I'm not used to reading Jamaican comments, so I wonder if I'm missing some shorthand. I'm also not well versed (har har) in religious comments, so that's no doubt contributing to my confusion. But the comments on my sister's rebuttal by and large make no sense. They seem to depend on you already knowing what side they're on, what side you're on, and anything else they could have to say.

I pointed out that one of the criticisms of her argument was a straw man argument, and she suggested I make it there on the piece itself, and hells no. Not to abandon you, baby sis, but I'm askeered af those there waters. I don't know the rules and I don't know the terrain. I wouldn't know where to start in order to shore up my position.

Matt,

I know you put "almost" in that sentence there, but the quite obvious double standard makes me incredibly uncomfortable. I don't think I have any patience for it any more.

Who are the people that are still talking about this [link] to this day? And can we take up a collection to get them lives of some sorts? Because that's pretty sad. I also never heard the explanation "her man likes it that way" before either, and that's ridiculously sad that anyone thought there needed to be one. And after all that, he didn't even put a ring on it. Or maybe that's why they're not married...because he's obviously a disturbed man, who's turned on by perverted and sick things.

And I thought I'd asked this here but I can't find it...is Jeremy Renner a recognisable name? Judging by asking around at my office he's an "oh, that guy", but I'm being assured he's ridiculously famous because he was in that movie everyone saw, Hurt Locker. Which, okay, which everyone? Critically acclaimed is not the same as commonly viewed.

No way.

What exactly is it people are talking about here [link] ? Cause I admit I'm not the best of judge of haircuts, but honestly the hair style does not look that awful to me.

Do you mean the picture of Julia Roberts, Typo? Because the comments weren't about her haircut, but her underarm hair.

is Jeremy Renner a recognisable name?

Not quite yet--his biggest successes have been in ensemble movies, and even if The Avengers is the Biggest Movie Ever, most people on the street are only going to know that RDJ & Samuel L. Jackson are in it. They won't be able to name Ruffalo, Evans, or Johannsen. Or Renner.

After the Bourne movie comes out, if it does well, he might get more recognition. But your average person (i.e., someone who hasn't seen The Avengers three times in the theater, and fully expects to see it again if they do the extended/DVD release) probably won't know his name. Unless they're actually a Hollywood geek, and saw The Town (where Renner was apparently really good).

Recognizable enough that it sounds familiar and I feel like I should know about him and am like "oh yeah" when you mention Hurt Locker? Yes. Recognizable in that if you'd instead told me it was the name of some guy I'd forgotten I went to school with, I wouldn't have been surprised either. ;). But I don't think I've seen any of his movies (no, I haven't seen Avengers)

I thought Scarlett Johannsen was pretty recognisable to the guy on the street. And that Chris Evans wasn't doing too badly for himself. Definitely not RDJ profile, but he's been in a number of decently grossing popcornish type flicks. And Scarlett has great breasts and leaked topless pics. You can't buy that (lack of) coverage. (eta: and hers seemed to have more waves that Hendricks)

Apparently Fillion said that he couldn't be in the Avengers universe movies because he wasn't famous enough. I don't understand how Renner could be, and him not. Fillion's not a movie star or anything, but he's got his own comfortable niche, and Renner has a more forgettable face (no, I'm not saying that because I'm a hatah), as well as more acting chops, and more ability to disappear into a role, which Fillion is decidedly not doing these days.

As for the extended release, that's not really a rumour, yeah? Like no one in the movie's camp ever said that it was an idea.

Ah didn't read the comments. People care one way or another about armpit hair? OOkay...