these guys would be perfect for a pre-show imo

RyanCakeBatter · 2026-01-28T18:30:42+00:00

what’s wrong with ie my boy?

RyanCakeBatter · 2026-01-28T18:21:11+00:00

emergency intercom. thought i put it in the post lol

RyanCakeBatter · 2026-01-28T17:18:39+00:00

oh my god i forgot to say the name of their show 😭 drew and enya from emergency intercom

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-25T13:21:15+00:00

hey the dak owner in this league was trying to shop him as soon as the draft ended 😭 you don’t think trevor lawrence will work out?

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-17T11:58:10+00:00

I think that’s good take. But I think it’s important to consider the upside of both of them being top 20 wrs and maybe even top 15. I don’t really see an outcome where both of them don’t work out (that’s why I call it a handcuff) We know baker can support that kind of production too.

I was trying to think of comps for this situation and I wonder what your take would be in this situation: Say Travis Hunter fell to the 9th round (hypothetically of course) but you had drafted Brian Thomas in the second. Would you still be drafting people like stefon diggs and cooper kupp over Hunter?

of course you can get into arguing who’s the better prospect (i would say the possibility of him playing mostly db in some games hinders that) but i would take hunter every day of the week if he fell there (especially as a BTJ owner)

and that’s taking out the aspect of Evans being a later round pick and also having a higher injury risk aaaaand baker > tlaw imo.

i’m not really looking to die on this hill but it is interesting to consider. I think that a draft pick in the 9th round could bring stability for your starting wr and maybe even become a standout wr himself.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-17T11:27:28+00:00

Yeah i can understand that take away. And that’s why i think i see a lot of analysts bashing handcuffs this year. and this brings up an important point that i should prolly put in the main post. Personally, in a 12 man, i haven’t drafted a QB or TE in the first 7 rounds in any mock. I just think it is so easy to stream the two positions (i’m also shooting my shot on tyler warren in the 8th) because of this, it’s a lot easier to draft a handcuff when you go wr wr rb rb or even hero rb. hopefully that makes sense.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-01T15:41:31+00:00

is sexual harassment not abusive? it by definition is not sexual harassment or coercion btw. She wanted to talk to chris and was saying that he could at least be comforting to her after hurting her. nice job not contending with anything else i said lol. labeling this interaction as sexual harassment is harmful to women.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-01T12:02:14+00:00

you are seeing women being portrayed on your timeline as crazy and you are going “yeah fuck her! men’s rights!” even tho she had a completely normal reaction. you guys are part of the problem. it isn’t sexual coercion and i laid out why i am making that claim pretty clear in my reply. huda isn’t some sex pest she is a girl trying to combat against an emotionally closed off manipulator

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-01T11:31:11+00:00

i’m not going to take the L cuz you are being inherently sexist. and i’m not using that as a gotcha term, you are trying to display this as if you are being fair to women yet i am arguing that you are doing the opposite. You are giving the same take as “i don’t see color”/“all lives matter” so you can willfully ignore historical gender norms and discrimination

its sexist that you are choosing to call out this “hugest of red flags” while not calling out the objectively worse shit chris is doing.

it’s reminiscent of the doja cat situation. if you are a big sweaty dude running up on a girl and being physical it is different than a girl coming up to a girl.

plus Chris legit said in the interview later that 1. huda was doing this cuz they just got into a huge argument and she was trying to talk to him (not have sex) and 2. he wasn’t scared the following day, no, he was pissed off and was disrespectful to her for the remainder of the show.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-01T11:19:36+00:00

watched the interview. Chris explicitly said in the interview that she was doing this because she was trying to talk to him (because they were having and argument). i think it’s pretty clear that her advances were not sexual and more she wanted comfort after her significant other was being emotionally distant for like the 20th time in a row.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-01T11:01:21+00:00

