This upsets me so much. I hope your group helps you, and I hope Cinemark pays in the court of public opinion at the minimum.

“Frivolous” implies that they knew they had no case. That doesn’t seem to match the facts. The theater wouldn’t communicate with them outside of court, so there was no way to know that there wasn’t a provable case of negligence. Losing a case does not automatically mean that you had no grounds for pursuing it.

This is precisely why I think there should be a gun insurance system, modeled on car insurance. If you go on a fucking rampage and murder a bunch of people, then at least your gun insurance would pay their hospital and burial cost.

That’s a pretty callous way of looking at it. Maybe they were trying to cover medical bills or funeral expenses. Just because they lost doesn’t mean the lawsuit was frivolous - they obviously felt like the theater could have done something more to protect them. Just because the court disagreed doesn’t mean that these…

Boycott is exactly what I thought. If they actually pursue this course of action, Cinemark is likely to lose a LOT more than $700,000.

Nonetheless, Cinemark has enough money and enough accountants that they can literally write off the entire amount. The victims and their families won't get any kind of tax break, and most would not be able to pay their portion in any case. This is ridiculous on every level.

I’d let either one follow me through tall fields of grain for three hours. :)

Got it. You’re just an asshole. On behalf of all women everywhere, I am super glad you're gay.

Christian Bale and Colin Farrell. I enjoyed the movie so long as I could separate myself from every single aspect of it politically and historically. I mean, it’s atrocious as anything but a window into the white male gaze. But, you know, putting everything that should matter aside, it is a beautiful film with…

I got pregnant at 24, and while I was fully employed, my job carried no health benefits. We moved when I was 7 1/2 months pregnant so my husband could take a new job in a new state. His health benefits didn’t kick in until he’d worked 6 months. If not for SCHIP, I would have had to pay the full cost of my emergency…

Sorry, I posted almost the exact same response before reading yours. It's a little nutty to me that some people think there's this enormous group of Bernie voters still left to persuade. No, it's a vocal minority, many of which would not vote Democrat under normal circumstances anyway.

Exactly. I just posted something similar before reading your post.

Yes. People focus on the Supreme Court, but overlook the many, many federal judges that are appointed by a President, who have a huge say in the day-to-day application of justice. Not to mention the hundreds of cabinet-related federal positions that control policy making for virtually every aspect of American life,…

Actually, 80% have already flocked. There’s a good 10-15% of Bernie voters who were never going to vote for her (Greens, anarchists, Libertarians, and non-voters who just happened to like Bernie). So we’re talking about maybe 10%, tops, of his voters that still out there to be persuaded. That’s not unimportant, but…

And I feel exactly the same about both couples: she could do soooooooo much better.

So does Carrie Fisher! <3

Absolutely. And if Leslie’s hair or skin color don’t match a designers AESTHETIC, then they should absolutely refuse to dress her! I mean, a person’s height, weight, coloring, and everything else about their body are completely adaptable. If you want to wear ART, you should FIT the artist’s narrow conception of who is…

I didn’t say that is was common. I said it was “not indecent.” Most women married in their twenties in the Medieval Era (clearly the show’s historical analog). However, the age of consent for girls was 12 and was 14 for boys. Noble marriages did tend to follow their own patterns, including somewhat younger brides.

I believe “shameless” is probably more accurate.

I don’t hate Trevor Noah and I still watch the show occasionally, but they messed up so hard when they didn’t make her the host. Even before JS left, she was the best remaining correspondent. Noah is not terrible, and the writing is still pretty good, but he is nowhere near charismatic enough to anchor a show. He’s…