I know! And it will be so comforting to be shot on purpose rather than by Dumb and Dumber.

Which came first? Groundhog Day or that episode of STTNG?

So, is this worse than Failure to Launch? I have no intention of doing actual research, and watching the damn thing, so I’ll instead rely on the unreliable opinions of random strangers.

That surname is amusing the hell out of me. I keep seeing it as “Fuckcheck”, which is presumably something journalists do when covering sex-scandals.

It’s weird. I mean, sure, they’re a bit dumb, but not that dumb. I dunno - a sense of misplaced virtue?

I’m of the HO that there are legitimate discussions that need to take place between the terfs and the trans, but it’s a weird fucking hill to die on.

To put it another way, there are three issues affecting the trans community - their rights and safety; why does my cat sit on bits of paper; resolving the terf/trans…

Ah, “Princess and the Frog” - Disney’s Black Panther. Looks fantastic, great representation, superb villain, bland heroes, and some problematic stuff lurking in the background (antebellum trappings for PatF*; hereditary monarchy for BP).

* you just know Big Daddy had a confederate flag flying somewhere in that place

My memory of this (aged 26, and a big comic fan) was incredible excitement followed by huge disappointment. Messy action, the plot MIA, and Keaton never convinced me (although you could blame the costume, which was plainly as restrictive as hell).

I’m not sure if I understand the quibble about the timing. I mean, sure, it would have been great if this had either never happened or been fixed ages ago, but that would imply a world which didn’t need BLM in the first place.

“Gravity hates this one weird trick.”

But with magnets! Also, “decelerating suddenly” surely? (just not that suddenly)

It sounded a bit like one of them was dragged in to the other two’s bullshit, but it’s hard to tell without tone - and it’s not like he couldn’t have called them on their crap more explicitly. I dunno - I think I need to re-read the transcript.

I’m genuinely curious as to how she can say that with a (presumably) straight face.

But racist sweets are still okay, yes?

Is there a better worse name than “Tucker Carlson”?

Love Morrelo’s tweet - it’s so helpful and supportive. He should work in customer service.

Bloody hell. I mean, he’s not totally wrong - it’s one of the most important videos ever taken, and her commitment, stoicism and bravery should be noted - but to ‘review’ it as though he’s writing for Film International is just...

I was puzzled by the removal of the slave block, which sounded like an important reminder and artefact.

From the linked article, Frye’s remark clarified the issue nicely:

Genuinely curious - does ‘Black’ really take an upper-case ‘b’?

Because they want black people to leave. They’re not scared; they’re territorial. And dumb.