Yeah, I lost about 9 meals out of that cut and I'm still not really used to it. It's very possible she over-estimated what was left on the card. $11 might seem small but it's really, really not.

Love Janelle Monae with a fierceness and I'm in the mood to be angry, how could they criticize her??

You think it's a smart thing to shame people for being less educated than you, really? I dropped out of high school for many years, still flawless. Whatever.

She also happens to know as much about feminist theory and thought as a first year women's studies student in college.

This whole thread is making me teary-eyed. First of all, I clearly need a nap. But still, gosh, it's a big thing that this woman has done, a very big thing. Black women already have to do more than white women to be given recognition but then when they do, they still get put down for it.

"Single Ladies" comes up a lot in these recent conversations about Beyonce's feminism and it's always literally just one line. Only ever that one line. I can understand that for many people Beyonce has only vaguely been on their radar as some kind of pop star who makes music they're not into. This is especially the…