What would this look like? How would the straight supporting characters justify their friendship with the leads, and really, their very existence in the world? What is the inverse of “sassy, fashionable, and in-the-know about all the cool new things” that doesn’t end up as a reason why the straight characters should…

If you want a lesbian rom-com that warms your heart, watch DEBS. A group of schoolgirl sorority spies take on international villains - but then! one (Sara Foster) falls for the world’s most dangerous woman (Jordana Brewster). It is delightfully cheesy and campy and sexy and fun. And, written by Angela Robinson, so…

Have you seen DEBS?

Legally Blonde the musical was trash.

I dunno - my cousin got her degree in International Relations, took a class just on Arab Spring, still says things like “I hate Arabs.” IR classes only correct for western savior stuff when the campus as a whole is correcting for western savior stuff. If the campus actively promotes western savior stuff, then, not so…

(“Fingersmith” is a term for a pickpocket so cool your jets.)

Which brand? I’ve had trouble finding edibles I like; they either do nothing, or are made of the leftovers that don’t counteract paranoia.

It’s sad, cuz it was actually a really cool statement; normally, women’s sexism is listed as a reason we don’t need feminism, not a reason we do.

If only you guys were this critical when Emma Watson or Taylor Swift or some other white girl was saying stuff about feminism.

:snort:

What does the wage gap or support for working mothers have to do with the price of tea in a conversation about how victim-blaming and slut-shaming got her to see the continued relevance of feminism? You’re decontextualizing her quote so that you can justify giving her a hard time.

This is exactly what she was talking about. It’s not good enough that she’s championing feminism publicly, she dares to point out that women are often the biggest enforcers of gender roles and patriarchal values, so fuck her.

Whereas your standard Jezebel article is nice, caring, warm-hearted...

“I’d go gay for her” is the exact phenomenon this article was protesting!!! What is the issue!?!

You are describing my LIFE, from the curious women who fuck and run, right down to the confusion from friends when I started dating a dude. I’m sick of women who don’t see other women as potential wives (or life partners) complaining that they aren’t seen as queer enough, and we have to put up with all their bullshit.

You know, I also have gotten a lot of crap from some lesbians who think I’m fake. But you know what? That doesn’t mean that there aren’t a bunch of straight girls who are actually doing this shit. Women who claim to be queer, yet don’t actually date women, have sex with women, or even really consistently talk about…

Hey, maybe if your queerness is more about bashing lesbians than defending them when people are dehumanizing them, you should rethink some things.

Yeah, I’m pretty much Team Madeline here. The posters who are so out!raged! about this article are the same ones who make a bunch of “I hate it when people think feminists are a bunch of dykes, like we’d ever be that zany and icky” comments on other articles.

Ok, the last part of your comment - this, this is why my reaction to pan is so often “why, why does this label exist, especially in opposition to bi and not a subset?” Because, bisexual is this incredibly broad label that tells you very little about the details of any given person’s sexuality. It doesn’t clue you in…

UGH. That’s a royal pain in the ass.