Maybe so. There’s a clip linked in the Buzzfeed article where he laughs when Barbara Walters asks if they remained virgins throughout their relationship. But I mean, what else is he supposed to do with that question?

It’s not his job, but I’d argue that coming to the defense of someone getting more blame than you or for something that you were both responsible for is the decent thing to do. You’re probably right that he couldn’t have totally prevented the backlash against her, but he could have helped at least a little bit it I…

I guess. But she was also really young. Most relationships aren’t meant to last when you’re that age. Doubly so if one or both of you are famous. I’m sure there are plenty of young women her age who have dated more assholes than she has. Their LiveJournals just don’t get as much press.

Some of my favorite albums are breakup albums. I get that it feels different when both partners are extremely famous and we all know exactly who is being referenced. But it’s hardly fair to say that you’re not allowed to write honestly about your own life once you and/or your partner reach a certain level of pain.…

The linked Buzzfeed article enumerates all his alleged sins. It’s just him supposedly profiting off the public interest in their relationship. And they’re right that he did. But it was his relationship too. He’s allowed to do that if he wants to.

The Janet Jackson criticism is fair to me. He totally skated on that and took no responsibility for his part in it. I don’t remember him ever really coming to her defense.

Interesting. Hadn’t noticed that. Though I’ve definitely run across anti-vegan assholes in these comment sections.

Yeah. That’s how it worked when I worked for Toys “R” Us as well. We could get discounts on games, but not on hardware because the margins were too thin.

I’m so tired of this condescending, sanctimonious bullshit. We all agree that they’re stupid and should be meaningless, but they actually do affect what projects get made and who has clout in the industry. If you want to see good movies be made and talented people succeed, then you have to care on some level even if…

I get it. It’s natural to want to know more. But surely you can understand that it comes off as pretty insensitive to make that kind of comment. You could have said “I hope this show of support will help Ray Fischer to finally feel comfortable sharing whatever it is that happened to him” or something like that and I…

Indeed. Though I also agree with recognitions and some of the other commenters that it’s pretty uncool to mock Fischer for not providing those details, especially in response to an article that corroborates his experience with Whedon. You can say that you’d like to know more before throwing your support behind him…

I would agree with you that Fischer doesn’t owe the public any details if he doesn’t want to give them. But if he’s going to talk about the issue publicly and ask people for their support, providing those details would clearly make people a lot more willing to give that support. Not everyone knows all the industry…

a lot of people agreed with what I had to say

It may not have been your intention to invalidate Veit’s experiences by saying that we don’t know what would have happened, but that’s absolutely how it comes off. Of course, none of us can see the future, but we all use language like that all the time. Pointing out that other outcomes were possible is either…

Agreed. I think the show only gets better the more it leans into the insanity.

I just want to say as an outsider that has never been in any kind of therapeutic treatment, you’ve been very rude and inappropriate in this conversation. All Veit has said from the beginning is that residential treatment can be done well and isn’t always abusive and that they know from personal experience. You’ve…

Wait... You think “sent away” is a euphemism and “kidnapping” is a more accurate term to use? You realize that parents have legal purview over their minor children, right? A facility housing those children for a period of time at the parents’ request is in no way kidnapping. I don’t object to Hilton using that word…

We had this same conversation a couple of years ago when Impossible Burgers started being mass-marketed too. There were even articles about it on this very site. Acting like there’s some new expose uncovering the sordid truth is weird.

Relatable.

With so many people doing film criticism online now (amateur, professional, and in between) and more diverse voices beginning to be recognized, is there a niche that still remains to be filled or has everything been done at this point?