Black Widow isn’t portrayed particularly progressively or interestingly in the film.

So this is an article blasting an article and a comment on that article decrying that article?

Also, Hulk lost to Hulkbuster. That shouldn’t happen...what’s the point of having Hulk around and all the problems that come with it if Iron Man can be the Hulk and do it better?

thank god disisto is still alive...

Cool penis helmets, guys.

This isn’t a slander or libel case, though. This is a case where Columbia University allowed one of their students to be continuously harassed and slandered on campus, even though Columbia itself (and the NYPD) had apparently decided that the accusations didn’t have merit. It’s really a harassment case. In any case,…

When the standard is preponderance of the evidence, the factfinder sides with the person who they believe the evidence favors. If they believe the evidence favors the accuser, even by .0001%, they side with the accuser. If they believe the evidence favors the accused, even by .0001%, they side with the accused.*

You know the other “three cases” were 1) a woman who said he inappropriately kissed her at a party (university found him ‘not responsible’), 2) a woman who said he ‘inappropriately followed her upstairs at a party’ (university found him ‘not responsible’), and 3) a gay man who said he sexually assaulted him after this…

Uh...what? I get having no tears for him, but I don’t understand the “fuck this guy even if he’s innocent”. Why wouldn’t he use the means available to him to try to improve his situation?

As in any other criminal complaint, there should be a thorough, vigorous investigation. If the accused isn’t charged, then he or she should be considered legally innocent. If a person is legally innocent, it should not be legal to harass and slander them continually.

Actually, the standard of proof in the Columbia investigations is “preponderance of the evidence,” a much less burdensome standard than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard used in criminal cases. Under a preponderance of the evidence standard, basically if 50.0001% of the evidence favors you, you win. So if…

The bigger principle at stake is due process. Colleges have demonstrated that they are completely incapable of dealing with accusations of sexual assault and rape. They either ignore the accusation and drag their feet in investigating, or they conduct ‘hearings’ where the result is predetermined (can’t review the…

“ because there’s a bigger principle at stake here.”.....that is what is wrong with your entire argument. If it truly was a false accusation as your are positing then why should the wrongly accused suffer?

The suit accuses Sulkowicz of filing a “false complaint” with Columbia, and says she pursued a “scheme” to “brand Paul as a rapist.” It does not mention the other three sexual assaults Nungesser was accused of, including the two that went through the campus disciplinary system and found him not responsible.

It’s a tough one. On one hand I want to hope that he is a lying sack of shit, but that would mean that those rapes really did happen, and the system is failing the victims. On the other hand, I don’t want an innocent guy to be slandered, and even worse the MRA conceit of false accusations. This seems like a lose lose…

“I think it’s ridiculous that Paul would sue not only the school but one of my past professors for allowing me to make an art piece. It’s ridiculous that he would read it as a ‘bullying strategy,’ especially given his continued public attempts to smear my reputation, when really it’s just an artistic expression of the…

How are you even allowed to write on this subject after you were exposed to be a petulant child with no ability to reason logically after the UVA hoax?

She has the best voice! Also, I just love the depth of her analysis of her own work. Often fiction writers undermine their writing by making their stories and characters seem simpler than they are, but not Toni.

Goddamnit I love Toni Morrisson. I heard her in an interview on NPR the other day and she’s just a gem. Also, how do I stay that sharp when I’m 84?

I’m getting so frustrated with people’s perspectives on this because it really lacks an understanding of dementia and what it would mean to be in mental decline and not be allowed physical intimacy. Someone with alcohol can be prevented from having sex because we know they’ll be sober tomorrow. However, it’s a lot…