J’onn feeling more Martian than human yet keeping the face of “a Black man” on purpose was a subtle acknowledgement of British David Harewood portraying a Black American.

I don’t like pulling the “when you’re a parent” card, because there’s a perception that it’s anecdotal, and therefore not as valid, BUT...

I’m not surprised about this. Her image is her brand, and vice versa. When your personal life has affected tons of people, and you receive enough positive reinforcement for doing so, keeping it up not only becomes more of a duty and responsibility. Sure, you can go quietly, but then you’ll have sites like these with…

Here’s my guess as to the theme of this show:

They proposed it. There was backlash.

I thought the “by hook or by crook” line was an homage to “The Prisoner.”

Not to me. The help I received was second to none.

This was a solid A for me, Caroline.

2 Quiet 2 Places

This movie takes the #4 spot on the MCU movie list, with one of the biggest reasons being that the success of this movie led to “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” which led to the Netflix tv shows. There would be no “Jessica Jones” or “Luke Cage” without this movie.

Thanks for the link to the LA Times article. If I had only read what was posted, I would have thought that Arellano was being critical of Dean. Instead, after the quote on this page, there’s this:

Oh, for the Israelis, most definitely. In terms of “othering,” the language is much more palatable. Whether that makes any difference is up for debate; personally, I think it’s better than “enemy” from people who couldn’t conceive of Palestinians as “allies” or “friends.”

The truest, most poignant moment comes at the end after Andy finds Woody in the box he’s giving to Bonnie. Bonnie reaches out to take Woody, and Andy instinctively and reflexively keeps Woody away from her. In that moment, Andy, a young man driving going off to college and letting go of his childish things to pass on…

That essay makes me like Olivia Munn even more.

I’m with you on that. I think that anti-transphobia activists are such a small percentage of the population compared to fans of the Harry Potter franchise. I also don’t think these fans are parsing through Rowling’s opinions on everything so they can base their opinion on hers; not everyone is an activist.

An ex of mine went on a Birthright trip, and she related to me that one of the guides specifically used the word “neighbor” to describe the Palestinians as a peaceful, non-threatening way. It is a word that is meant to instill peace, and is not meant to be “othering” language. The intent is a hopeful one, even if it…

I wonder if Scientologists do the same thing...

The hateful language on display here isn’t transphobic, but good ol’fashioned sexist.

“...the disparities are of particular concern for Black and Latino men. Only 19 percent of Black males in Los Angeles County and 17 percent of Latino males have received at least one dose of the vaccine, compared with 35 percent of Asian men and 32 percent of white men...”