Right and trust me, in martial arts it can be really difficult to come in and find respect as a woman in many places. It’s not only awesome that he was receptive but awesome that in speaking out, she’s now made things better for other girls who will come after her daughter. Everyone wins.

In fairness, LotR was done years earlier, and much of the stuff they did was really pioneering or building on rough concepts. The Hobbit doesn’t really have that excuse. It looks weirdly low budget.

You specifically asked why not use ink. I specifically answered. It’s common practice to use things that can be washed off so as to avoid legal fees and fines, especially with institutions not otherwise sympathetic to causes. Chalk strikes a good balance because it doesn’t fade immediately but it doesn’t cause damage.…

People are never super thrilled when 450 people come together to spray paint or ink things on the sidewalk/sides of buildings for some crazy reason.

The awesome one is people who assume these poor young men are being targeted by golddigging whores. Because accusing someone of sexual assault is a one way ticket to fame and making bank, obviously.

Is it common for the spouse to take over the position in these cases? I realize with ownership it’s one of those things where if you don’t want to sell, you keep it in the family, but it’s cool and odd that you sometimes see the wife take over.

I guarantee you the discomfort he’s felt in all this is nothing compared to the stigma she’s going to live with for the rest of her life. We’re plenty willing to forgive our athletes if they beat, rape or otherwise mistreat women. Just look at the NFL. Obviously we may never know all the details of this, but it’s…

No, especially not in high profile cases of sexual assault. Too often people assume that because victims wait to file charges or drop charges it’s because they’re lying and it never really happened. The truth is that the social pressure on victims of assault is enormous, especially for someone who’s already been…

That’s actually pretty interesting considering how deeply people connect with BB-8 and R2-D2.

You do realize we’re in the Gawker comments section, right? Who here is not doing armchair analysis?

If you believe that groups who are constantly under fire from the majority Republican Congress, who fight for the rights of marginalized individuals on a national level, whose members are literally physically attacked on a regular basis, are part of some shadowy cabal that needs to be torn down, you’ve got a really…

The good thing is that both candidates are for raising minimum wage, improving the healthcare system, and closing corporate tax loopholes. Even the Republicans seem to realize you have to act least go after hedge funds and corporate taxes. Out of curiosity have you seen this breakdown of what tax brackets would look…

Chris Evans (and his amazing beard game, damn son) should have gotten way more props for that monologue. Jesus Christ.

He plays one of my favorite superheroes. Teenage me will never forgive him.

Yes, exactly. It exposes holes or oversight in their campaigns. “Oh, the youths want that? Shit, we better appeal to the youths!” “Oh, the women are pissed? Whoops!”

It doesn’t though. Not if you’re one of the people he’s not speaking for by being silent. It’s not enough to assume that a vote is good enough. You have to shine a spotlight on things, like he has here.

Do you rabidly attack people who have different opinions? If not then I wasn’t talking about you. See how we can acknowledge different types of people in singular groups?

I mentioned this elsewhere but I can sort of see where it comes from. The concern is, “Well I worked hard as shit to get here and no one handled me the fabled You’re White! Award at the door, so the system can’t be broken. If it’s broken then all of my hard work is discredited.” This is stupid. No one is saying you…

Right, they shouldn’t shut up. They should understand that all of the hard work and effort they’ve put into getting acknowledged and fighting their way to the top in a male dominated work environment is not negated by the fact that other people are facing similar struggles and are still far behind in terms of…

Anecdotally in regards to Rampling, I noticed there was a very similar response to proposed hiring quotas for women when I lived overseas and it’s something you see now in Silicon Valley. There’s this inherent belief that somehow with quotas or protective systems in place, freeloaders will swoop in because there’s…