For this Mayor’s apology to have any meaning, it would have had to show all the characteristics parole boards use when letting criminals out of prison: acknowledgement of the crime and full acceptance of one’s part in it, remorse, commitment to non-reoffense and restitution. Where is that?

That’s a bold strategy to admit to facilitating child sexual abuse on video.  Is bold the word I’m looking for?

I will die for this damn site. 

To staffers new and old, all of you are tough as hell for fighting to make this site the best it can be under the current conditions. You madlads deserve all the respect I can give, and I don’t doubt that this place will continue to blossom under your stewardship. Looking forward to seeing what everyone brings to…

That fact that he did it with a Country song in redneck Amurica is just icing on the cake.  A life lived scared is a life half lived.

This comment is so beautiful 😂😭

How many blonde white women (whose alimony and pensions are paid by Q) were defending him online? Asking for a friend...

Just spoke with my boy at work about it.  We said we done defending these youngins.  This is GROWN. MAN. MUSIC. 

Why is her “Look at me! I’m white and conservative and safe! **wink, wink**” ass getting a second look at not someone like Elizabeth Warren? And why couldn’t this have been Castro, Booker or Harris?

My most generous theory, is that somehow if she stayed involved it would create some kind of legal problems for her or for the people involved in the film. That by backing out the film will get released that much quicker and Simmons will get roasted in the court of public approval regardless.

Is it me or is something missing from this? Is this Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ recipe?

I don’t think it’s Michael’s job to provide solutions.  Maybe if he was a politician?

White Bernie bros blackfishing on the Root are the most annoying bros. How is being condescending to Harriot helping your boy Bernie?

George Zimmerman will continue to try to monetize his murder of Trayvon Martin until he is dead.

i cant wait for the day when i read his name is followed by “was grisly murdered during a fight he started”

This reminds me - why do we have to wait so long for Atlanta to come back!?!?  Stuff like this is pure gold.

Oh, and one more thought that just occurred to me: Will is inspired by seeing the story of Superman (brought to us via the American immigrant narrative, as symbolized by the accented newsstand guy whose copy he looks at), thinking it mirrors his own story, but the actual baby cast away from their home planet in this…

Agreed. If you keep reaching out a helping hand and the person keeps slapping it away, at what point do you say “Fine” and move on to the next person. If someone wants to make their lives better, I’ll help them. If they want to wallow in ignorance, then move on. 

That was a well-written IRL horror story.

I wish I could star this twice.