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Yeah. But don’t you think that either way the problem is sexism in casting? Whether you think actors’ physical appearance should be an overriding factor in casting them (some people are fine with Romeo and Juliette being played by 30 year olds), men and women should be cast or denied parts on the same grounds, at…

That’s kind of the point though. Male actors can be cast for their skill (Macguire looks old but can play innocent school boy) but female actors can’t.

Honestly though, I think that chart should indicate when the movie itself is referential to the age gap. Because to me it’s so much more egregious when the movie is trying to normalize it, pretend we don’t see it. I loved Edge of Tomorrow, but that’s a good example. Tom Cruz is wearing so much makeup and we know that…

It varies depending on your county. I have called because of a household on the highway where children were playing at the end of the driveway (not four feet from cars that regularly hit 60 mph). And they got their asses out to that household immediately. And this was a rural, underfunded area. You never know unless…

Call child protective services? What you’ve witnessed is more than reason to do so. In some places abusing and animal in front of a child can be prosecuted as child abuse.

Change that to “most places around the world.” There are very few countries with significant protections for children who may be forced into marriage. And the USA isn’t one of them. We have a massive child bride problem: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/opi…

I imagine that’s true. But I still think that animal abuse is a good indicator that someone needs to be on society’s radar.

Let’s remember that the AKC (American Kennel Club) lobbies to protect these sons of bitches.

Would never happen. Our oligarchy would never allow for the possibility that their son or daughter might have to work, for even one day, at the same job as the son or daughter of their janitor. Too much like communism. Remember, freedom means being free, if you have the means, to chose to never interact with your…

In theory, I’m with you. But in practice, I don’t think universal conscription has ever been or ever will be possible in this country. The people who actually make our laws, and start wars, are a tiny tiny oligarchy. They will always have the means to save their own offspring from war.

The only reason we allow 18 year olds to join the military is because, if we required that they wait till 21, we would have no military. Our military relies on the desperation of children who leave school and don’t know how to find a way forward, what to do, on their own, to eventually be able to attend a good…

“So, where was this article when Michael B. Jordan was cast to play Human Torch? Is it only a problem when white actors fill non-white roles?”

This comment so exemplifies how doped up you geeks are on your escapist fantasy media. You’re so immersed in the fantasy, you literally cannot recognize that there’s an industry behind it that works, just like every other industry on the face of the planet.

Yeah. You totally sound like someone who “just goes and sees the damn movie.” Your comment doesn’t come off as weirdly defensive at all.

I don’t understand what is motivating the OP to lash out against this article: Why would you want to ignore the fact that media you are consuming includes outrageously racist caricatures? Unfortunately, I feel that many people’s fannish identities have become so strong that there is this knee-jerk reaction, and…

This is a dishonest comment. Only 160 words of this article is about the rumors about spiderman. The rest of the article contextualizes those rumors accurately, by reflecting on recent concrete examples of racist portrayals of Asians in fantasy and sci-fi. What motivates your attempt to invalidate this essay? I am a…