I think you mean Kosovo, not Albania? Though I’m sure Albanians are glad Kosovo is recognised by most countries and that they don’t have to worry about Kosovars coming to Albania to flee the Serbs.

Funny how Jezebel doesn’t care about that but they’re willing to put some minor tv show or movie under the microscope to dissect the gender balance and diversity of the cast and crew. Meanwhile, Hillary has the most diverse campaign staff out there. Funny how Jezebel is silent on that.

So she's saying jezebel can't talk about this without sounding racist? Really?

You mean Jezebel didn’t pick up on the nuance and report in such a way as to not be sensationalistic and black and white? Say it ain’t so!

The Middle East includes Egypt, which is also a part of Africa and has some of the highest levels of FGM in the world. And so does Indonesia, and last time I checked that was neither the Middle East, nor Africa. So much for the argument that it’s a purely African custom with no link to religion... Guess when FGM came…

When’s the last time almost 500 organised, mass assaults took place in one night in a western country? Rape is a problem all over the world, I agree with you, but it’s also true some cultures have come further in their treatment of women than others. Last time I checked, no one is going to cut your clitoris off with a…

“your dumb”

Nice try but no, you’re still being ridiculous by being more worried about the fate of a bunch of assholes who attacked women than by the severity of what happened that night. And I find it telling that you care more about the rapists than their victims - so I guess sexual assault is only bad when the assailants are…

So you’re saying we shouldn’t address uncomfortable but important facts because they make us uncomfortable? So let’s just hide our heads in the sand and pretend the origins of these men don’t matter, because if we ignore it it will go away, right? You do realise how stupid you sound, right?

Good luck getting Jezebel to ever address that. They initially wrote very little about it and when they do address the issue of where the assailants come from, it’s to say the right wing is using it to fuel xenophobia. Because apparently it's impossible to say anything about the fact that these men come from countries…

Who can trust the credibility of anyone who gets caught lying on the stand, repeatedly? This is a trial, not a therapy session or a victim’s advocacy group. When the prosecution is basing its case on witness testimony then yeah it matters that the the testimony be credible.

Just the testimony of women who got caught lying repeatedly on the stand. I believe them and I understand why they lied but you can’t convict based on a gut feeling and speculation, so from a legal standpoint yes the lying and inconsistency killed the possibility of conviction.

Sorry to break it to you but the law doesn’t work on the basis of emotions, gut feelings and/or even fairness towards victims of sexual assault. And based on your arguments ta clear you don’t have an even basic grasp of the basic legal principles upon which die oricess and the right to a fair trial are based. I…

I’m sorry but did they really think the defence wasn’t going to find out about their messages to Ghomeshi? They sent those messages to Ghomeshi, they really thought he wouldn’t show them to his lawyer? Hello?

No, it's not unfair. The burden of proof isn't on the defence/accused, it's on the prosecution. Maybe you should take a Law 101 class or something.

It is if they want to get a conviction in a high profile case, especially knowing the reputation of Ghomeshi’s defence lawyer. They fucked up and there have been several articles by lawyers making that exact same point.

I blame the crown prosecution for not doing their due diligence and fact checking the victims’ stories. I believe the women, but I think that the prosecution Has the obligation to fact check, question the victims and look for possible inconsistencies the defence will use to exculpate their client, so that they can get…

Where were these relatives when the girl went into foster care though? I would feel the same if the girl were white and the relatives and the bio dad who is incapable of taking care of any of his children (he doesn’t have custody of any of them, and they all live with different relatives) were white as well.

I’d be looking forward to it if Beckinsale could act but there’s a reason she’s built a career on starring in her ex-husband’s stupid movies based on video games.

Miuccia is quite simply the most important designer alive today. She is consistently brilliant, even when she has the occasional miss.