It was a jumble of interesting ideas and key scenes slapped together haphazardly and often little thought. I get the feeling that a lot of the people who really like the film identify closely with one of the themes and so like the film as a matter of identity.

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Yeah, my concentration was more on the assholes because they’re the ones feeding the “nice guys finish last” perception in the same way that robber barons and flashy-useless startups feed that kind of perception on economics, although I did mention the girl who refused to break up with the asshole no matter how much…

Why are you denying that Cosby drugged and raped women and that Weinstein threatened the careers of women who wouldn’t sleep with him?

At the same time, I know a lot of people who are great at emotional support and lots of fun to be around but are terrible at giving a first impression. It doesn’t help that the commonly sought feeling from first dates is excitement rather than comfort, obviously partly because it takes at least months to form a…

I think another factor that I stated badly is that some people are really good at the things you listed for at least feigning the good application and acing the interview but are kind of terrible at the job or work in general, and that these people can be compared to the Lotharios who are able to form (often fleeting)…

Use it as a deodorant to attract raccoons.

That was kind of the point of the first part, as there’s a big difference between being in a relationship/having a job and being in a relationship with a specific person/having that job. I actually see that difference being smudged most frequently in feminist venues, which seem to frequently veer from “everyone…

I think linking herself is in itself embellishing through implication.

I’d like to see a cite for this, if only to figure out how the hell one would operationalize “artists” in a way that weeds out all the “I have a band” and “I uploaded a video of myself singing Let It Go onto YouTube” types.

I was going to give kudos on not reproducing the Baffler article’s many interpretive overreaches, especially saying that female artists are underrepresented on Spotify or its playlists (we have no denominator data), but then I got to the second to last sentence.

I think part of it is that it’s still not clear whether he’d even approached, let alone pressured, her rather than been receptive to flirting or an approach. There’s a certain weirdness in saying that being desirable is a form of force.

Chronic bachelorhood is a lot like chronic unemployment on a lot of levels. Just like how gainful employment and a livable income is a basic right but nobody owes you a job or money, companionship is something that most people can be described as deserving but no particular person owes you sex or a relationship. Much…

But they’re not asking about those, and Lewinski has never stated that there was any belief on any party’s part that he would retaliate against her. From what I can tell, she’s mainly just trying to rehabilitate her image by lumping herself in with victims.

She’s mad that he was looking toward the water at the beach.

She’s mad that he looks toward the water when at the beach. This is jealous paranoia, possibly abusive.

They’re God’s Not Dead but for people with no identity beyond “self-proclaimed feminist” instead of evangelicals, right down to people saying they like them as a matter of identity.

So have there been any allegations that Clinton in any way pressured Lewinski? There’s a whole lot of implying it with the suggestion that this is a #MeToo issue, but it all has a very “when did you stop beating your wife” smell to it. Additionally, the thing he was charged with was lying under oath, so it’s easy to…

Of course, that racial hierarchy includes “these races haven’t been exterminated,” which is why the groups that are more subject to mass violence and bombings tend to have a closer relationship with cops. For an example, nearly all shuls in Europe and many in the US have a permanent police presence (and many others…

Considering recent incidents, how about Jews?