I remember someone wrote an article like this on here a few months ago (a guest post) about the difficulties of her breakup and how it was somewhat like a divorce, and people freaked the fuck out. Like, how DARE she compare the experience of a bad breakup to the UNBEARABLE PAIN of MY divorce. Glad to see that doesn't…

Well, I can't speak to current 17 year old boys but as a 13-18 year old girl I definitely had crushes on several MUCH older actors, some more than a decade older than Fox, so...yea. Teenagers can definitely be attracted to adults (even though actual relationships with them would obviously be creepy and unacceptable).

My god I hate Nick Cage.

So naturally pretty...I hate what Hollywood makes women feel they have to do even when they're basically flawless to begin with. I know it's their choice and I don't want to shame anyone for it, but natural beauty like that is so rare, I almost feel like every time a woman like her gets surgeries the world has lost…

Oh, I see, you're fifteen years old. That explains the rest of your comments.

The more I live the more I realize most people are incapable of having one kind of bad experience and using it to build empathy toward those having another kind of bad experience. Basically, people mostly empathize with those whose bad experiences are almost exactly the same as their own. Actually in many cases people…

I'm not necessarily afraid of getting attacked but I still would never want to do this. Mostly I'm just afraid they'll try to get into an argument with me and/or call me a bitch, and I despise confrontation :/ So glad there are women out there willing to do this, they're doing something many of us wouldn't/ can't.

As another person born in 87, I feel you :(

Agree with all of this.

And this here is why I haven't been to the movies in forever. The last one I went to was a Japanese movie in the winter. The last Hollywood action movie I saw was...maybe Elysium? Last summer? And I'm not trying to be some kind of elitist film snob; I LOVE action/ sci fi movies when they are the kind that appeal to me…

I am so sorry this happened to you. It happened to me as well, with multiple groups of friends. I think people really underestimate the kind of toll that can take. We draw these lines between 'bullying' and 'real abuse' where bullying or 'girl drama' is somehow seen as less serious and you're a wimp for even caring…

Yea, I was completely in love with the YA dystopia trend at first. If someone had suggested to me four years ago that I would ever get sick of dystopias I would have looked at them like they were nuts. But they do all seem the same now. I've heard people call them 'dystopia lite', and that's really what it is. They're…

While I don't think what she did was racist or offensive, I can see why people would think it's inappropriate for a student body president to post a photo like this. If a random kid did it, no problem, but a kid who is meant to be a leader and setting an example to peers and younger students? Yes, I can see why people…

Well, if you feel that way then I will take your word for it. If you think it's ok to use something as long as you acknowledge where it can from (i.e. eating Indian food without re-labeling it American) then I can get behind that a lot more than the idea that no one outside a culture should borrow anything from within…

Oh, believe me, I know. I am a huge fan of the genre. I guess I've just seen so many dystopias recently none of them seem unique anymore, you know? /spends too much time on goodreads

I respect your opinion but I'm going to have to disagree. To me, they're not just 'not on par', they're in completely different categories. Cultural appropriation isn't inherently bad. It's normal for cultures living in close proximity to influence and borrow from one another, and for language to evolve based on who's…

Will the teen dystopian novels never end? Can we please have the era of teen political thrillers or teen space operas now? Pretty please?

Not to dismiss what you're saying, but I think it's a little reductive to compare the appropriation of a recently invented slang term to the appropriation of an ancient, emotionally charged object of spiritual significance.

Favorite terms: Special snowflake, Mommy Wars, problematic, BFF (used in reference to Jennifer Lawrence), Queen Bey, WAHHHMBULANCE

I agree, and more than that, she is a not particularly well known POC actress trying to find work. There are only so many opportunities.