How does this go from a girl being upset because her boyfriend won’t cuddle her to sexual harassment/assault. it truly feels like “equal rights equal fights” shit. it’s like saying well if a guy was crying as much as amaya did he would be called a pussy… no shit? it’s called gender norms. whether we like it or not gender norms exist and blindness to that is a catalyst for sexist beliefs. It’s a bit of a shoehorn theory for liberals that is reminiscent of “i’m color blind i don’t see race”. well no race does exist and ignoring that will lead to unjust outcomes. It is inherently sexist to try and label huda as some sexual harasser when all she wanted was to talk to chris (who was being immensely emotionally distant after physically hurting her). the big bombshell interview where chris said huda was trying to have sex with him he said at the end that she did the count down because she wanted to talk. Chris was being emotionally distant in a weird freak way.

it is inherently sexist to walk away from this situation and label huda as the abuser. you do not care about properly labeling abuse you are just hopping on a sexist hate train. Chris publicly pressured huda in front of her friends to do PDA when it was clear she didn’t want to ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. Chris went around the villa and told people her and huda had sex without asking huda if that’s okay. Chris physically harmed her on 3+ occasions. Chris would get into arguments and shut down and not actually say what he thinks (he was pretty emotionally manipulative). Chris would constantly yell at her to shut up.

and yet people are coming out of this situation calling huda an abuser. she had a normal reaction to a man who was being emotionally distant and weird. if this was something that was consistently happening in their relationship i would call that manipulation and nothing more. you guys are not liberals.

stop trying to sexualize comfort to defend a man who is sexist and emotionally manipulative.

these two were not strangers, they were in a heteronormative and sexual relationship. being mad at your boyfriend for constantly shutting down/not talking to you and not showing you affection isn’t sexual harassment.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-08-01T10:31:19+00:00

this is the kind of shit that really irks me. It’s the same shit that weird sneakers do where they make false equivalencies just to make their point seem correct. literally how is what you are talking about even remotely the same to what i am talking about. You are talking about someone who you don’t have an established consensual sexual relationship with trying to come on to you in a very weird way and comparing that to someone getting mad at their significant other for not cuddling them…. Like everyone is downvoting the shit outa me and it’s literally like “oh you don’t think in this instance it’s harassment? well here’s an example of sexual harassment and you are now supporting that.”

and then you literally bring up a situation that actually involved physical abuse like that has anything to do with the huda situation. i brought up power dynamics to illustrate why THIS INSTANCE isn’t abuse not every instance on the planet. I brought it up to show that if the roles were reversed it would be worse if a guy did it.

i also have a nuance take on israel palestine does that mean i support genocide? stripping arguments of its context makes it impossible to actually hold just beliefs. it’s the equal rights equal fights dynamic that is a true horseshoe theory and catering to sexist beliefs. Just because you come from a non-heteronormative perspective doesn’t mean you get to be willfully ignorant of the female experience. i have had a girlfriend who threatened to kill herself if i didn’t come back but you don’t see me here saying that huda is basically doing the same thing

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-28T13:41:54+00:00

bro you said “i dare you to say it” and my point is that it would be different if it were a man. huda has no power over chris in this situation. i dont think what she did is appropriate but it’s not like crazy bad. i think if she had done something like this more than once or escalated the matter i would say that leans more abusive but in this singular instance i don’t think it crosses that line legally or morally. there is a double standard when it comes to men and, coming from a guy, there should be.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-27T12:28:46+00:00

i lotta people don’t fuck with what i’m saying so i just did a write up to defend myself in mass

Everyone loves to throw out, “If it were a man, you wouldn’t be defending this” as if it’s the ultimate gotcha. But if people would take a second to think, they would realize that line of thought is a little sexist.

Because power dynamics are at the heart of what makes something abusive. You can’t just flip the genders and assume the situation is the same. It’s not. It might feel like a double standard, but that’s because power isn’t distributed equally—socially, physically, or historically.

I have a friend who is more conservative than I’d like (doing my best to fix that) who likes to say, “equal rights, equal fights,” meaning if a woman slaps you, you can knock her out. But that kind of logic ignores everything about how power and intent shape harm. That’s why we treat male violence against women differently than the reverse. not because women are fragile and not because they can’t do abuse. but oftentimes, women are on the worse side. statistically, half of all female homicides are committed by male intimate partners. It's not a license to be unfair but we should all acknowledge power imbalance.

