Kara - somebody - talk to me about her eyebrow game. Is it related?? Is she going for some sort of look and the eyebrows have some cultural/ethnicity signifier to them I’ve just somehow never noticed?

Thanks!

I was speaking more in general terms. I just get this skeezy impression from the various interwebs comments on issues like this that if the victim is: not a close blood relative; a girl; and say, 12-13 (or younger but “looks mature for her age”), then an uncomfortable number of creepy people out there they don’t…

Okay, okay, but was it REAL child molestation, or were they girls? Like, attractive girls.

...so, do people like Burkett not have any concept of, or empathy for, the magnitude of effort and pain — psychological, physical, financial, interpersonal — most trans people must by definition go through on their journey to change their outward gender?

Well, they’re celebrities, attending a public event with the intent of having their pictures taken, so I think that they’re seeking attention by definition, especially with the nudie look.

Agreed — the naked look is a definable look and so you would expect someone in fashion design to have an opinion on the aesthetic. It feels fairly organic coming from Herrera. And while I think men and women should be able to display themselves however they choose in the name of fashion, it’s much like what people…

I’m not sure whose butt this is on the left, but... well done, m’lady. Proceed with your fine (rearview) self.

I sometimes think the “no, I object to that piece artistically” angle might annoy me even more, with its possible artiste pretension, y’know? But I’m also coming around to appreciating that it’s cool if tattoo artists just won’t do certain body parts as a general policy. It only gets assholey if they’ll do it for some…

I normally think of the artist as being controlling and pretentious when I hear these stories (like hairstylists who won’t do certain cuts, chefs who insist you can’t have condiments because they “know how the food should taste” etc).

Oh, damn. GROSS. I have to wonder if the frequency of that specific request and her race are actually related, and not just coincidental. i.e “making” a WOC do the aryan tattoo may be part of the experience for them?

I was in a bookstore last week (mildly shocked that those still exist) and saw her book on a display table. Instant annoyance. That whole pink backdrop and “girl” qualifier cover combo feels incredibly outdated. Jesus. Why not just add shoulder pads and sneakers and call herself a “careergal”.

This question seems out of context for my post, so you may have meant to reply elsewhere, but in case not, I’ll answer: there are so many weird people out there with specific fixations when it comes to who they will/won’t date and why, so I imagine at least some of them have a weirdly concrete weight number above…

Well, I’ll say this: at least she doesn’t look quite so blissed out and adoring of him as usual, here. Progress?

“It upsets a 13 yr old because they don’t get to do/keep something that would be enjoyable” is punishment.

She’s fabulous and I also love her specificity because otherwise it makes numbers seem shameful things... but to your point about 160 vs 135... putting a specific number on your bar where it’s bold or helpful to be open and cool about your weight is just as guilty of losing sight, no? Because while you may think…

strangely elegant and relaxing

Yes, as a fellow skinny Im sure you’re acquainted with the weird perception out there that saying shit about thinner-than-ideal people is somehow okay, compared to saying shit about thicker-than-ideal peeps. I got called Skeletor often enough in middle school I should be able to legally collect some sweet, sweet…

If she had just wandered into a candid and posted on instagram, yup, that’s policing the model.

Take a quick glance at the image, and you don’t even notice the chest. It’s the legs.