*trots off to look up Ancillary Justice*

God forbid I be in the position of defending Joan of all people, and I’ve only read the first of the trilogy, but given the centrality of the Cultural Revolution to the events in that book, and specific Chinese cultural touchstones in the character’s inner lives, I’d think it’s fair to say that it’s Chinese origins…

[...] The Three Body Problem, which won China’s Yinhe Award in 2006, and Hugo and Nebula awards for Best Novel in 2014.

For the record, I wasn’t a GoT fan and don’t give a shit about Weiss and Benioff. But I hate the terrible logic in articles like these. I’ll focus on two issues:

I’m not terribly sanguine about this announcement—Confederate was a rather shallow idea that got criticized for good reason. What does an America dominated by white supremacy look like? Like this one. The south didn’t need to win the war. In that vein, I think the Chinese-ness of the books is going to be hard for…

Oh please, Game of Thrones was so ‘bad’ that Jezebel ran a detailed report of each new episode to discuss how ‘bad’ it was. And these guys were so terrible that everyone thought Game of Thrones sucked right from the beginning. Which is why they made like 8 seasons of it. Which everyone hated.

Whoah, I know Ed Sheeran is pale but never expected him to have an invisible baby.

This whole video is a chuckle, but here’s the relevant part:

Maybe she’s not one for dancing, but the second-last character illustrated literally has two left feet. 

But sure, let’s skip over the tweets and explanations about the actual cultural festival Adele was celebrating, in her own country, with neighbours and friends of colour who are fine with her outfit, and focus on the American point of view.

I’m so delighted we still have outrage left for this incredibly important issue. I mean there’s a global pandemic, hundreds of thousands dead, and Americans literally murdering each other in the streets, but what really gets my blood boiling is when Adele wears a perfectly Carnival-appropriate outfit. As a white…

She grew up in Tottenham, she LIVES UK/Jamaican relations in the most diverse but least segregated capital in the world.

I looked on Twitter and it seems that Americans are having way greater a problem with this than the Brits.

Adele looks a bit silly but I really don’t get the big deal

Adele looks a bit silly but I really don’t get the big deal. And I’m usually very protective of my island culture. 

Pressuring someone to drink alcohol is ~never, ever~ funny or okay. There are SO MANY reasons people can’t drink, whether its addiction, religion, pregnancy, health issues, medication, or any other of a vast array of morals or mental/physical health concerns. Whichever of those things it is, it’s absolutely none of…

Ellen has a weird habit of pushing alcohol on people. I saw a Chris Pratt interview where they talked about his weight loss and action hero transformation and then she presented him with a whole tray of Fireball shots. She insisted he have some when he explicitly said he didn’t really drink it anymore, and refused to…

That misunderstands carnival in London. The whole point is everyone gets involved in it. It isn’t exclusive.

Honestly, I think this is an American-specific problem. If you read the comments on Adele’s IG post, the majority of Africans, Jamaicans, and Black British people see no issue with it and consider what she’s doing a form of flattery and appreciation. Now if she was in blackface I don’t think people would be as happy…

Adele isn’t american, the carnival isn’t in America either. Carnival is for all races, and all creeds. Everyone wears any style they like, you never know what a costume is going to represent : African, Indian, European. So calling”Cultural Appropriation” on Adele’s style of dress for carnival is just ignorant. Your…