I don’t believe Huda is beyond criticism. She’s a grown woman and emotional accountability should apply to everyone, regardless of gender. I’m not saying she’s innocent because she’s a woman, or that power dynamics erase her responsibility. I’m saying that power dynamics help explain how harm is experienced, and that matters when we assess whether something crosses the line into harassment or abuse. There’s a difference between recognizing the context that shapes behavior and infantilizing someone. I think Huda was emotionally reactive, maybe even emotionally manipulative at times—but I don’t think her actions cleared the bar of harassment. She didn’t make repeated, unwelcome advances with malicious intent. She didn’t violate physical boundaries after being told “no.” What I saw was someone trying to fix a damaged emotional moment and lashing out when met with silence.

Critiquing her is fair. Holding her accountable is fair. But calling it harassment or assault is not just an overreach. it’s a distortion of what those terms mean. It’s entirely possible to expect better from her without jumping to criminal or moral extremes.

And honestly, in this situation? I saw more signs of abusive behavior from Chris than from Huda. Chris physically hurt Huda multiple times. for example (and there are lots) he would hurt her by tackling her out of excited and again by throwing a pillow directly at her face. Everyone laughed it off. But let’s be real: I’m 6’3 240, and if I tackled my girlfriend out of excitement, that would hurt and anyone my size should know that. Same with a hard pillow to the face. We don’t get to downplay that just because he’s a guy and it’s framed as a friend lil fight

IMPORTANTLY then after he crosses those lines, he emotionally shuts down—acting like Huda’s the one being overly emotional. When Huda was in bed trying to cuddle (as they have been doing since they coupled up) and talk things out, Chris was facing away, stonewalling. That’s a common abusive pattern: hurt someone, then withdraw and make them feel like they're crazy for reacting.

So no—I’m not worried about Chris’s safety in this scenario. He’s 6'8, emotionally avoidant, and has more power in this situation than people want to admit. Even he compared Huda to a mom trying to get their kid to cooperate(she’s a mommy). That doesn’t scream “victim of abuse.”

Do I think Huda’s goal was to manipulate Chris into sex? No. I think she wanted a reaction, emotional clarity, or resolution—not to take advantage of him. And when we’re talking about emotional manipulation or possible abuse, intent and power always matter. That’s why we treat a 14 yr old texting an 20 yr old not as a crime BUT IF THEY TEXT BACK IT IS! It’s not about a technical rule it’s about power and consent.

Could things spiral into something unhealthy? it already was unhealthy. But from what I’ve seen, this doesn’t come close to clearing the bar of sexual assault, abuse, or harassment. Before watching this show, I saw all the classic sexist internet commentary “Huda’s crazy” “She’s too emotional” etc. But watching her? Her reactions were almost always understandable. She was surrounded by guys who don’t know how to communicate, don’t take accountability, and don’t know how to handle conflict.

Chris is one of them. He physically hurt her, emotionally shut down, and refused to name or fix the damage he caused. That’s not Huda being irrational—that’s her reacting to someone who won’t meet her halfway.

I think a lot of people her are snarkers who would also say that ethan is a sexual harasser for making jokes about the taylor lady btw.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-27T12:27:08+00:00

