It's very good! And very depressing!

I never said he didn't, although rich people donating is often a way to hide taxes and other dodgy financial schemes. I'm just weary of anybody who (ESPECIALLY Elon Musk) who makes big pronouncements and then just kinda wanders off. He's richer than any of us will be in a 1000 lifetimes, so I have zero sympathy for him or any obscenely rich person on money issues.

That's not even the Bechdel Test, it's the first criteria of the Bechdel Test.

That's assuming that tuition and rates have risen only to keep up with demand, and that colleges and universities haven't found ways to squeeze every last dollar out of the student. There are more schools, more classes, and more options now than there has ever been, and yet the costs will continue to rise. Instructor pay is down, tuition rates are up, and enrollments are up; the only logic in this is that higher education institutions now operate on a profit model instead of the non-profit model that got us through before.

You're purposefully picking examples that won't happen to highlight what you believe would be the most extreme cases, but this isn't some slippery slope thing. People joke about how MLK will be portrayed by a white woman now and hide behind "being true to the source material" when in reality they're just afraid that their traditionally white fictional stories will be sullied by people of color.

It seems forced because an effort has to be made for inclusion or else it won't be done. People roll their eyes at intentionality because it seems artificial, but in reality you have to make a concerted attempt at these things or else the typical thinking will once again take over. Social change doesn't happen without people saying "we are going to do this, and are going to do this intentionally and with forethought."

Exactly. If Gillette actually lost 8 billion dollars they would be bankrupt.

The only time it works is in The Sopranos episode "Pine Barrens" when the Russian uses the dig-your-own-grave thing to confuse then attack the guys making him do it. It's also a hilarious episode for those uninitiated.

It's funny how much Batman has infiltrated out cultural zeitgeist that we try to make other superheroes like him. Superman is not meant to be this dark, brooding hero, although you can take him in that direction when applicable. He's bright and optimistic, but he's no fool, and he doesn't take being treated like one well. He will protect those less fortunate, not punish them for their circumstances. He's the best example of all of us, and I think that gets lost.