I mean, that “narrative” about the white cisgendered heteropatriarchy doesn’t need any more evidence to be proven, but ok. It’s human history.

While true, how did he not fathom that making it public would put obvious public pressure that would trump their racism and homophobia? As soon as you do what you need to do to reap some perceived benefit by taking it public, you’re obviously guaranteeing they have to do something.

but no one in Hollywood was smart enough to figure it out..

It’s so strange because one would think that the risk/ reward just don’t add up. Like, how much of a boost in sales is that going to yield? And the downside, that this comes out, is like apocalyptically bad for him. Not just his career but his standing in the communities his claims of hate crime elicited.

The law enforcement leaks were published, and the official police response was “the stories are unconfirmed and inaccurate.” This is a) not a denial and b) CYA statement in case things change.

Informed opinion. See, there’s a big difference.

At least I’m not liking my own comments.

You’re an idiot pulling stuff out of his/ her ass.

Nope enrolled in your mom rn bud

The police repudiated reports that it went down as a staged event, what? Yesterday?

I’m going to take the nice approach:

Maybe it can help bring both sides to the middle? Trump is horrendous, but his base is somewhat rational.

Everyone keeps answering with this and while that may be the reason it misses the point—that’s the very obvious answer, but no one with any kind of sense conjures this approach for that end. That’s why its such a weird story—it was never going to work, is an insane solution to the need for attention, and isn’t even…

Do you think what he is alleged to have done is common behavior? By any standard?

It’s always something here man, “not enough women or people of color!” Or “you used the wrong pronoun!” I can’t imagine how miserable these people must be, having to be angry every day about every minuscule detail and dealing with people like me who simply don’t give a single fuck what they think, and that I was taught…

This is naive. Of course they’re not, but they’re going to be made to feel that they are by very loud voices if this turns out to be true. Showing empathy for that is a good thing, not the impetus for some galaxy brain dickhead response.

Considering they have not done this in any other case EXCEPT for this...

Why would charges not stick? What is not clean about their investigation? What am I missing?

Well, a critical thinker would know that the issue of leaks and the issue of whether Smollett is telling the truth are not inextricable; the potential racist glee some asshole cop is getting squealing about what they’re investigating (where he’d feel sorry for the white version) does not mean Smollett is telling the…

I can’t read this anymore. This is so stupid.