Sometimes I wonder about the source of Whoopi’s contrarian streak. She seems to raise counterintuitive or unpopular sentiments just because they are counterintuitive or unpopular. It’s like she believes there’s something inherently healthy and valuable in playing the devil’s advocate. Or that a discussion is…

UGH why are we purity testing Dolly Parton’s relationship with the gay community...

I don’t think commenters are defending the unimaginative magazine editors. I think they’re just sharing the conventional wisdom.

ALSO SIMONE BILES

I can think of three possibilities:

I posted a pretty reasonable, slightly confrontational post about how “shade” came from gay culture and it is laughable that Kara, specifically, is literally a self-proclaimed arbiter of shade. It’s not *offensive* but it is hilarious. And entertaining that any other analogous form of cultural appropriation would have…

“Can you imagine reading that passage and having the gall to attach the subtly and skill that is the divine throwing of shade to her words?”

Don’t think too hard about the title. It’ll come to you.

My parents are supportive and generous and have backed me up when I’ve needed a security deposit, moving fees, or whatever other out-of-reach necessities came my way as a young adult with a creative writing degree. I gratefully accept it. I have no intention (or obligation) to repay them.

It’s important to note that she didn’t use “colored people” as an alternative to “black people” but as an alternative to “people of color.” She’s talking about Asians, Latinos, and every other group of film characters that Hollywood casts with white actors. From a simple language standpoint, the leap from “people of…

The worst is that he feels like he’s being edgy about it. Like he’s discovered a higher level of irony and awareness than progressives operate on.

I love Rupaul and Rupaul’s Drag Race but his views on life and how the world works are very cringeworthy if you listen to his podcast. He basically preaches a prosperity gospel and says anyone who doesn’t “make it” lacks the merit or work ethic to achieve what he’s achieved. It’s the ultimate form of grandstanding…

Um, thank goodness my college didn’t have a rule banning older gentleman callers? Jesus.

So extraordinarily false.

You can hate the game without hating on JLo. She’s a trailblazer. I don’t consider myself a “stan” or even a big fan, but I admire what she’s done for Latinas in mainstream media. We’re not “there” yet but when we get there, it’ll be in no small part thanks to Jennifer Lopez.

...why doesn’t she like stairs...

omg hurdles are so dangerous

In that photo, I see her holding a great big chocolate bar with “Body Mass Index” on it.

I remember seeing a clickbait headline this month that was like

This made me so sad. I got sober in the midst of a very long, ugly breakup several years ago. As an alcoholic, you never regain credibility with the people who are hellbent on seeing you as a mess. It’s a marvelous smokescreen for a partner’s shitty behavior. An alcoholic’s partner can cheat, betray, abandon, and…