"despite the fact that there is absolutely nothing an Unpaid Internship provides that an entry level position will not also provide ON TOP of providing a wage and benefits (if you're lucky...) "

In most cases nowadays, an unpaid internship doesn't provide anything except the nebulous promise of maybe, maybe making a…

"which lets face it, is the reality of this situation for most of these fans"

Part of the reason why that's a reality is because shit like this contributes to a culture where artistic work is not valued.

"might force creators to pull back their borders and remove fans from the creative process."

Fucking good. Be artists. Stop maliciously catering to the 14-year-olds who think doing unpaid artistic work for you means they're going to get a guaranteed job. I'm still not a fan of the Kickstarters who have backers vote on…

You're gonna be inundated with hatred, so I doubt you'll read this. But I think you guys do a great job, and I support you, even if I often have strong criticisms of your lack of moderation of your comment section, which I believe creates the sort of environment you're decrying. That's a Gawker-wide problem, though.

I sincerely don't know what this site's gonna be without you and Tracey. Words cannot describe how little I can even right now.

Not sure how weird that is, hotwife-ing is a pretty common turn on that doesn't get talked about all that often. Super envious of that story, though. Good luck with November :-p

I don't even get it. Anorexia, something something, Karen Carpenter ate all the food? Because in heaven she can eat? But John and Jim aren't even relevant. Ugh.

I'm not giving them a ton of brownie points. Giving back donations gathered by a sleezy group associated with criminal behavior is like Minimum Standards of Decency. You get some recognition for doing the right thing, but really, it should be expected.

Sure. I'm encouraging people to donate to Water.org before reporting the fappening donations. I don't think charities should reject donations from every single individual who has ever done something naughty. But there's no reason they need to accept donations from a coordinated group of people who are coordinated…

"if I had prostate cancer, I would want all money to go toward potentially saving my life."

PCF would lose far more money being associated with this than they would from the pocket change these sleezeballs donated.

When you lose more money because of a poor reputation than the low amount you were given by a bunch a sleezy group involved with a crime, yes, the money donated does not save lives.

"I'd wager that if they had collected six or even seven figures-worth of donations,"

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts. They didn't get anywhere close to that, so it's not even an issue. But I'd wager the opposite. The most valuable thing a charity has is its reputation (ask Komen), and you don't get a good…

"To put it another way: where do you want the money to go? Anywhere, as long as it's not charity?"

Probably, but you might consider that my comment wasn't an insult toward Jezebel, it was an insult toward Gawker.

lol no. Jezebel is Gawker's red-headed stepsister. Check out the #1 tip at Gizmodo today ("Don't take nude selfies"), or the comments on any Sarkeesian article on Kotaku. Gawker Inc knows who their readers are and where their bread is buttered.

Again, using sexism does not make your story inherently sexist. Using it in a lazy way to make your story edgy does.

I honestly don't even understand what the criticism of her Kickstarter fulfillment is. Like, I have no fucking clue. I know the trolls are just trying to come up with anything to pretend like their beefs are legitimate and not just misogynist manchild whining, but as someone who backed Sarkeesian's project for a…

Calling yourself a 'gamer' is like calling yourself a 'conservative.' By the latter, you might mean that you favor individual freedoms and limited government. But by adopting either label, you're choosing to lump yourself in with a bunch of rabid, misogynist, anti-gay fuckheads, and you deserve the response you'll get.

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So what, was the original comment not from Jezebel, you worthless manchild?