endorsing domestic violence at all... but let’s put up this post so we can a) get hits and b) make ourselves feel good by folding our arms about how this is “questionable.”

It’s like the goddamn religious right protesting MTV all over again, only from the other side…

It’s a parody of Dirty Dancing. A parody where he’s rejecting her because she’s a Bulls fan and he’s a Cavs fan. It’s lighthearted. Would you be similarly outraged if a female Cavs fan berated and then struck a male Bulls fan over the head with a frying pan? Or would you laugh? That’s also domestic violence, so if…

So, does this mean we have nothing to be outraged about? Or, do we have . . . two things?!?

The video seems to have been a direct parody of this commercial, which is itself a Dirty Dancing spoof:

How about we worry about actual domestic violence... as opposed to videos that don’t depict domestic violence but which you could twist in order to get offended? That sound good?

How the hell are those text messages not proof?

Yeah, sorry to nitpick but it is an important distinction.

IIRC, he was not convicted of anything. Being found liable in a civil suit is different than a criminal conviction. You can still say “proven sexual harrasser” to get the same point across.

That seems to be a common reaction to your articles, Jia. Someone says “this isn’t really that offensive or worth getting angry over” and you say “I wasn’t saying ‘this is what you need to be angry about today’, sometimes I just point out stupid things without getting that mad.”

I mean, this is essentially the entire history of Wired magazine, too: over-promising, under-delivering, and browbeating anyone who expresses skepticism as a Luddite or out of touch. And it’s only going to get worse, since the dictates of clicks-based online media means that there’s no incentive for publications to…

“almost nothing offends me”

That’s assuming “reminds me of me” means he’s white like me and make like me. A big assumption. I’m a white male and I can think of blacks, Asians, women, etc. who remind me of me in various ways having nothing to do with skin color or gender.

Where is the scam part, other than someone trying to avoid a $75 business license?

I have not trolled a day in my life, but Billy Haisley YOU ARE THE WORST. Seriously, get a life, bro. What purpose do you serve shitting on MLS in every single post you write? Nobody reads you and thinks, “Yeah man, I like what he’s saying.”

If you’re so fucking blinded by bias against MLS that you haven’t seen improvement in the league’s overall play in the last five years, trying to convince you of it is hopeless. I’m sorry if the MLS in 20 seasons hasn’t already risen to the level of leagues that have been around for over a century. There’s a whole…

Fuck you Haisley. Nobody is saying MLS matches up to Euro soccer in terms of skill, but in terms of entertainment? It’s just as fun to watch, if not more so than a match in Europe (and I say that as someone that has attended a derby match in England). I’d much rather be here: