I was in high school in the seventies. Just an average guy. But I never tried anything like that and if I’d had it described to me would, at that age, had no trouble recognizing attempted rape.

Glad to hear your moving in. Be sure to visit. We’re the family living in the office furniture section.

Yes.

Indiana Jones 5 has been delayed for a serious rewrite.

Well then, I assume that means they’ve shut down their entire operation, closed the pavilion to all rentals of any sort and will not do any business except simple restauranting.

“By and large, it’s made by people who for the most part are only interested in saying things they already know, for people who basically want to hear what they already believe.”

Which raises a point I’ve overlooked far too often in human affairs: it’s not the thing, it’s what the thing symbolizes. Alan Watts wrote an article on that once, pointing out that we aren’t really materialistic since we don’t value things in and of themselves (food, sex, money), but for what they symbolize and the…

That’s not the problem. It is said, “Women don’t dress for men, they dress for other women.”. Maybe true, maybe not. But men date for other men. These clowns aren’t pissed that they aren’t getting laid, but that they aren’t getting laid and worshipped publicly by “hot” women in a way that will give them status with…

Hadn’t thought of that. I think you’re right.

I’ve been waiting for him to begin the inevitable crash-and-burn. Used to be it took some analysis to catch his bullshit, now that he’s got fame and support, he’s starting to be less subtle. I.e., he’s speaking his truth.

Welcome to White Male Culture. From slavery to capitalism to sex to imperialism, it’s always been: “Give me what I want or I will kill you.”

Maybe sex robots are the answer ? I can’t see any woman wanting to have anything to do with these clowns (and I had these sorts of “I deserve” feelings when I was younger). As for sex workers . . . I can imagine their response: “There’s not enough money in the world.”

Hey, nothing new here. When I was in college, this was the message of George Gilder and his book “Sexual Suicide” (also published as “Men and Marriage”). His men’s rights rhetoric was identical and he attracted the same group of young white men looking for meaning and justification for what they already wanted to do.…

Makes sense to me.

Such grace and style from both of them. Pay attention, folks, this is how it’s done.

True. We need nurses, therapists, electricians, plumbers, heavy machine operators, contractors, machinists, paramedics, etc. All honorable ways to make good money. Tech may advance, but unless we wind up in the Matrix, we will always have a physical world that needs to be built and maintained.

That’s the point: these women never think it will be them effected by these horrible policies. Never their husbands deported, never their kids without health care, never them abandoned by the party of “family values”. Then when it does happen to them they keep quiet like good little soldiers. Just like “good” women…

I have never had experience in high-stakes deal making, political or business, so someone with such experience please tell me: is this how it’s done? I just see a guy whining about how the situation hurts him, how he’s unhappy and doesn’t like it? Where’s the part where he explains the upside for the other guy? Why…

I give up on our world. How many millions of dollars were tossed out to create this ? How many otherwise rational men and women thought this was a good way to spend their time, energy and resources ? How many men and women, successful masters of their craft at the peak of their success had no trouble greenlighting…

Should we really be surprised at this ? A couple of guys who made a series strong on violence,rape, brutality and abuse of power would find the years of war and slavery attractive ? Plus, shelves are full of books with the premise “What if the South won the Civil War.” Even better than George R.R. Martin having 4…