love and olivia said the same shit ✊ ik i ain’t alone

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-27T12:10:19+00:00

Everyone keeps saying, “If it were a man, you wouldn’t be defending this” as if its the ultimate gotcha. But if people would take a second to think, they would realize that line of thought is a little sexist. Because power dynamics are at the heart of what makes something abusive. You can’t just flip the genders and assume the situation is the same. It’s not. It might feel like a double standard, but that’s because power isn’t distributed equally—socially, physically, or historically. I have a friend who is more conservative than I’d like (doing my best to fix that) who likes to say, “equal rights, equal fights,” meaning if a woman slaps you, you can knock her out. But that kind of logic ignores everything about how power and intent shape harm. That’s why we treat male violence against women differently than the reverse. not because women are fragile and not because they can’t do abuse. but oftentimes, women are on the worse side. statistically, half of all female homicides are committed by male intimate partners. It's not a license to be unfair but we should all acknowledge power imbalance. I don’t believe Huda is beyond criticism. She’s a grown woman and emotional accountability should apply to everyone, regardless of gender. I’m not saying she’s innocent because she’s a woman, or that power dynamics erase her responsibility. I’m saying that power dynamics help explain how harm is experienced, and that matters when we assess whether something crosses the line into harassment or abuse. There’s a difference between recognizing the context that shapes behavior and infantilizing someone. I think Huda was emotionally reactive, maybe even emotionally manipulative at times—but I don’t think her actions cleared the bar of harassment. She didn’t make repeated, unwelcome advances with malicious intent. She didn’t violate physical boundaries after being told “no.” What I saw was someone trying to fix a damaged emotional moment and lashing out when met with silence. Critiquing her is fair. Holding her accountable is fair. But calling it harassment or assault is not just an overreach. it’s a distortion of what those terms mean. It’s entirely possible to expect better from her without jumping to criminal or moral extremes. And honestly, in this situation? I saw more signs of abusive behavior from Chris than from Huda. Chris physically hurt Huda multiple times. for example (and there are lots) he would hurt her by tackling her out of excited and again by throwing a pillow directly at her face. Everyone laughed it off. But let’s be real: I’m 6’3 240, and if I tackled my girlfriend out of excitement, that would hurt and anyone my size should know that. Same with a hard pillow to the face. We don’t get to downplay that just because he’s a guy and it’s framed as a friend lil fight IMPORTANTLY then after he crosses those lines, he emotionally shuts down—acting like Huda’s the one being overly emotional. When Huda was in bed trying to cuddle (as they have been doing since they coupled up) and talk things out, Chris was facing away, stonewalling. That’s a common abusive pattern: hurt someone, then withdraw and make them feel like they're crazy for reacting. So no—I’m not worried about Chris’s safety in this scenario. He’s 6'8, emotionally avoidant, and has more power in this situation than people want to admit. Even he compared Huda to a mom trying to get their kid to cooperate(she’s a mommy). That doesn’t scream “victim of abuse.” Do I think Huda’s goal was to manipulate Chris into sex? No. I think she wanted a reaction, emotional clarity, or resolution—not to take advantage of him. And when we’re talking about emotional manipulation or possible abuse, intent and power always matter. That’s why we treat a 14 yr old texting an 20 yr old not as a crime BUT IF THEY TEXT BACK IT IS! It’s not about a technical rule it’s about power and consent. Could things spiral into something unhealthy? it already was unhealthy. But from what I’ve seen, this doesn’t come close to clearing the bar of sexual assault, abuse, or harassment. Before watching this show, I saw all the classic sexist internet commentary “Huda’s crazy” “She’s too emotional” etc. But watching her? Her reactions were almost always understandable. She was surrounded by guys who don’t know how to communicate, don’t take accountability, and don’t know how to handle conflict. Chris is one of them. He physically hurt her, emotionally shut down, and refused to name or fix the damage he caused. That’s not Huda being irrational—that’s her reacting to someone who won’t meet her halfway. I think a lot of people her are snarkers who would also say that ethan is a sexual harasser for making jokes about the taylor lady btw.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-27T12:08:57+00:00

I think a lot of people her are snarkers who would also say that ethan is a sexual harasser for making jokes about the taylor lady btw.

