Yes, it's all the snobs' fault. I suppose that's also the reason Pamela Anderson hasn't been nominated for as many Oscars as Meryl Streep because according to you, by virtue of having the same career, they are worthy of the same recognition.

Sorry, that's like arguing that Pamela Anderson and Meryl Streep are in the same caliber.

Sure. Technically. Pamela Anderson is an actress and so is Meryl Streep. Does that mean that Pamela's performance in Barb Wire deserves the same critical consideration as Meryl's in, well, in anything?

Please. Sexism might be a problem but the fact is, in fiction as in visual arts and any other art form, there are levels. Levels of quality, levels of talent, levels of difficulty and complexity. There's fluffy, light stuff that is fun for the beach and brain candy, and then there is the more highbrow stuff. That's…

Everything has its place. Look at my comment, I said Weiner's books are fine for the beach or a plane but they are not literature. They are popular fiction. Its not about men or women because, for example, Donna Tartt and Siri Hustvedt write literature, Weiner's writes popular fiction. It's like asking why oh why…

He may be a dickhead but he's a brilliant writer (I have read him) whereas Weiner is a popular fiction hack who is totally trying to blame sexism for the fact that she's not taken seriously, when the reality is that she's not taken seriously because she writes generic, badly written fluff that is fine for planes or…

I'm not gonna lie, I still love the Cosby Show. Mostly for the other characters though. But yeah. So disgusting.

20+ women. And if you consider that the ones coming forward about this are probably only a fraction of the real number of women he's abused over the years, it's even more depressing. He's been a full time serial rapist for half a century, right before the world's eyes.

Absolutely. I'm not dissing him, I approve of his diplomatic shade, I think it strikes just the right balance between acceptable bitching about one's work, and not bitching so much you sound like an asshole because everyone knows you're now a gazillionaire thanks to that moronic franchise.

Couldn't agree more.

It was absolutely shade. "I've never figured out quite what it is" is a very polite way of saying "people be stupid, yo." But he can retire 27 times thanks to that stupidity but you don't look a gift horse in the mouth, not even a sparkly undead one so dude knows to at least be diplomatic about it.

Exactly. Milk is fucking amazing. As are cheese, cream, butter, buttermilk, yogurt, crème fraîche, sour cream, and all the other delicious things you can make from milk. Also, she's just jealous of those of us who still have that magical enzyme and can drink tons of milk with no gas, bloating or diarrhoea.

Erin, you are by far the best writer at Jezebel.

You would think. But judging from a lot of these comments and the original article, it's like they all forgot that, or have never watched the show.

Re: SJW, I don't think it applies to anyone commited to progressive ideas, just the ones who do it in a humourless and overly earnest way, and who are constantly whining and nitpicking about little things to the point that they lose sight of the big picture. They're like zealous new converts to a religion, so eager to…

I agree. They benefit by virtue of being born white. That's not the same as being responsible for the actions of your ancestors though. That doesn't change regardless of privilege. The point is, you can't blame anyone for the actions of their parents, grandparents or ancestors, regardless of whether or not they…

Um you missed the point of the comment. Of course Till's father's crimes have nothing to do with it and the comment was in direct response to the article that was pointing out that white Americans today probably all had ancestors who took part in racist violence, as if they're somehow responsible for the crimes of…

um, you clearly didn't understand that the comment was supposed to be facetious.

James says that she kept the books "coyly written" because "women don't like salacious slang."

They also have an agenda and can be very anti doctor and yes, can stand in the way of communication with doctors.