My first class on the first day of ninth grade was freshman biology.

I think a lot of this is very relevant to the typically-functioning teen, and a very good and even-handed evaluation of the way the series fails its audience.

This is a really thoughtful, well-written piece. Young people are capable of consuming media critically, and for those of us who are adults (however much of a technicality that feels like) should be giving them the tools to do that, instead of simply hand-wringing over it.

Reposting from another article:

Aw shit...

Fuck that, I hope they all burn in a literal fire. Not some fairy tale hell version of fire.

Numerous reporters spotted carts of Bud Light being rolled into the Capitol in preparation for a GOP House celebration.

Folks, you are looking at the modern-day Martin Luther King Jr. This woman is my hero. WHEN will she be recognized as such? I’m sorry I have nothing helpful to say about health care right now but one point we can take away is that ageism is not called out enough. Respect your elders. Thanks to this honorable woman for…

Finally, somebody said it. Nobody cares about your struggles. Maybe don’t live in the antarctic.

I mean, also, this is what jury nullification is for:

but honestly, this man worked his dick off to get a spot.

I gotta say, the optics here are not good for the administration. It’s amazing how bad they are at presenting themselves as reasonable, non-corrupt people. Probably because the GOP and Republican voters love them no matter what.

I’m not surprised. He can’t protect the shotgun on the field so why would anyone expect him to do it off the field?

This is yet another area where the ridiculous and derailing “flase rape accusations” narrative pushed by MRAs and thier ilk has caused serious damage. For every one, rare false allegation, there are hundreds or thousands of rapists that never see justice because the victims are dismissed in the despicable rape culture…

Wow. One of the most eloquent (and impeccably-referenced) pieces of writing I’ve seen in a very long time. I hope Ms. Denhollander will continue to advocate for victims’ rights, as she seems to be brilliantly suited for the task. Unfortunately, many had to be hurt for this to come to light, but hopefully some good…

Impressive. Truly impressive. Why couldn’t we get someone like her in the role of a super hero?

Wow. I thought I couldn’t have less empathy for the characters in this tale of rich people woe. Then, I watched this video.

Genuinely can’t tell if the generic happy background music is deliberate or not.

I know its supposed to be pronounced “fire”, but i keep reading it as “fry”. Then i get confused/hopeful that this was a french fry festival and wonder how they would fuck that up.

Leave it to fucking Republicans to think that the second amendment (and their grossly ridiculous interpretation of it that has resulted in millions of unnecessary deaths) is more important than the first. The first amendment is first for a reason, dickbags.