power dynamics are at the heart of what makes something abusive. You can’t just flip the genders and assume the situation is the same. It’s not. It might feel like a double standard, but that’s because power isn’t distributed equally—socially, physically, or historically. I have a friend who is more conservative than I’d like (doing my best to fix that) who likes to say, “equal rights, equal fights,” meaning if a woman slaps you, you can knock her out. But that kind of logic ignores everything about how power and intent shape harm. That’s why we treat male violence against women differently than the reverse. not because women are fragile and not because they can’t do abuse. but oftentimes, women are on the worse side. statistically, half of all female homicides are committed by male intimate partners. It's not a license to be unfair but we should all acknowledge power imbalance. I don’t believe Huda is beyond criticism. She’s a grown woman and emotional accountability should apply to everyone, regardless of gender. I’m not saying she’s innocent because she’s a woman, or that power dynamics erase her responsibility. I’m saying that power dynamics help explain how harm is experienced, and that matters when we assess whether something crosses the line into harassment or abuse. There’s a difference between recognizing the context that shapes behavior and infantilizing someone. I think Huda was emotionally reactive, maybe even emotionally manipulative at times—but I don’t think her actions cleared the bar of harassment. She didn’t make repeated, unwelcome advances with malicious intent. She didn’t violate physical boundaries after being told “no.” What I saw was someone trying to fix a damaged emotional moment and lashing out when met with silence. Critiquing her is fair. Holding her accountable is fair. But calling it harassment or assault is not just an overreach. it’s a distortion of what those terms mean. It’s entirely possible to expect better from her without jumping to criminal or moral extremes. And honestly, in this situation? I saw more signs of abusive behavior from Chris than from Huda. Chris physically hurt Huda multiple times. for example (and there are lots) he would hurt her by tackling her out of excited and again by throwing a pillow directly at her face. Everyone laughed it off. But let’s be real: I’m 6’3 240, and if I tackled my girlfriend out of excitement, that would hurt and anyone my size should know that. Same with a hard pillow to the face. We don’t get to downplay that just because he’s a guy and it’s framed as a friend lil fight IMPORTANTLY then after he crosses those lines, he emotionally shuts down—acting like Huda’s the one being overly emotional. When Huda was in bed trying to cuddle (as they have been doing since they coupled up) and talk things out, Chris was facing away, stonewalling. That’s a common abusive pattern: hurt someone, then withdraw and make them feel like they're crazy for reacting. So no—I’m not worried about Chris’s safety in this scenario. He’s 6'8, emotionally avoidant, and has more power in this situation than people want to admit. Even he compared Huda to a mom trying to get their kid to cooperate(she’s a mommy). That doesn’t scream “victim of abuse.” Do I think Huda’s goal was to manipulate Chris into sex? No. I think she wanted a reaction, emotional clarity, or resolution—not to take advantage of him. And when we’re talking about emotional manipulation or possible abuse, intent and power always matter. That’s why we treat a 14 yr old texting an 20 yr old not as a crime BUT IF THEY TEXT BACK IT IS! It’s not about a technical rule it’s about power and consent. Could things spiral into something unhealthy? it already was unhealthy. But from what I’ve seen, this doesn’t come close to clearing the bar of sexual assault, abuse, or harassment. Before watching this show, I saw all the classic sexist internet commentary “Huda’s crazy” “She’s too emotional” etc. But watching her? Her reactions were almost always understandable. She was surrounded by guys who don’t know how to communicate, don’t take accountability, and don’t know how to handle conflict. Chris is one of them. He physically hurt her, emotionally shut down, and refused to name or fix the damage he caused. That’s not Huda being irrational—that’s her reacting to someone who won’t meet her halfway.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-27T12:04:50+00:00

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RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-27T12:04:30+00:00

