-We’re not getting a lot of hits on that Chappelle article.
-What Chappelle article?
-You didn’t write one?
-I thought you were going to right one?
-God dammit all...

I think Cody addressed this in the most genuine way possible, and it’s not all that surprising. Juno was a very genuine look at what young girls go through when grappling with an unwanted pregnancy. The notion that this film is anti-choice is clearly very upsetting to Cody, and the story seems to be a personal one to…

It’s not anti-choice, it’s pro-fingernails.

I don’t think it gives legitimacy to it.  It just says it happens and those coercive tactics work.  That’s not saying they are good. It’s saying they are effective.

It’s definitely one of those Rorschach test movies. People will find in it whatever confirms their own values. I agree with you that I found that scene to be just what Cody says it was—a writing of exactly how a young girl might react when confronted like that. If you’re on the side of people doing the confronting,…

Its not giving legitimacy to anything other than “teenagers are impressionable.”  Which is what Diablo said was the point.  Did...did you not read the article?  Are you, like most commentors, just here to stir up shit and be mean to people you feel dont have your same world-views?

“I love you too...but so what?”

Why is it that any time you see the “Brief Nudity” notice before a show, you know it’s gonna be a shot of the ass crack you least want to see.

I think maybe it’s because being a lawyer made her the type of person who would do all of the things that she does. If she stopped being the lawyer, she wouldn’t be the type of person who she turned in to.

Jimmy lied but did it with a soft touch and did it in a way that comforted Howard’s widow. Kim just dug the knife in. That’s pretty much what their relationship has been like for the past season or two with Kim being the cold blooded and Jimmy still having a bit of a conscience about things

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I recall Knocked Up’s filmmakers defending the choice by pointing out that if Heigl’s character picks an abortion, the film is 30 minutes long.

It’s called a smasmortion

I agree they could have written the scene a little differently, but I think it comes across well enough that 1) the protestor’s argument isn’t especially compelling on its own, and 2) that Juno is more overwhelmed than convinced. Juno’s own recap of the scene suggests she’s just as put off by the receptionist offering…

The dialogue was great. It was funny, weird, and had a great rhythm. It’s not for everybody. Hell, I know people who hate Tarantino movies because of the dialogue. Same thing.

But she literally gets talked out of an abortion because an anti-choice protestor tells her that her fetus has fingernails. You could still have the movie unfold as it does in countless other ways without giving legitimacy to that anti-choice bullshit. 

I think anything made from Michael Cera’s sperm should be destroyed with fire.

Not to mention that “choice” means just that. You can’t want choice for women then be upset when they make a selection you disagree with. Plenty of women choose to give birth and allow a family who can’t conceive to adopt their children.