Slate columnist says high school kid who asked Kate Upton to prom… is like a rapist. Amanda Marcotte suggests that encouraging this uppity kid helps “men who are violent feel justified.” Makes you wonder about the last poor slob who asked Amanda for a date.


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I'm 52 and Kate is 21...would it be creepy if I asked her for some attention?
Of course if that fantasy came true my beautiful and loving wife might give me some attention that wouldn't be quite so appealing.
Uhm did she make this statement when Mila Kunis got invited? Yo is Kate Upton a Christian? She is getting SO MUCH HATE. What the heck is going on? Some ugly chick is like Kate is fat and some other stupid b*tch is like she is fugly. I mean seriously? Now this chick is going after her for being nice to some guy. I mean there is something wrong here. Is she like a Christian or a virgin girl or religious in some way or what? Where is the hate coming from? Weird.
Maybe she's miffed that this kid didn't ask Chazz.
That's her frustration she was never asked to the prom and now her only date is her broom when she's flying around.
I give the kid two thumbs up for having the stones to ask her to the prom. To ask a very beautiful woman who is famous like Kate Upton shows he's got guts and willing to take the chance of being told no.
Marcotte needs to chil and get over it. Young men are attracted to young women.
"Marcotte needs to chil and get over it. Young men are attracted to young women."
Probably not in her world.
Maybe she is jealous that she knows that KU will never go out with her... *shrugs*
Slate? Isn't that the organization that hired Michael Kingsley years ago? What else do you need to know about them?
That actually believed that a childish, ignorant, little man could make a contribution to the world of journalism. Nuf said.
And if the high school boy had made such a request to a good-looking MALE celebrity...?
Click on the writers name. Methinks she's jealous.
Marcotte, thy name is "Envy."
Still.. she should have just ignored him, and focused more on my own imaginary entreaties
If imaginary entreaties worked, Raquel Welch's life would have been entirely different.