I set up a monthly donation because Katy Perry said so.

Actually, there’s value in celebs not publicising giant donations:

I don’t know if she’s ever had an abortion but she didn’t this time. It’s a hell of a story. My in laws (and my husband) are Pentecostal though he’s rather more moderate than they are. I see them for holidays and they seem like a fairly nice lot but I tend to wander off when the discussion turns political. Anyway, so…

Ugh I won’t even look. But don’t forget that Melania’s cause is stopping online bullying. What a joke.

I think if she publicly posted too large an amount, it might actually discourage others from donating smaller amounts “Oh, Katy Parry has it taken care of”, and for all we know, she’ll be doing it monthly.

Yup. List of major cities in the south whose counties voted democratic:

I’m guessing this wasn’t the only donation Katy has made all year. Maybe she supports many causes in $10k chunks. Maybe she has already privately donated $1MM to PP this year, as she pointed out this is a *public* donation. I have never really cared about Katy Perry one way or the other, but she did a great thing by…

Katy is getting a ton of hate for it on her IG right now :( But fucking props for her.

I was encouraged by it, for sure... and I definitely felt like an asshole for assuming.
I lived in a west coast bubble for a long time.

I feel Jez has reported on her doing this semi-regularly. Or similar amounts to a number of pro-choice, pro womens health, LGBT supporting groups. So yeah, it is a small amount, but she seems to do this pretty regularly.

I think she typically gives anonymously. She seemed to specifically note at the beginning of her post that this was a public donation intended to encourage other people to give as well. I remember earlier this summer, she retweeted Issa Rae’s kickstarter for Alton Sterling’s kids and I was curious to see how mouch she…

Way to go Katy and everyone else who promotes progressive social policies in America. I’m far from rich (although I have a rich brother!) but still make a comfortable living that allows me to donate $ to the causes that move my heart and mind. I donate to Hospice of the Valley, Americans for Responsible Solutions…

In line at the grocery this morning, I saw the new issue of People magazine. I audibly “tsked”. The man in line in front of me turned and nodded. His young daughter announced “WE voted for Hillary!” Her dad prodded, “And why?” The child answered “Because she’s smart and nice, and he’s dumb and stupid.” So these two…

Yeah, the comments on her instagram post are a nighmare.

I’m impressed that she’s so vocal about it. Pop stars have to appeal to the masses for success and thus I could see a PR team advising against being a vocal supporter of Planned Parenthood and abortion rights.

Part of the problem with your scenario is that Clinton’s supposed controversies have pretty much all been inventions of the right, who have hated her since 1992. Whitewater? cleared. Benghazi? Nothing wrong. E-mails? cleared. E-mails AGAIN? cleared. She doesn’t actually have a controversial past at all. That’s the…

Educate yourself. Please try to learn that sexism is not gender specific! Women can and are avid supporters of sexism, misogyny and patriarchy. This is why they hand their daughters off in child marriage, vote against equal pay, and revile rape victims.

If your fictitious woman had 3 husbands and 6 children by 3 men and cheated on all of them - like Trump, that woman would have been run out of the primaries on a rail.

Here is one of the fucking reasons why:

Not too busy, but just didn’t want to: