If you watch the original, Laurie also had some really horrific comic overacting so I’m not surprised by it. A good director would rein that in, but I’m sure having Jackie look like a whackadoo feminazi is not a concern for the show in its current incarnation.

I mean, if there wasn’t any abuse that stems from those that do it, why wouldn’t more women do it if the pay is better and the work is more (relatively) fun?

Wait. Didn’t we decide that crystals were bullshit in the 90s? Why are they back? Must we revive every dumb 90s trend?

Also, about the felony, companies are required by law to take into account both the nature of the felony and the proximity to current employment when ascertaining when to hire a felon. Obviously, some companies won’t, but you do have some rights in this regard.

Soon Yi was 19 and Woody had known her since she was a child. My friends have children who are now reaching 19, the age when Soon-Yi started “dating” Woody. I have known those children since they were in diapers, much like Woody knew Soon-Yi as a child. The idea of dating one of those children is repulsive, because I…

You are patently wrong. I can call you an ignoramus for not knowing what the First Amendment covers and face no legal consequences.

It’s not the slurs that would get you arrested here. It’s the public disturbance. You can scream the N word at the top of your lungs. But private citizens and companies don’t have to let you do it on their property. They can have you arrested for public disturbance and/or trespassing if you don’t leave when you’re…

He probably sees these accusations as “affairs gone bad”. It’s pretty common in academia. Older men ‘fall in love’ with younger female colleagues, who, desperate to keep their standing in a field built on reputation and respect from colleagues, don’t report the advances because they (rightfully) fear the effect on…

Apparently he doesn’t understand the law in the US, either, since the First Amendment means that the government can’t tell you what to say or not say. Individuals and businesses can tell you to STFU and remove you from their property if you are rude or racist. Free speech does not mean, “I can say anything I want…

No one has posted this yet? “I will provide you with many orgasms and sea bass.”

I am right there with you. When my reaction to Glenn’s death was, “He should’ve died under the damn dumpster” I knew it was time to give up for good. There’s really only so much nihilism and manipulation I can take.

Can I pull a #NotAllHR ? We try. Sometimes we’re taking orders from the top. We can advise, we can warn, we can threaten, but they can fire us just as they can fire you. Some of us do our best to uphold ethics and laws, but we need paychecks, too.

And they’re basically blankets. TOO FUCKING HOT. Especially if I’m already sweating.

What the ever-loving fuck? It’s not a torch song.

Well, day care is very expensive (especially if you have more than one child). It might take most if not all of a second paycheck to pay for it; if that’s the case, why not just homeschool?

You missed the implied “deserving”.

Oh no, you know Amazon was just looking for a reason to fire the star of their critically-acclaimed Emmy-winning show, so of course they wouldn’t include him in the investigation. He just has no idea what he could have done wrong!!! Why won’t anyone just talk to him???
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As an HR professional who has conducted workplace investigations, I find it highly unlikely that Amazon didn’t have specially trained professional investigators doing everything exactly by the book, especially in a “politicized atmosphere”. Tambor may not have liked the investigation, but I’m 99.999999% sure he was…

Exactly. If your enemies support your supposed innocence, that might be worth noting. Your friends standing by you is not an indicator that you did nothing wrong. They’re your friends; that’s what friends do.

This is how I friend and I communicate the true wretchedness of something: “I’d rather watch the Billie season of ‘Charmed’ than (do XYZ).”