And he wants pictures! Pictures of Superman!

Not to mention that anyone who actually legitimately wants the conflict to realistically end? Absolutely has to acknowledge the position of both sides.

Ah yes who can forget all those prison escapes that involved tons of rape

Yeah, his solution is “you know all those people that have hated each other and been trying to kill each other for the last 65 years? They should just stop doing that.”

You’ll notice that the Palestinians’ Arab brethren in Egypt and Jordan haven’t exactly been rolling out the red carpet. They’ve been in the middle of this conflict for so long that those governments are worried allowing large numbers into their countries would be poison for their own populations, and they’re probably…

Yeah seriously, ‘They should stop fighting!’ is what one of my friends who has absolutely no grasp on anything regarding history in general, nevermind history in that region, keeps saying. Like yeah sure the fighting is bad and should stop but simplistic solutions like this can only be taken seriously by people who…

The only issues with his plan are:

I think you mostly hit it on the head. Forget comparisons to season 1, I don’t understand anyone thinking this was a special season of television. I’m not much of a television critic so I’ll lack the insight to pick out specifics but I thought there were many mediocre elements to the show but still ultimately kept me…

Also, “It’s like having blue balls... in your heart.”

No, it didn’t. This is just not accurate.

Anyone who thinks “picking a side” is a realistic approach to this conflict is in a fantasy. Give this a read (really, do it! It won’t hurt you to read something you disagree with: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/why-israeli-officials-screened-footage-hamas-attack/675735/)

Is it OK to think that both Hamas leadership and Netanyahu’s administration ought to spend the rest of their lives in uncomfortable confinement in a remote, very secure prison? I don’t know the best path to peace in that troubled region, but that seems like a good start.

Agree with you about the AV club’s hypocrisy (and your comments further up), disagree about her being anti-Semitic.

I’m with you on this one. That line definitely came off as a “read between the lines” kind of antisemitism. She’s definitely raising the specter of a classic trope. “Gee, isn’t it funny that western media isn’t criticizing Israel. I wonder why?” It’s pretty obvious, and so year, I’m glad Barrera got shitcanned.

I really didn’t read it anti-semitic. I am surprised at this kerfuffle as her comments seem pretty mild and measured. Susan Sarandon on the other hand, definitely anti-semitic. Tankies like her are always like that.

You can be supportive of innocent civilians on both sides. Not all Israeli citizens support their government. Not all Palestinians support or are part of Hamas.

Both Hamas and the Israeli government are committing atrocities against civilians. This is not a simple situation where you can just support one side.

Trying to kill all Jews on earth is genocide, even if you can only manage to decapitate a few babies. Trying to stop Hamas from committing genocide is not genocide, even if Hamas members are predominantly of the same ethnicity. Trying to kill Jews because they are Jews is genocide. Trying to kill Hamas members because…

Like I said above, maybe the timing is coincidental. But she’s been pretty vocal about the pro-Palestinian stuff, but honestly, who cares? We can all get worked up about anything, but ultimately if you take *Jenna Ortega* and this other actress’s views on Israel-Palestine seriously enough to get irritated, then the…

I’m sure Jenna Ortega took a really long time to study the nuances of the conflict, but for what it’s worth, here’s what her co-star said:

I find it very strange that every article I’m seeing about this skips over the part where she says “Western media only shows the [Israeli] side. Why do they do that, I will let you deduce for yourself.” It’s right there in the Variety article.