Lindy West's discussions

In an ideal world, alimony isn't necessary, because women have equal earning potential, aren't discouraged from pursuing leadership positions, aren't financially crippled by the expectations of motherhood, etc. That's the world feminism is aiming for. But we're not there yet. Read more

What are you talking about? Read more

Critiquing the conversation, not Drew. Read more

Uh, this IS a blog post. So...tasty burn? And I was the film editor of a major weekly newspaper for years. Good try, though! Read more

Your condescending fantasy world is cute, but I can't just ignore "cultural ramifications" because I, you know, live in the culture. Here's my response to another commenter on this same subject: Read more

Thanks. Critical thinking about rape culture is part of dismantling rape culture. Tree rape fans can rest easy—no one is going to take all the rape scenes away. Read more

Of course I don't think that media shouldn't depict rape at all. But I think the permissiveness of using rape as entertainment—people literally cheered at my screening—is something we as a culture need to examine and monitor. This particular scene doesn't further the story. There's no reason to keep it in besides… Read more

Oops, DUH. I'll fix it! Read more

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I interviewed him once and he was the most charming human being I've ever met and I'm still giggling a little bit. Read more

Well, of course. But my point is that if you take god out of the equation entirely, the whole thing is completely incomprehensible. Religion is the only thing that contextualizes any of the bizarre ways that these characters are treated. Read more

Well, for what it's worth, I spent 7 years as a film critic heaping derision on all kinds of films. I called Adam Sandler a bad person in 2007: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=269327 Read more

Ha, yeah. Fixed! I must have scribbled "Hadley" in my notes and got it stuck in my head. Thanks! Read more

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I have no idea what you're talking about. Read more

Actually, I like the Kardashians. When I said Kim is "a genius" for building a huge career out of almost nothing, I meant it. But I can still make fun of her for being bad at a job she was hired to do. Feminism doesn't mean "blanket support for literally every thing that every woman does." Read more

I LIKE all the Dornish characters and I can't wait for them to fuck shit up, but those chapters are just sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand olives sand. Read more

I didn't forget! That's the guy who really, really likes drowning people! Read more

Totally. It's such an unrealistic oversimplification to expect every single human being to just "fight back!" without regard to personal safety or external pressures or socialization. It's insulting, actually. I think Sansa's journey is super sympathetic—the complete obliteration of her idealistic bubble is… Read more