Maura should have been played by a transwoman from the get-go. I love Transparent, but come on. There are PLENTY of talented transwomen who could have played this role. I usually would feel put off for subbing out an actress part way through a role (Becky on Roseanne, anybody?) but I think Maura’s character is so…

merp. dammit, jason momoa!

Yes - though I question the ‘taste’ in men part. I’ve dated some really, really, really nice guys who were super lovely and supportive until it came time to believing the fact that I (and all women) are harassed and assaulted by men they can’t imagine would be capable of harassing and assaulting. I’m not defending…

Mark Salling, Mark Salling...now where do I know that name...

Right? The application of justice is far from blind. Funny how few seem to find it as compelling a defence with drug charges, which are largely racialized and classed.

“10 minutes of indiscretion 10 years or more ago”

This is endemic and widespread in finance (and of course, many industries and just the day-to-day bullshit of being a woman). The professional veneer of large firms and slick HR departments and pitches not only blind the public to what’s happening, it blinds people who work in the industry because it is so NORMAL.…

Exactly! Rats in the wall is such a great analogy, because we all want to believe its something else we hear but it is ALMOST ALWAYS FUCKING RATS when you hear it and you’ve got to deal with that shit!

Yes - agreed! Except we all know there are people out there who are waiting to “hear the whole story” or some other bullshit like that - even in a story this ridiculous. It amazes me the mental and moral gymnastics so many people will do so as not to have their view of a particular person (if they are friends,…

I used to be someone who had a bleeding heart and open and (I think now) naive take on many criminal behaviors, until I was myself a victim of a violent crime. Until then I didn’t have the experience or the capacity to understand how people squirm and lie and tell stories in retrospect to make accommodations for facts…