Uh... I’m afraid to google, so, can someone explain that Annie and macaroni line to me? All I’m pulling up in my head is Little Orphan Annie, the only Annie I can think of, and I’m PRETTY SURE that’s not where this is going. I hope it’s not?

As a Dad of two teens, I used to ponder this stuff too. Eventually you just figure they get to an age where they are exposed to EVERYTHING, so you hope some of the stuff with better messages registers...

Reclaiming the act of flexing the pussy muscles from the man who literally named a part of the vagina after himself as if people with vaginas didn’t know about Kegels before this asshole stumbled upon them

Same. The movie came out the summer so worked in a movie theater so I was 16 or 17, so it’s not just kid nostalgia that has led to my enduring affection for the film.  

I’m questioning whether you know what ‘objectively’ means or not.

This take is so bad that the quality all of your other opinions are now in question.

objectively good post

Mulan is perfect, the music is perfect, and I’m plugging my ears in case anyone tries to claim otherwise.

Mulan is hard to beat! The songs and overall message are among the strongest of all the big Disney “princess” movies. As the parent of mixed Asian kids, it’s a powerful first-hand reminder of why representation is so important. (Not to mention, Li Shang is super hot—not unlike the former Army Captain I married.)

Full disclosure: I was 19/20 years old when Mulan came out. It has long been one of my favorite Disney flicks. I just re-watched it this past weekend, it is still awesome!

Nope. It usually comes down to some religious nonsense (abortion, usually) or it’s about money. I’ve met a few white feminists (gen-x) that have voted Republican. When asked the answer is taxes. They want their money to do with as they please.  It’s a cynical perspective but that’s it in a nutshell.

I think there’s truth to this. Abortion is a roadblock for a lot of “Christian/values” voters. But your comment different wavelengths and planets is totally true. I’m not sure liberals get this. My extended family are Christian Fundamentalists and Mega-Church Evangelicals. In particular, the Mega-Church peeps live in…

Would this have been better?

Exactly. And it’s rich to hear Candice calling other people victims when that is absolutely the card she always plays. I can’t STAND her. She never admits to any wrong doing, she’s got some issues and entitlement she needs to address, and she’s basically the WORST. Team Monique all. the. way.

“For fuck’s sake, America”

Exactly 

If anybody has a fucking problem with this, I say fuck you, you fucking fucks.

“We do apologize that there is some exultation language...”

It pretty much has done the same colloquially in the US... but good luck convincing those Puritans at the FCC.

I wouldn’t fight it, but I don’t think Jamie and Brienne’s chemistry is romantic. I think it’s that they saw honor in each other when others didn’t. Brienne knew he was a viscous asshole, but still presumed his honor meant that he would have to return Arya and Sansa. Her earnest belief that honor is real and important…