The difference seems to be that sizable Asian and Pacific Islander/Indigenous populations were voting for Bernie (esp in Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington where he won), while large population of black and Latino voters tended to break for Hillary. It’s gross how frequently these groups get left out of the conversation…

I was so ready to hate him, but he is unrelentingly charming in the role.

I was once berated by Pete Sessions in his legislative office as a 17 year old on a trip for some conference. It was during the Sotomayor confirmation hearings, and this asshole was going on and on about how dangerous she was for saying her experiences as a Latina informed her thinking. To a group of mostly-Latino…

She’s so often just one accessory off. She looks dope, don’t get me wrong. But there’s something about the shoe-skirt-bag combo that makes my heart ache.

I’m going with

It’s such a tricky conversation. So many queer people find power in defining their own sexuality as agential and fluid. Those people are poorly served, and even hurt, by arguments that sexuality is inherent and unchanging. Those queer folk, of all ages, matter just as much in this conversation. Obviously mainstream…

So, just to be clear, you’re complaining that she’s inconsistent? Shouldn’t she be able to enjoy and share both kinds of photos of herself without one somehow negating the other? It seems her weight fluctuates. Probably to some degree because of the criticism she receives on a consistent basis and the varying ways she…

But he’s also a man of faith for whom a potent religious symbol like a crown used to anoint a king might be more readily personified and given agency.

On that note, doesn’t it make sense to do a well-known standard with a great applause end for the audition and then save the better-suited songs for actual competition when you have great vocal coaching at your disposal?

How did the look on her face when the golden confetti dropped not get you??

the village it takes to raise a child

I get it, not condescending at all. It’s definitely more about the baggage the concept carries for me than the usefulness of the term itself to convey nuance in these matters

The sad thing is that I believe he’s sincere and harmless, but I also want him to tone it down because he’s become so closely associated for me with the kind of guys who think their allyship is a gift.

But he’s SORRY and said it in a catchy chorus.

More like MitsuBEE-sheesh

Right, because perceptions of class and maturity level are never the least bit effected by race.

Absolutely. The rhetoric she chose was troubling and obviously informed by a rape culture that permits such excuses regularly. At the same time, I can’t really fault actors for accepting a casting offer from Woody Allen. Obviously the perceived benefits won’t stop until actors regularly refuse to be in Allen films. So…

I think it’s mostly due to 1) alliteration and 2) trying to match the ostensible casualness and relatability of Hillary going by her first name. I saw plenty of Carly merch around when she was running.