This story will be filled with productive and privilege-aware comments about the subtleties of race dynamics, I just know it.
If I was 100% sure I would be safe, I would totally do this.
Huh. This article didn't end up being about what I expected. I thought you'd point out the millions of low-income women who have to work two or three jobs just to pay the rent—on top of caring for children, going to school, etc.
So stop buying their films. Stop taking your kids to them. Most of you won't, though. That's why they keep putting white actors in everything. You keep paying them to do it. (and also supporting them through advertising with your viewing habits.)
As often happens with Lindy's posts, I agree with a lot of what has been said here. It's thought provoking and well stated.
Yeah, sorry, when I said "bullshit double standard" I meant that we should be demanding this MORE from everyone else, not that we should stop hoping for it from Mindy.
I think those feelings come from a place of frustration and hurt more than wanting to hold Kaling to a double standard. People credit Shonda Rhimes, and rightly so, for promoting color blind casting and ensuring she has an ethnically diverse cast. The fan probably hoped that Mindy Kaling would do something similar…
BUT SHE PLAYS INSTRUMENTS! SHE'S NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS!!!
If you made those comments 2 years ago, you'd be championed. But I suspect the upper middle class white ladies of Jezebel started feeling like the criticisms of Taylor were a little too on the nose for them, and now every time she's mentioned there's a huge amount of backlash. My favorite is when people say "But she's…
Apparently I've just enraged the entirety of Jezebel commenters who all were fine with hating some other random people (Anne Hathaway etc.) but carry a gigantic torch for Taylor Swift. Who knew!
Meh, as I said, I'm always cynical when it comes to her. She's basically the antithesis of everything I am and enjoy in other people, so.
"pretty obvious that she reached out to Lorde and made a big effort to be her friend and guide her through the frightening and sudden process of becoming a global pop sensation."
I'm disappointed that Lorde dived head first into Hollywood life with Taylor swift. I thought her comment on Swift being 'too perfect' for young people to relate to was very apt.
To everyone trying to create a narrative of a false rivalry between these two extremely talented women — you look so stupid right now. You do realize that there can be more than one successful woman at a time, right? They're different actresses with very different styles, and God willing, they'll both have long and…
That doesn't mean he loses his right an opinion. He grew up in the neighbourhood he's talking about.
I had no idea so many people here hated Spike Lee. Weird.