People bellowing about ending her career is not an intelligent or nuanced response.

And having her husband/manager jump in to rail at people who disagree with her ... that’s not helping.

I really think people wouldn’t have gone in on Michelle if she was honest and said “I needed the money, I haven’t had a hit in years and I need to eat.” Her ever-changing explanations are just adding fuel to the fire.

True to form, Arie was all of these things and more in an open letter she posted on Twitter (via Twitlonger because this is not your average 140-character pith from the social media)

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I love India. I love her hippy dippi-ness. I can’t hate on a girl who writes songs like these:

How hard is it to sneak into Canada?

This was music that made young black kids swoon, and to that end the biopic effectively reveres an influential boy band that’s criminally overshadowed by successors like New Kids on the Block, N’Sync and Backstreet Boys, more recognized in the mainstream as quintessential “boy bands.”

What is it with the Afflecks? Why do people keep making them happen? I blame Matt Damon and Kevin Smith.

Constance Wu is a badass. Doing the thing your conscience tells you is right even if it could hurt you (career-wise, in this case) is honorable and beautiful and I am really impressed by her speaking up. I also agree with her re: Casey Affleck. What a turd.

La La Land just encompasses the overwhelming mediocrity we’ve been mired in lately, doesn’t it?

The SNL skit on it with Aziz Ansari was kinda funny.

How come Star Wars is not nominated for best picture of the year????

What’s up with Bill? Is he still bellyachin’ over Obama’s overshadowing him as the first black president?

Utterly OT, but I don’t even care.

Agreed. I was on my way to the march and a white lady on the train told me “If I am out here doing this, something better change.” Almost as if this one act of showing up and marching by someone who already has a great deal of privilege ought to make the difference. I understand the sentiment and I think a lot of…

What say you, cheerleaders?

Kara - I know you know this but I wwant to put it out there in writing before or in time with anyone who will call you cynical or say you should appreciate this action.