If this were any two other countries, I’d agree but dictatorships aren’t big on change because change = loss of power. North Korea’s had better than half a century to see the error of its ways and still no cigar.

You’re right. I shouldn’t have referred to the North Korean people as a monolith. I’m sure there are some who don’t believe the state propaganda. At the same time, I’ve been reading a lot of accounts by defectors who talk about feeling as though the Supreme Leader can hear their thoughts and therefore editing…

The thing about ‘raising awareness’ is that it often doesn’t seem to do much beyond that. They’ve crossed the DMZ. That’s great. What does that prove or accomplish? That if you’re well-connected enough you can get Pyongyang’s okay for a publicity stunt? At the end of the day, their trip served the regime and does…

Probably they had to edit themselves to get approval from Pyongyang, so the ‘not political’, ‘open dialogue’ hoops plus the utter lack of mention of the Kim’s human rights abuses were the price to be paid so the spectacle could unfold.

I mean, it’s great that their purpose wasn’t to be political but this is already being spun as propaganda in North Korea.

Because it is akin to removing the glans of the penis as opposed to simply the foreskin. Apples and oranges.

But it's not medical experts who 'feel differently'. It's lawmakers who know zilch about infectious diseases.

I was thinking about this as well. Once you're kicked off, you have to think about RL and how your image on the show affects your brand. By this point, she had already proved she could sew and design. Most of her outfits are wearable as they came walking down the runway. But appearing personable also counts. When your…

So yeah, I have thought Korina seemed like an entitled bitch from pretty much the first episode, and I have been yelling at her throughout the season and actively rooting against her, but I think this situation is also bullshit and I get why she's so upset.

I would've loved that for a twist... but I don't think Nick was that smart. Neither was Amy, as the campsite episode proves, but at least she'd had the time to plan everything out and up to a point, I admire that.

Think there's a typo in the headline (racist?)

Meanwhile, in real life: husband returns, quickly becomes irate that dinner isn't on the table or the Missus isn't courteous enough, or willing enough, or faithful enough (how does hubby know the door wasn't wide open for the tramp, huh?). The gun comes out, a struggle ensues. He's bigger and he's stronger and she…

Short answer? Tax relief. No, I'm not being facetious.

Respected, yes, absolutely. Spared due criticism? Hell no.

Absent from these tips: any acknowledgement that rape is often perpetrated by someone the victim knows/has invited into her sphere. It's always the stranger in the bushes/toilet/outside or the roofies at the party or the stranger in the minivan.

That's why we should continue to work to change the culture, place responsibility onto the perpetrator of the crime and dismantle this idea that 'she wanted it'.

I look it as two separate issues. Taking measures to be safe when out and about (with the full knowledge that no safety measure is foolproof) =/= excusing the perpetrators of a crime. One is for my peace of mind, the other is victim blaming. Conflating the two seems dangerous, particularly when it comes to willfully…