The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Cowards overrated; shower omission; cheating minor; Sally etiquette disputed
In the discussion (4)
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- The cowards scene is criticized as too short, rushed, and less informative than its reputation suggests; the challenge and other boys’ refusal to face David are defended as meaningful.
- The shower confrontation is criticized for omitting a discussion of circumcision in a scene about Jewish identity; the historical assumptions are left unverified.
- Dillon’s crib-sheet cheating is defended as relatively minor beside his other behavior and understandable under academic pressure.
- David pursuing Sally after taking Dillon’s quarterback job is criticized as socially inconsiderate; the counterargument stresses that Sally and Dillon are not together and rejects the idea of romantic dibs.