I don’t see how it’s an issue - it’s pretty common these days with those who have the funds to do it (and sometimes those that don’t).

I was a baggage claim agent - the only thing you advised that’s not correct is reporting a delayed bag to the 1st carrier if you have a connecting flight. The final carrier of your flight is the responsibile carrier. Your bag should always be tagged to your final destination - including connecting on another carrier. …

A million stars to you for A) doing the research the author should have done instead of being completely dismissive because OMG non-trans actor played trans person,and B) really making me want to see how well this is-it sounds fascinating! I understand it is probably frustrating for someone who is trans to see a…

If you had done your research you might have found out why.

Also, I don’t know who thinks Larson died of AIDS or that he was gay.
The Maurine/Mark plot was based on his ex dumping him for a woman. And it’s well known that he died from not having health insurance.
Plus, the idea that the play revolves around Mark and Roger is a little reductive. It’s clearly an ensemble piece.…

Larson took some of the plot from Schulman, and spoiler alert, also “plagiarized” Puccini, I guess, because some of the show is based on La Boheme. Schulman didn’t (and couldn’t) take legal action because Larson didn’t use any of her material word-for-word. He incorporated some general plot points, and general plot…

The Cherokee Nation issued a statement acting as if they speak for all tribes and all Native American people. They don’t. They definitely don’t speak for me. They definitely don’t speak for my tribe. They don’t even speak for ‘the Cherokee people’ since they only speak for the Cherokee enrolled with them.

She has never claimed to be a member of a tribe or to speak on behalf of any tribe or for native peoples.

I couldn’t even watch it. I saw a clip of it with no sound, and I was just like, Oh this is going to make me angry. I couldn’t watch it.

My god, this is so dumb. You say, “a person cannot prove Native American ancestry through DNA testing,” and yet that’s precisely what people have already done. Consider all the adoptees who take the tests. Consider the kids whose mother never identified their father. It’s already been done. DNA can prove ancestry.

She has only ever said that her family’s oral history said they had Native American ancestors in their direct family lineage. Just like she said in the video, saying you have native ancestry is not the same as saying you are a tribal member or have a tribal identity. This is true no matter how much Trump or others…

I don’t really agree with the tenor of the article or with the comments so far. Elizabeth Warren’s oral family history included Native Americans. Documentation that many generations back can be sketchy, and Trump put her on the defensive about it. Yes, she could have ignored him, but taking the high road over…

Did anyone actually watch her video?

“that she was a hardworking student who didn’t benefit from her heritage, setting up a troubling dynamic that implies being hardworking and Native American are mutually exclusive things.”

Nah, that context isn’t helping. If I’m having a bad week, I don’t get to treat people who are completely separate from my personal problems like shit. I am an adult, and it’s not ok for me to throw a tantrum and refuse to pay a professional (THAT I HIRED) because I’m in my feelings about something unrelated.

She’s awful and it’s incredibly patronizing the way so many around here act like it’s charming.

weird that cardi has had like 900 public disputes since becoming famous, it must be everyone else’s fault

Oh. Fuck. Off.

Yeah but here’s my deal. I don’t think Bush was ever actually evil and out to fuck us all like the current president. You might not have liked his tenure, etc, but most of his “decisions” were either not made by him, or were based on bad info from other people. He doesn’t seem like the bad guy during that time...it…

And your point is?