LaceyLou

Or replace them with the human equivalent of 'all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.'

Sadly there are misogynists on all parts of the political spectrum, from left to right to everything in between. Women are often told they can pick either being (insert political belief system here) or fighting for women's rights. Most end up fighting along with the others in the movement, and hope that they'll get a scrap or two for women's rights-only to find that these are the first things that those who told them to choose decide to 'compromise' on.

Go woke go broke? 😉

And of course he can't resist demeaning her by calling her darling.

Don't worry-the show comes on after another show I watch so that's what would bring it back. 🙂

Singing in the Rain? Or more recently, something like Cats, Rent, or Hamilton?

It definitely feels like a lot of Americans are voting for a picture, rather than a person. Sigh....

Mills is still on the ballot for the primary, even though she dropped out. I'd either vote for her or do more research on Costello and/or the write in candidate. For the general though.... you're right. Tough choice.

I can see the ads now: " a cast of thousands...' And the result will be something that should have the outline of a man surrounded by two robots on the screen.

Several towns near me (including Framingham) have canceled July 4th celebrations because of a 'lack of funds,' but I can't help but think it's because of a feeling of dullness and/or lack of enthusiasm this year. TBH I don't feel like celebrating, either. It's sad because I remember the excitement of the bicentennial-people came together to celebrate even though the 70s (and the 60s) had their share of conflict and division.

Ear worms-at least this particular one. I can't get the theme song to Hogan's Heroes out of my head.

If calling somebody ugly is rhetoric that causes people to become violent, I can think of a certain person whose favorite pastime is doing just that. Now what's his name again?

I'm wondering who wrote that tweet for him. Maybe somebody texted it to him so that he could just copy and paste? Or maybe it's that aide that's with him at strange times again.

Unfortunately this has been going on for decades and likely centuries. The only difference is that in recent years we've had people bring it to the surface and to try to stop it. It started coming to the surface, IIRC in the 70s and 80s, with legislation against child abuse in the 80s. I remember one of the few woman legislators coming out in support of a law because she herself had experienced it-it was the first time I realized I was far from alone. When I was a teen I picked up a book my Mom had-a trashy novel that had graphic descriptions of child rape. And in a lot of cases, rape was viewed as a sign of 'romance.' Remember the Luke and Laura storyline that was so popular in the 1980s? It started with Luke raping her. (Yes, I gave my Mom a piece of my mind about the book). And it really isn't surprising to me that the only person in jail for the Epstein activities is a woman.

He spoke at my college's graduation that year, only weeks after coming out. People were definitely angry. He ended up giving a very interesting talk, though.