I think I'll move to Australia just to watch Hannah Dawkins. WOW.

I don't think we can assume they had a romantic relationship. The statement in question can mean so many things, and can refer to a friendship as well as a romantic entanglement.

If you send her the email and she doesn't respond, then you have written record. This is a good weapon to use, because she would have to explicitly write back to deny that it happened/engage with you. Choosing not to is tacit agreement that things happened the way you said. I've used it several times.

It is indeed!

So we're talking rape rape and not just rape? I always mix those two up.

I love this gif.

Yes I suspect the numbers would be about the same here.

I read the comments...Why did I do that? I knew what I was in for.

I think it would derail the issue at the core of this ad campaign. I'm Hindu and I can see how this campaign could be considered offensive by many Hindus. My own initial reaction to seeing three celebrated Hindu goddesses depicted like this was not altogether positive.

I hope so too. I just hope the discussion isn't overtaken by people outraged over the use of Hindu goddesses for this campaign. That would be an unfortunate derailing of the main message.

What the actual fuck? This makes me want to cry with rage.

It'll be the Bollywood Fabulous class with free bindis! Extra fabulous.

I just have this image of these dolls killing people in their sleep.

Yes...let's equate the appropriation of a religious and cultural symbol with ridiculous cultural stereotypes in pasta commercials. That seems like a good comparison. A better comparison to your example would be how Indians have been portrayed in the media for quite some time, but I don't think that's really relevant…

Porcelain dolls have always freaked me out. They look pretty homicidal to me.

She looks kind of disdainful. Like she's thinking "You don't deserve me".

This doll is fantastic! I love the expression on her face. :D

While I agree that what Miley did is far worse than Selena's appropriation of the bindi, I have to take issue with one thing you wrote: the problem with what she did isn't just about the religion, but also about the culture. The bindi isn't just a religious symbol, it's part of everyday Hindu culture. We're talking…