I'm speechless

I'm speechless

 

This show is killing me.

I'm speechless

 

This show is killing me.

Me too and not very softly!  I couldn't go to bed until 2 hours after it went off.  I was a bit emotional. 

Or maybe you're just looking at it in black and white when there's clearly shades of grey. 

 

Consent is not a  grey area. If you don't feel confident that you have secured a yes from someone, that means consent was not clearly given.

 

This is how rape culture persists, and victim blaming ensues.

Edited February 21, 20169 yr by Skin

Yeah uh huh because God forbid people take some modicum of responsibility for their choices in any situation no matter how horrific....

 

They have the preview for the upcoming episode and of course it's crazy good. I'll be shocked if they don't give the kid playing Taylor an award. Same for the actress playing the mother. 

Yeah uh huh because God forbid people take some modicum of responsibility for their choices in any situation no matter how horrific....

 

They have the preview for the upcoming episode and of course it's crazy good. I'll be shocked if they don't give the kid playing Taylor an award. Same for the actress playing the mother. 

I agree Connor Jessup and Lili Taylor deserve awards

Yeah uh huh because God forbid people take some modicum of responsibility for their choices in any situation no matter how horrific....

 

Taylor is suffering from PTSD and was being threatened by a boy who may very well have been a part of his rape. His case is not so cut and dried, but good luck applying bootstrap logic to a sexual abuse victim.

Edited February 23, 20169 yr by Vee

I loved how they intertwined real interviews into this episode.

I found it kinda jarring and distracting to be honest. I get what they were going for and a couple of them (especially the teacher and mother were very moving). 

 

Overall a good episode but not as strong as last weeks. Glad Eric finally confronted Kevin about "his boys" beating up Taylor and now Wes being dead. Still doesn't absolve Eric if his role but at least he sees how wrong it is. 

Yeah uh huh because God forbid people take some modicum of responsibility for their choices in any situation no matter how horrific....

This ignorance belies the issue, and the point obviously escapes you.

 

I guess it doesn't bother you that we live in a culture where after a person is sexually assaulted the first thing out of an investigators mouth are the following:

• What were you wearing?
• What were you doing?
• Did you do anything wrong?
• Were you on drugs?
• Were you drinking?

Do any of these factors excuse the assault? Does any of this change the fact that someone's body was used as a playground for someone else's benefit with no say so from the other person? Why is it so much more important to you to dismiss and discredit the victim rather than acknowledge that this happened without his consent?

I found it kinda jarring and distracting to be honest. I get what they were going for and a couple of them (especially the teacher and mother were very moving). 

 

Overall a good episode but not as strong as last weeks. Glad Eric finally confronted Kevin about "his boys" beating up Taylor and now Wes being dead. Still doesn't absolve Eric if his role but at least he sees how wrong it is. 

Agreed!  It did't work for me either.  I would have embraced those stories more after the eppy.  

Is it bad that I don't care that the kid was shot? I have all the sympathy in the world for Taylor, but this narrative of whitewashing the kid that beat him up is obnoxious.

 

I still hate Leslie so much, and I want her to die.

Yeah, Wes was a jackass, and I don't feel bad about his tv death at all. I think a lot of people are going to have "issues" once that hacker helps out, and I can't wait!!!!

 

So, they expect Leslie to resign, and she turns around and ends up in charge of the whole kit and kaboodle.  She is like Freakin' Teflon, No matter what happens, nothing sticks.  I can't wait for the finale to see what ends up happening to her.

Eric's mother is a c___ with a capital C.  Some people were not meant to be parents.

Public School Principal got screwed, and how typical was it that the school had so little money, they had no help...

While Kevin's mother(RK) has grown, changed, her husband continues to be a manipulator...

Coach's daughter is gonna be collateral damage as the chit hits the fan...

I liked the Taylor/Evy scenes.

So, they expect Leslie to resign, and she turns around and ends up in charge of the whole kit and kaboodle.  She is like Freakin' Teflon, No matter what happens, nothing sticks.  I can't wait for the finale to see what ends up happening to her.

Eric's mother is a c___ with a capital C.  Some people were not meant to be parents.

Public School Principal got screwed, and how typical was it that the school had so little money, they had no help...

While Kevin's mother(RK) has grown, changed, her husband continues to be a manipulator...

Coach's daughter is gonna be collateral damage as the chit hits the fan...