There are epigenetic effects from violence that are passed down through at least two generations, and we’re just hitting the new ones bebes with no genetic impacts from WW2 now. The education on how to properly reduce risk in teens is now available. That, plus the advent of almost total saturation with smart phones…

Shame and fear based messaging tends to have a limited to counterproductive effect . This is especially true for teenagers.

Nope, the funny part of the joke is that there’s a play on words and the surprise is that she’s actually being abused.

Oof, I’m definitely not trying to make you feel morally compromised and not trying to condemn. I’m sorry that was the impression, and especially if you’re feeling a bit mobbed right now, i just thought the note about virtue with talent deserved a bit more exploration, because it’s true, people contain multitudes. We…

I would agree on virtue and talent not being distributed in tandem, especially when you consider mental health and creativity are linked.

I wish you clarity, you already have the strength you need, this I know.

I get it, and thank you for returning the favor of thoughtful and reasonable comments. I don’t mind debate, and I don’t think we are truly that far apart in ideologies.

I can’t tell if the first line is extreme sarcasm or honesty, so I’ll just pretend the latter for civility purposes.

“But writing shitty sexist stories which were not even specifically intended to be seen by anyone is not a crime. That’s all I’m saying.”

This was on topic, relevant, and good gossip.

The DA determined that while he had proof to go forward with the accusations, the trial would damage Dylan. Woody hasn’t been charged, not because he is innocent, but because it would have further damaged his victim.

dude, why are you picking this hill to die on?

You can find whatever you want funny, but I prefer my jokes on those topics to be well crafted, and to punch up.

Some of us find violence against women to be a less appropriate punchline, I guess.

Have you read it?

“You also don’t want it to lead to a witch hunt atmosphere, a Salem atmosphere, where every guy in an office who winks at a woman is suddenly having to call a lawyer to defend himself, that’s not right either.” 

I’m not going to lie, when I reread this thread, I’m just more upset and kind of angry. The fact of the matter is that more than one commenter jumped on me and verbally harassed me in a way I never did to the OP.

The saddest day of my life is when they stopped making the chili mocha powder. I miss that drink.

Heated steering wheels are my new love for freezing temps. I don’t know how I survived before.

Sure to the stuff on public opinion, and I appreciate you laying it out. I may be more selective in my wording and who I chose to respond to in the future to avoid some of that.