Thirded. A lot of feminist/social justice writing refuses to acknowledge the grey, when most things are grey.

Wait, that guy from the Labyrinth died??

“See, even the feminists admit rape isn’t real!”

Yeah I’ve noticed this a lot too... the old “give em an inch and they’ll take a mile” problem. People feel reluctant to admit any sort of grey area because they’re worried their adversaries are going to perceive it as weakness and run with it, so they default to a sort of Manichean mindset.

I think it also makes a difference when it comes to assessing her consent. Knowing that she could say no, did say no, and it was accepted without reciprocal pressure put her in a relatively empowered position.

Yeah, to me that detail is important. It shows she was confident enough in the situation to say no, and he was respectful enough to accept it. That’s not something that can be said about every groupie/rock star encounter, you know?

I appreciate your willingness to write a story that reflects deep ambivalence.

“I also can’t ignore that Lori had already said no to David once, and had every reason to think it’d be safe to do so again.” <— Bingo.

I cringed when I saw the headline. I was prepared for this to be a “Your Fave is Problematic”-style takedown of Bowie, and I honestly wasn’t sure I wanted to read it. I clicked anyhow and was pleasantly surprised.

She lost her job because he told lies about her in the book in violation of their confidentiality agreement. What the fuck is wrong with you?

This is very well written. My feelings on this are complicated, but my instinct is that women should get to own their sexual history, whether its morally problematic or not. If Maddox says she’s okay with it, I believe her. If she had said she was raped, I also believe her.

I appreciate your willingness to write a story that reflects deep ambivalence. I think there isn’t enough of that anymore (everything is always strident and polarized) but you did a great job sitting with the murkiness of what this all means about Bowie’s legacy.

True, but, as an adult, she still thinks she had a great time. Her word should count for something.

Actually the “insufferable” one is Clover Hope....get the fuck over yourself. Seriously this article is bullshit, she is talking about people like you, famous or not famous people who want to break you down. You’re a damn hater Clover Hope, why don’t you take a look in the mirror and figure out why you feel the need…

And adding that she owes him sex. Kanye is disgusting, I can't believe people are defending him

Fucking good for her. I'd be pissed if some egomaniacal dude was trying to take credit for my massive success too. This is the most I've ever liked Taylor Swift.

Money gives you an advantage over people. She can hire a better manager, take song writing lessons, travel to places that will put her in front of the right people and time not wasted laboring on a day job so she can work on her music.

No where near the money she has now. Anyways what does that have to do with her success?

If you owe $50,000, you have a problem.

If you owe $53,000,000, your creditors have a problem.

Leave Sly and the family alone.