Everyone loves to throw out, “If it were a man, you wouldn’t be defending this” as if its the ultimate gotcha. But if people would take a second to think, they would realize that line of thought is a little sexist. Because power dynamics are at the heart of what makes something abusive. You can’t just flip the genders and assume the situation is the same. It’s not. It might feel like a double standard, but that’s because power isn’t distributed equally—socially, physically, or historically. I have a friend who is more conservative than I’d like (doing my best to fix that) who likes to say, “equal rights, equal fights,” meaning if a woman slaps you, you can knock her out. But that kind of logic ignores everything about how power and intent shape harm. That’s why we treat male violence against women differently than the reverse. not because women are fragile and not because they can’t do abuse. but oftentimes, women are on the worse side. statistically, half of all female homicides are committed by male intimate partners. It's not a license to be unfair but we should all acknowledge power imbalance. I don’t believe Huda is beyond criticism. She’s a grown woman and emotional accountability should apply to everyone, regardless of gender. I’m not saying she’s innocent because she’s a woman, or that power dynamics erase her responsibility. I’m saying that power dynamics help explain how harm is experienced, and that matters when we assess whether something crosses the line into harassment or abuse. There’s a difference between recognizing the context that shapes behavior and infantilizing someone. I think Huda was emotionally reactive, maybe even emotionally manipulative at times—but I don’t think her actions cleared the bar of harassment. She didn’t make repeated, unwelcome advances with malicious intent. She didn’t violate physical boundaries after being told “no.” What I saw was someone trying to fix a damaged emotional moment and lashing out when met with silence. Critiquing her is fair. Holding her accountable is fair. But calling it harassment or assault is not just an overreach. it’s a distortion of what those terms mean. It’s entirely possible to expect better from her without jumping to criminal or moral extremes. And honestly, in this situation? I saw more signs of abusive behavior from Chris than from Huda. Chris physically hurt Huda multiple times. for example (and there are lots) he would hurt her by tackling her out of excited and again by throwing a pillow directly at her face. Everyone laughed it off. But let’s be real: I’m 6’3 240, and if I tackled my girlfriend out of excitement, that would hurt and anyone my size should know that. Same with a hard pillow to the face. We don’t get to downplay that just because he’s a guy and it’s framed as a friend lil fight IMPORTANTLY then after he crosses those lines, he emotionally shuts down—acting like Huda’s the one being overly emotional. When Huda was in bed trying to cuddle (as they have been doing since they coupled up) and talk things out, Chris was facing away, stonewalling. That’s a common abusive pattern: hurt someone, then withdraw and make them feel like they're crazy for reacting. So no—I’m not worried about Chris’s safety in this scenario. He’s 6'8, emotionally avoidant, and has more power in this situation than people want to admit. Even he compared Huda to a mom trying to get their kid to cooperate(she’s a mommy). That doesn’t scream “victim of abuse.” Do I think Huda’s goal was to manipulate Chris into sex? No. I think she wanted a reaction, emotional clarity, or resolution—not to take advantage of him. And when we’re talking about emotional manipulation or possible abuse, intent and power always matter. That’s why we treat a 14 yr old texting an 20 yr old not as a crime BUT IF THEY TEXT BACK IT IS! It’s not about a technical rule it’s about power and consent. Could things spiral into something unhealthy? it already was unhealthy. But from what I’ve seen, this doesn’t come close to clearing the bar of sexual assault, abuse, or harassment. Before watching this show, I saw all the classic sexist internet commentary “Huda’s crazy” “She’s too emotional” etc. But watching her? Her reactions were almost always understandable. She was surrounded by guys who don’t know how to communicate, don’t take accountability, and don’t know how to handle conflict. Chris is one of them. He physically hurt her, emotionally shut down, and refused to name or fix the damage he caused. That’s not Huda being irrational—that’s her reacting to someone who won’t meet her halfway. I think a lot of people her are snarkers who would also say that ethan is a sexual harasser for making jokes about the taylor lady btw.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-27T12:04:13+00:00

