You have more followers than me, you have a blue check, your tweet is viral — thus you must be held accountable.
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Teigen has addressed her past social media presence in an open letter.
Believe me, I get it now.
And conservatives think the top story is Dr. Seuss? If that's where we all turn our attention, how convenient for them.
How does a simple, legally binding meme with no truly measurable results end up prompting celebrities to start a revolution? These celebrities are rioting in the comments section and I fear for my safety. What will I tell my children?!
The point is that a good number of the people attached to the letter — which presents itself as an objective defense of free speech — are those eager to excuse their own bad behavior and bigotries.
We have to be very careful about supporting something that we're very afraid of happening to us.
I’m fairly certain there was also another element at play that had nothing to do with the interview and everything to do with the excuse it provided–an element that lit up the discourse like gasoline on an open flame, capturing the internet’s fickle attention with self-perpetuating fervor: Two month…
A culture of self-censorship and fear of backlash from funders, colleagues and the public is convincing arts and cultural workers to stay silent on important issues, according to new research from ArtsProfessional.
At some point, we will all tire of looking at the emperor’s flaccid penis.
The rap game now – I’m sorry to say it – but it’s so motherfucking soft. You can’t do anything without someone being offended nowadays. When did we become so soft?
I don’t know that any of us should be especially concerned with respectability and politeness.
The best defense is a good offense. Nobody likes a heckler, but we don’t want to see him quietly dragged out; we want whoever’s holding the mic to roast him alive, to watch a humiliating, but voluntary, exit.
Responsible journalism outlets ought to stop running pieces that amount to personal grievances.
Louis C.K. was a very good friend of mine before he died in that terrible masturbation accident. And it was his room. You read the story. He was masturbating in his own room. That’s where you supposed to masturbate. Then he said, 'Hey, everybody, I’m gonna pull my dick out.' Nobody ran for the door…
Celebrity hunting season. Doesn’t matter what I say, they’re going to get everybody eventually.
That’s why I don’t be coming out doing comedy all the time, ’cause y’all niggas is the worst motherfuckers I’ve ever tried to entertain in my FUCKING life.
This is the worst time ever to be a celebrity. You’re gonna be finished. Everyone’s doomed. Michael Jackson has been dead for ten years and this nigga has two new cases.
The real snowflakes aren’t rape survivors who request trigger warnings or students who’d like that we use their correct pronouns — they’re people with power who can’t abide even the slightest criticism without using their influence to demand consequences.
Lol listen neither of us invented this particular wheel