I used to write concert reviews for a local website. Went to the First Canadian Gathering of the Juggalos primarily to interview Ice-T and a couple others. Been a lifelong hip hop fan but always thought ICP and the Juggalos were laughable, if not pathetic. Have to say, it was the most incredible live experience I’ve…

Was really hoping AVC wouldn’t report on this nonsense. But of course they did.

You guys have printed a fair amount of extraordinarily weak outrage-seeking shit over the past couple years, but this might take the cake. I rate this clickbait seven “UGH”s out of a possible five.

If you’re trying to create a case against someone, starting off with “they gave me soup I didn’t want” might not be the best strategy. 

This is a case of easily separating the art from the artist right? Because this is nothing major, right?

Fuck’s sake. Musk is the reverse of a cult of personality. His value is in what he does, not who he is. If you think “his primary achievement has been amassing wealth”, then you’re either an idiot or being purposely oblique.

Yet another article falling over itself to validate the 12 year olds on 4chan.

Well, this article fulfills the site’s daily stupid bullshit quota.

You're still a whiney, humourless little wankspangle even after all this time

As long as she agrees to read the audio-book in that shrill, exasperated lunch-mother voice.

AV Club tells me “cancel culture” is not real; ContraPoints, a transwoman who routinely produces pieces far more insightful than anything I’ve seen at AV Club (outside of an occasional Teti or O’Neal piece, when they were things), describes the phenomenon and her experience of it, at length.

‘Abelist’ and ‘neurotypical’. Your post reads like satire.

What a crock. There was no ‘controversy’ over her original casting choices. There was just a few self-aggrandizing ax-grinders and you. She’s right on every count.

Unearned snark is William Hughes’ bread and butter, and basically the extent of his toolbox. Wonder if he really believes that all AVC readers think like he does or if he’s just trying to scare off the ones who don’t. Or if he does anything with intention at all.

I’ve really never understood the problem with actors playing roles of characters when they don’t have every trait of the character, and this article spends so much time wallowing in unearned snark that it doesn't even make an attempt to make a case for why it's bad, just assuming everyone will agree. C'est la vie, I…

This is hilarious; love it. I’m thoroughly shocked at all of the butt-hurt people  who are offended by this. I’m going to work on cultivating this humorist’s calm  speaking voice.

I mean couldn’t you just as equally say getting upset about some lukewarm jokes is also pretty bullshit in these awful times?

The people who try to decide for the rest of us that “you can’t joke about [anything], when [bad thing] is happening” - are the worst.

I saw this headline over at Vulture and ignored it because I haven’t watched Umbrella Academy and had never heard of anyone named Elliot Page. Now from this image I see that it’s the same person as Ellen Page, whom I had heard of. Since the new name is part of the announcement, I think it would be more sensible for…

The topic is transitioning away from trans persons per se and it is moving on to the wider topic of ‘activist bullying’ which has become so abusive that its becoming counterproductive to their respective causes. This Barstani article in particular is an example.