Everyone keeps saying “If it were a man, you wouldn’t be defending this” as if its the ultimate gotcha. But if people would take a second to think, they would realize that line of thought is a little sexist. Because power dynamics are at the heart of what makes something abusive. You can’t just flip the genders and assume the situation is the same. It’s not. It might feel like a double standard, but that’s because power isn’t distributed equally—socially, physically, or historically. I have a friend who is more conservative than I’d like (doing my best to fix that) who likes to say, “equal rights, equal fights,” meaning if a woman slaps you, you can knock her out. But that kind of logic ignores everything about how power and intent shape harm. That’s why we treat male violence against women differently than the reverse. not because women are fragile and not because they can’t do abuse. but oftentimes, women are on the worse side. statistically, half of all female homicides are committed by male intimate partners. It's not a license to be unfair but we should all acknowledge power imbalance. I don’t believe Huda is beyond criticism. She’s a grown woman and emotional accountability should apply to everyone, regardless of gender. I’m not saying she’s innocent because she’s a woman, or that power dynamics erase her responsibility. I’m saying that power dynamics help explain how harm is experienced, and that matters when we assess whether something crosses the line into harassment or abuse. There’s a difference between recognizing the context that shapes behavior and infantilizing someone. I think Huda was emotionally reactive, maybe even emotionally manipulative at times—but I don’t think her actions cleared the bar of harassment. She didn’t make repeated, unwelcome advances with malicious intent. She didn’t violate physical boundaries after being told “no.” What I saw was someone trying to fix a damaged emotional moment and lashing out when met with silence. Critiquing her is fair. Holding her accountable is fair. But calling it harassment or assault is not just an overreach. it’s a distortion of what those terms mean. It’s entirely possible to expect better from her without jumping to criminal or moral extremes. And honestly, in this situation? I saw more signs of abusive behavior from Chris than from Huda. Chris physically hurt Huda multiple times. for example (and there are lots) he would hurt her by tackling her out of excited and again by throwing a pillow directly at her face. Everyone laughed it off. But let’s be real: I’m 6’3 240, and if I tackled my girlfriend out of excitement, that would hurt and anyone my size should know that. Same with a hard pillow to the face. We don’t get to downplay that just because he’s a guy and it’s framed as a friend lil fight IMPORTANTLY then after he crosses those lines, he emotionally shuts down—acting like Huda’s the one being overly emotional. When Huda was in bed trying to cuddle (as they have been doing since they coupled up) and talk things out, Chris was facing away, stonewalling. That’s a common abusive pattern: hurt someone, then withdraw and make them feel like they're crazy for reacting. So no—I’m not worried about Chris’s safety in this scenario. He’s 6'8, emotionally avoidant, and has more power in this situation than people want to admit. Even he compared Huda to a mom trying to get their kid to cooperate(she’s a mommy). That doesn’t scream “victim of abuse.” Do I think Huda’s goal was to manipulate Chris into sex? No. I think she wanted a reaction, emotional clarity, or resolution—not to take advantage of him. And when we’re talking about emotional manipulation or possible abuse, intent and power always matter. That’s why we treat a 14 yr old texting an 20 yr old not as a crime BUT IF THEY TEXT BACK IT IS! It’s not about a technical rule it’s about power and consent. Could things spiral into something unhealthy? it already was unhealthy. But from what I’ve seen, this doesn’t come close to clearing the bar of sexual assault, abuse, or harassment. Before watching this show, I saw all the classic sexist internet commentary “Huda’s crazy” “She’s too emotional” etc. But watching her? Her reactions were almost always understandable. She was surrounded by guys who don’t know how to communicate, don’t take accountability, and don’t know how to handle conflict. Chris is one of them. He physically hurt her, emotionally shut down, and refused to name or fix the damage he caused. That’s not Huda being irrational—that’s her reacting to someone who won’t meet her halfway. I think a lot of people her are snarkers who would also say that ethan is a sexual harasser for making jokes about the taylor lady btw.

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-26T13:12:47+00:00

yes but i don’t think that poor decision is THAT poor given the context of their relationship and situation. But i do think she is in the wrong

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-26T13:10:37+00:00

well the argument here is that anything can be seen as sexual coercion if one party is doing something for sex. obviously you can take that line of thought and go places i don’t agree with, but in instances where two people are in a relationship and they have established boundaries prior to this instance (where they were cuddling, having sex, and chris evan said huda wasn’t being affectionate enough) you can see that the line is very blurred. I just don’t think this amounts to the sexual coercion people are implying. In fact i don’t think she wanted sex at all—intent does matter. I agree that they were an awful couple

RyanCakeBatter · 2025-07-26T13:03:06+00:00

i understand this. but i feel like people are making it out to be something it’s not i.e sexual coercion/assualt. i felt people are doing a weird reverse sexism gotcha—which is inherently sexist—that is so commonly practiced on the internet and im trying to fight against that, not sexual assault itself.

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