In a statement, Braisted said the material was “not age appropriate or within the scope of sequence for the 4th grade class.”

When will we get to a time where people stop panicking over media hype of bullshit viruses like this... jezus fuck... the basic flu kills 10,000+ people every year and because this news stems from China and is blown up by our mindless media outlets people freak out. If they had stated “the flu” and not added a coole…

I am curious how Hollywood will go beyond lip service and take some action.

I’m not shopping a place that profits on low wages and absurd working condi....oh wait

I made that joke at an office party last year and I saw a guy react in such a way that not only told me that he thought I was being sincere, but it physically hurt him.

Tangentially related: https://www.cracked.com/article_27027_4-dumb-ways-your-favorite-sites-are-dying.html

I may be screaming into the void here but I need to let this out.

#TheNoidLives

Thank you. I’d rather watch cats eat their own shit.

this is our world now

If an artist is racist but a work is not transparently racist, can you separate the art from the artist and enjoy it?

Not really true in Lovecraft’s case, though.

I’m honestly gonna go with ‘incompetence’ rather than ‘lying’ on this one.

I don’t have to care, it’s just business people making business decisions.

sorry to say this was 100% Slack law

They weren’t afraid. They just couldn’t use it because 7 ate it.

And this is why nobody should use Twitter, ever.

It is the height of white privilege to feel the need to write a screed to a newspaper of record because they didn’t personally consult with you about their project.

You fail miserably as a personal fiance writer too.