Nah... you seem to forget that the person in this article CHOOSES the lifestyle he has. He can stop working with uber any time he wants to. He can go out and find a better paying job and improve his situation if he chooses to.

Amen

1. How do you determine what a livable wage is?

So... do some research before choosing a career you found out about in a craigslist ad? I ride uber twice a week to and from my local airport. It’s 12 miles away, and I pay between $12-$13 each trip. If I was going to consider uber for income I would simply look at the facts. At $1/mile (before Uber’s cut), I’d need…

Raising the minimum wage is not the answer to anything.

Well... if uber put limits on how long people could drive then they wouldn’t be independed contractors anymore. So... your argument is a bit jumbled.

There are plenty of jobs out there if you choose to look and do the necessary work. The guy in this article chose to quit his full time job to drive for uber. It was his bad decision that put him in this position.

Well, it does require a background check. But otherwise I’m with you.

Those rose colored glasses look great on you.

Well, I’m not young, and I’m certainly not white. So there’s that.

And why does the ethnic identity of the actor need to match that of the person they’re portraying? That’s absolute nonsense. The anger over this casting choice isn’t about ethnic identity, it’s about color. Nothing more.

Yeah, I didn’t think I invented him. Not really the point. But how do you think the General public would react if he was cast as a black character?

So you would be okay with this guy playing Michael Jackson?

Not sure what you’re getting at with the one drop rule comment. If it’s okay for a mixed race person (who is both white and black) to play a white character, then why would it not be okay for a white person to play a black (or mixed race) character? This door swings both ways.

See also: Anthony Hopkins played a light skinned black man. No outrage, nothing. Why the different reaction?

Well I don’t think a white person “should” play him, just that one “could”. Michael Jackson is a pretty unique situation from a casting perspective. No one would ever suggest that a white person should portray Chuck D or Diana Ross on screen.

Wait wait wait... I’m not black? Curious where you’re getting that from. I might have a surprise for you!

Translation: “I’m not sure why my argument is so filled with holes and inconsistencies”

I guess I don’t understand why you think a black man should always be played by a black man. Chinese people play Japanese characters all the time, it’s about finding the best person for the job with what’s available. Why can’t a white person be the best for this role? Why couldn’t a black actor play a white person if…

Whether subconscious or not, he was moving toward a “white” standard of appearance. Not necessarily his fault, as he clearly had significant mental issues, but the fact remains that in his final years, he more closely resembled a white person than a black person. From there, do we pick a white actor to portray him, or…