And yet, men have the "femme fatale" trope, and I don't see anybody beating them over the head about that, much less using that fantasy to justify the notion men like being manipulated, abused, and ultimately, killed.

There are a lot of MRA's who lump all ladies together in liking "bad boys," which is certainly reductionist. And yet, there is at least something to that notion for a non-small number of women.

Because if Jezebel only covered non-offensive or unproblematic people and/or celebrities, then there would be a news story once a week, with the average un-offensive person being about as interesting as watching water boil. Also, someone can still be problematic in some ways but still be a good person overall.

Even though Jezebel is a feminist space and will devote a good number of articles to unpacking cultural phenomenon, I think it's important to remember that being a feminist doesn't mean you're going to hate all problematic things, or always be ready to examine your enjoyment of problematic forms of entertainment. It…

I understand what you're saying, but I will add, at least in his public persona, his rage is not directed towards women.

No.

I'd also like to add that he filmed an episode of Kitchen Nightmares in my town a few years ago. It's a small town, so it was kind of a big deal when he was here. I didn't meet him, but many of my friends and neighbors did, and said he was nothing like he appears to be in Hell's Kitchen, but rather the kindest,…

It's probably a minority of busy-bodies with an amplified voice who are protesting the tree, which is kind of classic sex-negative behavior. Act all offended about someone else's activity and then claim to speak for everyone. my assumption of course

Pretty expensive ornaments...

Sean's always amazing, then always dies.

As great as the Lord of the Rings movies were (and yes, they were truly great), it never gave us anything like a believably ambivalent character, whose motivations are as murky as a real person's would be.

Not a big fan of Lord of the Rings, but I think Sean Bean's character fit this description quite well in the first…

I always elect to err in the opposite direction. "Your baby is so cute!" is always the right way to go in my book. I'd rather accidentally embarrass someone that isn't the parent as opposed to the person who is. It's worked out okay for me so far.

It would be a rare event if he started on a 17-year old. More likely, he began to groom them at a much younger age. With the pattern of abuse established, you are dealing with a 17-year old that probably has a very different way of thinking and acting than you did at that age.

Um, as someone in science, I'd like to point out that the entire point of doing scientific outreach is to educate the public about topics in science. Not only is the public capable of understanding such topics, they enjoy learning about them. So no, the general public is not stupid, they likely just haven't been…

Well, he probably started earlier. Or if he had threatened to withhold something a 17 year old believed he "needed" from coach (like a recommendation letter for a college application, a reference for a possible job) I can see it happening. Teenagers aren't known for their clear thinking and great decision making.…

Wow.

Lets not lie to ourselves

Oh no, all of those people were servants there to entertain you for having a Miata.

FWIW, I think "trust" was meant to be "thrust", which is probably an exaggeration given the neighbour later claims to use the best vibrator.

Nope, it definitely mocks and scorn the woman for having sex. "Fucking" bolded and underlined, "trust" in giant letters, "moan" in giant letters and shaky font, and the last quip that "it never lasts very long" in underlined cursive... All of that calls attention to the act of having sex rather than the noise.