It’s almost like copyright law has become bloated trash that better serves patent trolls and investors than creators or the public.

This is capitalism. People and things are famous and/or popular because enough people like what they say/write/do to pay attention to them. If they say/write/do things that people dislike, those people withdraw their support.

I think it’s insane to ignore everything but what a company or person wants to present. What…

I’m more and more convinced that money rots your brain. When she was a struggling teacher she wrote Harry Potter. Now that she’s a billionaire she gives us Fantastic Beasts, wizards shitting on the floor, and transphobia.

Right? Like the justification for not taking Civil War generals names off military bases. The bases are named for people whose only claims to fame were betraying their military oaths, leading a failed uprising in support of slavery, killing loyal servicemen, and surrendering.

The funniest part is NASCAR racing is rooted in defiance of the Constitution. The first “stock cars” were modified for speed to help smuggle alcohol during Prohibition.

It’s official: NASCAR has 1000x more courage and principles than Roger Goodell and the NFL.

We can balance out the loss of the babies by switching to NASCAR whenever they’re on TV. If I’m not watching anything else, I’ll help their ratings.

This article probably makes the best argument:

This is the most chilling truth. Trump could get scared by a bee and fall off the White House balcony tomorrow and every one of the people who voted for him and stuck with him for the last 3 years despite EVERYTHING would still be here.

The betrayal of refugees and others seeking asylum is one of the most monstrous things the Trump administration has done. My father worked for Refugee Migration Affairs while I was growing up and I’ve always been proud of the work he and America did to help displaced people.

Just another in the long list of ideals that…

Even if that’s the case, I guarantee you there are Rage “fans” out there who saw the thread and felt denial and despair.

He’s anti-cat! #AllPetsMatter!

How often have Republican politicians been asked to not play “Born in the USA” at their rallies even though the lyrics are NOT patriotic?

Is there an inability to understand more words than can comfortably fit in a slogan? Is this why tweets from an illiterate baby are the pinnacle of policy discussion for those people?

I’ve crept to the left too as many arguments on the right turned out to be disingenuous or hypocritical. Not saying everything Democrats do is roses and sunshine but at least cruelty isn’t considered a feature in their policies.

I liked Rage Against the Machine until I found out the meaning of the words “Rage”, “Against”, and “Machine.”

Go back to being “the”!

3(c) - It’s hard for people to change a lifetime of habits and behavior. It’s not that she just started doing it but that people are less inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt any more.

Because bowties today scream a kind of cutesy, “I went out of my way to wear something to show I’m different and have my own sense of style but don’t care what other people think.”

It’s very performative. It’s the neck fedora.

I’m guessing they’re less concerned about reporter bias and more concerned about reader bias. They probably know their readership skews old and white.

Actually the article was how much more difficult it is to identify problematic attitudes in white people and how fraught this makes any interaction in the modern world. One where we’ve recently been reminded just how much racism didn’t go away as much as evolve.

They can improve, but it’s not the responsibility of OP to play the part of forgiving ex-tormentee for their highly public and performative display of wokeness.

If they really have improved, OP’s response doesn’t matter and this new and improved person will chalk it up to a fair reaction to their past cruelty. If they…

Don’t forget that they ASKED him for the op-ed they couldn’t be bothered to read first.