I hear you. I didn’t get it. I’m far from “woke” - but I can learn and I do listen. Again, while I appreciate your acceptance, and I don’t necessarily deserve it for being so pigheaded in defending “what I (thought I) meant”, it’s not a condition of my promise to think more deeply about the subjects. I am truly sorry.

I legit feel terrible about this comment. I’d delete it if I could. I don’t get it, and a few folks have helped me see how much I don’t. I sincerely apologize. All I can say is really really didn’t think deeply enough about it first.

I’m just going to offer my sincere apology - I’m sorry. This escalated in a way I did not intend, and I don’t want it on me. Whatever I meant, it didn’t come out right, and I’m going to think on it.

I realize you don’t give a shit, but I will take a step back and think about all this. I will. It’s the least I can do - if my words and opinion inspired someone to view me as you clearly do, I fucked up somewhere, and I sincerely apologize. That’s not who I am, at least, it’s not who I aspire to be.

Gosh. I hope I’ll recover from this.

Ah, see I asked why she didn’t. Out of curiosity. Because I genuinely do not understand why it needed to be a public blast, it seems trivial. So, you know what, I’m wrong. Big dumb white dude wrong, and you’re right. Thanks, it’s been fun.

Why do you?

Sure, anybody would be worked up. You worked me up by jumping to conclusions about my character and beliefs, and the intentionality of my words. I never said I wanted her to stay quiet, I wondered why it was she chose this mode, and I couldn’t care less about David Cross’s reputation. You are trolling because you are…

The very comment to which you originally replied: I said, I am not a minority, and I am not a female; and I was very clear that I cannot begin to understand the experience of being either one or both. I didn’t casually dismiss anything: I said what was on my admittedly privileged mind.

Okay, y’all win. Keep on jumping everybody’s shit. You’re winning hearts and minds.

So her feelings got hurt. Okay. Some people send the meal back, some people ask to talk to the manager, others go straight to Yelp or Twitter.

Totally disagree with you. All offenses are not of the same moral scale, hence some are and can be minimum harm. If he grabbed her, it’s assault. If he kept her from getting work or tried to intimidate her, it’s harassment and discrimination. I’m NOT excusing him - I am accepting his apology and I accept the veracity…

When I’m treated poorly - not abused or oppressed, mind you - by someone I tend to tell them as much. If they fail to rectify the offense, I either move on or escalate the grievance. That said, to temper the flames somewhat, I am neither female nor minority so I confess I can’t fully understand the experience. I…

Wow. That’s quite a leap you’ve taken. She can and she did. I’m questioning why now and why so publicly. She’s a victim because he used hurtful language? Did he grab her? Did he limit her potential? I’m not excusing him but conflating his racist mean-mouthing with abuse is risky. 

I deactivated Twitter because it’s a fucking cesspool. Thanks, though.

What prompted Yi’s tweet in the first place? Could she not have, I don’t know, directly contacted David Cross the moment this trauma emerged from her subconscious? Everything always has to be so out there. A man said a shitty thing to a person once upon a time and absolutely owes her a personal apology. Personal:…

It’s pretty clear by now the Democrats can’t save the US from Trump vis a vis beating Republicans alone. The Rs are pledged to Trump, and only by chipping away at the bond, encouraging rejection and defection, voters & congresscritters alike, can there be any realistic hope of ending this hideous slide. I’m not at all…

I am a huge fan of your writing. Thank you. That is all.

TMZ is reporting on Weinstein’s contract with TWC from 2015, and it not only looks like everybody knew, it had a mechanism for dealing with his disgusting behaviors, namely, he had to pay out of pocket for his infractions. Worse still, it is highly likely his firing was not sufficiently for cause per the contract…

Sounds like the system needs to be changed - it’s probably due for an overhaul. Clearly it leans 1950s male.