I say the first step has to be dismantling the prison for profit model. The bottom line underpins so so so much of the corruption in our law enforcement, policing and sentencing.

I say we hold a second Stanford Prison Experiment as a reality tv show. Place a lot of emphasis on “getting to know” each of the ordinary people, their stories, who they are at the beginning. Make it as diverse and representative as possible. Then sort the guards from the prisoners and shoot it Big Brother style. Let…

Agreed. Denying a person their basic dignity (for what??) won't inspire more faith in the system/society. Rather the opposite.

That was my fave! beautiful! No one knew what he and the baby went through... Ahhhh... Loved the silent film aspect to it.

It's funny, that's what I more or less figured. I loved her in Into the Wild.

Thanks. I didn't mean my second one to come off argumentative or anything. Just talkin. But yes! It does! I've also found that if I keep a neutral expression and let the other person talk themselves out, I get a much clearer picture of what they're about. Silence is powerful.

Yeah. I try to buck the trends and separate the actor from the person... And this is about the person, though I know she gets that criticism in her work. Fwiw I don't find her acting to be that way, but I'm face blind and autistic, so I know I'm not the best judge.

My husband pointed out to me the other day that William (Harry too ) is descended from one of Charles 2's bastards on his mother’s side. Stuart blood on the throne for the first time in two centuries. Then with the whole Brexit thing and the resulting power vacuum/low confidence in Parliament, my history nerd brain…

I don’t understand how it could be that gross and they’d still expect ppl to get in it. 1- lawsuits? 2- just plain disgusting 3-why wouldn’t the swimmers just stand there and say “Nope nope nope, not putting this finely honed machine into a toxic sludge.”? I know you train and focus and winning blah blah, but surely…

It’s ok not to telegraph one’s inner workings on one’s face. Stoicism used to be celebrated and admired.

I sorta wish I could just squeeze her hand and tell her she doesn't have to apologize for that.

Same. I get that she’s an addict train wreck(used to be?) and etc, I get that she’s an easy target for moralists. But I also get that she’s a byproduct of our culture. I feel for her. We’re the same age, I was never a famous actress but I went spectacularly wild/commitable for a few years myself, and I respect that…

Be the anti-dick. Feel it.

It makes me feel slightly less powerless.

Yep.

I think the best speakers with the clearest messages do that with ease, and you’re probably very close to the truth. Ever seen them speak in person? I saw the senator Obama speak 9 years ago and I have never ever before or since been smacked with so much charisma from one person. It comes through tv but being close to…

Please do. Tell everyone. Make a hashtag. Make t-shirts. Because you’re right it is. I’ll do what I can to spread it too. We can fight like Diamond. It makes me feel happy and powerful every time I’ve been intentionally kind in response to 2016's shittiness.

Me too, the rage. I go run until I can be rational, I hate running but it helps.

I decided to take it as a personal challenge to be more kind. Directly in reaction to all the shit in this damn year. 2016 threw down a gauntlet.

Same. Sometimes I also worry that if things go a bit too Weimar Republic, my autism is recorded in my medical records.