I rarely actually lol, but I totally actually lol'ed at your poem.

You're being overly dramatic for no good reason.

Awesome response to the third letter writer. My own circumstances are nowhere near as severe as what it sounds like this poor dude went through, but goddamn, "give yourself a break" is some of the best advice for those struggling with a history of abuse or mental illness.

The response to #3 was so sensitively written. Loved it.

Awww, the third letter gave me all the feels. I'll say it again- good on your for being an adult, seeking therapy, and working on your problems. Lots of people don't have the courage to do that. I pretty much lost one of my best friends that came from a similar background but was just was unable (or unwilling) to take…

I have learned, as a college teacher, that affluence is a relative thing. I have no idea what "rich" is to most people. No one in my family has ever had college debt, yet none of us thinks of his or herself as "rich."

A great scene to anchor the movie is the country club drive-home scene where Jordan is on a ton of queludes and drives his Ferrari 1 mile home from a country club. The film is based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography. The film is narrated by him. It should be plainly clear that the film is skewed from reality by his…

That last shot said it all to me. A rapt audience gazing lovingly at Jordan as he plays the old "sell me this pen" bit. Thank you so much for this; as a feminist who has been defending this film from the start, you said it all much better.

First time comment, so I'm sure I'll be in the greys, but I had to join kinja just to address this.

It's a movie. If people want real life lessons with moral authority, there are lots of very good documentaries out there.

THANK YOU.

If you don't like supporting movies made by assholes... well, I hope you have other hobbies, because you will not be watching a lot of movies.

She didn't say it was "ambiguous, therefore consensual" - she said it was ambiguous, but she interpreted it as consensual. I don't think she was shutting the door on other interpretations, just telling us how she saw it. And whether it was rape or not (and I thought it was) the movie in no way glorified, or…

This article is greatly appreciated. You might want to save it and update every time another movie along these lines comes out, since I've been explaining this for years.

"The Wolf of Wall Street" is as much an indictment of its audience as its own characters.

Depiction of Bad Behavior Does Not Constitute Endorsement of Said Bad Behavior. Despite what you may have heard on your local Internets, The Wolf of Wall Street is not a misogynist film. It is instead a vivid portrayal of misogyny (and greed, and cruelty, and selfishness, and institutionalized sociopathy).

Glad to know jezebel is capable of such nuanced thinking. Thank you!

It's hard to maintain my outrage-lust if I don't rely on knee-jerk reactions. I mean really, fuck this nuance. Let's just say Scorsese is a rapist and get back to hate posts.

threesomes can be quite boring.