Right?! Why didn’t anyone try to stop her? It’s clear from the rehearsal footage that shit is not going well. Everybody needs that one friend who isn’t afraid to tell you what you’re doing straight up isn’t working.

The rehearsals are on deadspin. And they were forebearer of what was to come.

To be fair, it was Flea…

I thought she was going to breathe the last bit, á la Marilyn!! That was....astonishing. Nice to see Jimmy Kimmel was able to compose himself when he knew the cameras were on him. I wouldn’t have had that level of control!

That walk...

I watched it live. My entire family cringed with horror. The problem is that Fergie can never just sing a song. She always has to inject it with strange inflections, a growly sexy baby voice, or weird vocal gymnastics. Did you see how she walked up to the mic?!!!

Why would anyone try to “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” the national anthem?

I was not aware of Flea doing a bass only rendition. I wouldn’t imagine that would go over well. I *just* watched the Fergie video and ohhhh boy. She reminds me of a friend of mine who is not a professional singer, but verrrrry much thinks she is. She sings in that same kind of dramatic way. So bad.

The kids are not all right. The kids are fucking traumatized. The kids know that the adults lie and lie and lie, and they are about to become adults themselves... they are about to become fully aware of how easy is it to defer responsibility to the generation coming behind them, to the politicians, to the future, to…

Me too. And then my next thought is of how badly we have failed them.

I can’t tell you how much the actions of our nation’s teens these past few days have renewed my hope for the future. The kids are all right.

I’m an old too and I don’t know when one turned into the other. Something something young people, something something phones.

Okay but can we talk semantics? Is it because I am an old that these are yoga pants:

I can’t work out in sweatpants because I like to feel, um, contained while working out, haha. I like the support workout leggings give, especially when doing some higher impact stuff.

If the very toned gentleman with the amazing calves at my gym can wear shorts so short I am just waiting for a nut to come flying out... then I can wear my spandex and no makeup and no one should say anything

She’s got it all wrong: Sweatpants are awesome for regular life, but terrible for working out. There’s too much fabric, so increased friction. Plus, when you sweat, they take forever to dry. Sport tights/leggings are the far superior choice for working out, from a practical POV.

This is so stupid. When I go to the gym I look like utter trash (crappy sweatpants, old t shirt, messy hair) and I’m 110% sure no one cares. Omg this is so stupid.

No it was that bad, she tried to sex up/lounge sing the National Anthem.

Hot take: It wasn’t THAT bad.

Are we really going to start getting in her ass NOW about her fucking atrocious “singing”?