It’s no surprise that Bernie’s supporters are more interested in abstract proposals (that will never come to fruition in this current divided political climate unless Trump propels Democrats into the House and Senate — even then, there is no chance we’ll have a Super Majority needed to beat back Republican opposition)…

Do you honestly think a focus group obsessed studio like WB would bring a film into the world that could so easily be shredded by a site like Jezebel?

When I consider all this stuff with Fox News, Ailes, and conservative male higher-ups in general, I can’t help being reminded of when we killed bin Laden and found a treasure trove of porn. All of these fuckers are hypocrites attempting to keep the stupid masses in check while they run around doing whatever the fuck…

You don't sound like a troll here but let's be real. Kaine comes from a long line of liberal Roman Catholics who believe government should be separate from religion. His voting record shows as much.

But this is an opening similar to Bridesmaids. Which makes sense for the people starring in the film but not the movie being a true blockbuster. This movie cost 144 million. Bridesmaids cost 33. So bridesmaids made back its entire budget in the US on its first weekend. Not a lot of blockbusters do that, but there’s no…

I was ranting yesterday about how so many people in this country actually do not give a fuck, but are happy to talk about things they pretend to give a fuck about ad nauseam.

Jezebel picks certain articles to run. They pick certain writers to hire. They’ll know what succeeds and what doesn’t. There was a piece up on Jezebel linked to Gizmodo (they’re all the same) about how 15 women in a study about consensual sex admitted they faked orgasms during self described bad sex. The author of…

What we’re talking about is discourse.

I really encourage you to read Saunders article. He’s one of my favorite writers full stop in fiction but he was there on the ground at these Trump rallies. He confronted people. He sought out their humanity. And guess what? He was met by it.

If you read Saunders article you’d realize at various points he confronted Trump supporters with anecdotes about specific individuals that caused them to feel sympathy. It’s actually a well documented truth that Republicans generally only see their immediate surroundings and care about them. As such, when Saunders put…

No. The comments that get voted up are always the easiest to digest and the ones that reinforce beliefs. Usually angry ones. This article is just another in a slew about white knight syndrome for male writers but its application is false. I’m not telling anyone I’m right. I’m liberal. I share the anger. I share the…

The point isn’t that both sides are right or better. I’m a liberal. I have my thoughts on certain right leaning thoughts. The point is that people have been manipulated into a lot of their anger. Their anger fuels yours and vice versa. It’s a viscous circle we won’t exit until we make a concerted effort to. Saunders…

I apologize, I must not have worded my response as I meant it. I also mean to speak to the shaping of the piece. I think it’s inclusion serves a positive function.

But the anecdote is important because it’s true. He had similar ones about the young man picking up rocks. He acknowledged the races of people supporting and protesting Trump.

You’re “escalating spite". Why? Seriously, why?

Thank you. I didn’t read the other pieces but finding Saunders thrown in was pretty shocking. Also not surprising. Saunders is one of the best writers today. He is genuinely empathetic and his ego, as much as he must have one, is not tied to what Jezebel would love for it to be.

I’m sorry but if you can’t tell someone hitting another person their values, because you’re too scared that your being white might get you called out, than you’ve lost your moral and intellectual credibility.

What are you even talking about? Bravo. You’ve played into everything Saunders says the majority of us on both have become guilty of: escalating spite.

If you read Sanders piece you’d realize that someone making this point like you are is the reason we are caught in this situation. The line of the piece that stands out in that respect:

This isn’t remotely shocking. Like many male “memoirists” and male writers of autobiographical fiction, Gilbert always struck me as a complete navel gazing narcissist whose self absorption allowed her to leave her first marriage, partake in a trip of such detachment, and then write about said trip. I remember being…