Yes totally! I love the way you phrased it: “willing to embody her iconic self”. A performance like that lifts up all women. And yes, women and women of color especially are discouraged from celebrating themselves. I love the #blackgirlmagic movement on social media, I feel like that kind of stuff is small but really…

Oh I’ve seen that one actually! It is really great. Maybe I’ll re-watch it. And yes to anti-consumerism! It causes people and the planet harm.

Yes! A lot of people are interpreting this as narcissism but I agree with you.

Which documentary? I could use a suggestion for good gorilla/animal documentaries.

You know how when something is so pretty it’s almost grotesque? That’s how it seemed to me. Also the obvious appropriation of black features was pretty appalling.

GREAT article here, thanks! I’m a white woman and seeing the reactions of my peers to the justifiable mixed feelings that black women had towards the march has been so disheartening. I heard a lot about how we “shouldn’t make first-time marchers feel bad” because it will discourage their activism and that sort of…

Yeah I get that. The actual loss of lives makes it really urgent. I’m not even sure what my point is here, just that a lot of people are fighting and we’re on the same side. We do care and we hope we can get your trust. I hope this new feeling of resistance drives more people to support BLM.

I think it would be a good way of acknowledging feelings and struggles without resorting to “us vs them” kind of arguments.

Some people fight for rare disease research, or the rights of the disabled, or just struggle going to school and work, or taking care of their kids. They might look happy and carefree to you, we all make our own stories about other people’s lives whether they’re true or not. Some days I feel like climate change is…

I’m a white lady and I’ll be there for BLM and Standing Rock and Flint in the future. But not everyone will, and I think that’s ok. Some of them will be there for climate change and Planned Parenthood and feeding the homeless. We need them too. Maybe some of them will do nothing after this. But they showed up this…

Thank you for this. People have to be looking and thinking deeper, not just cheering what the loudest person in the room has to say.

Ugh. Dude, that sucks. What an extremely shitty thing for your husband to do. I feel vaguely nauseous for you. Men are really weak and terrible sometimes.

And I’m Irish too! Many of those names are traditional Irish names but I can’t stand the Southern/midwestern, suburban, blonde, Pinterest ladies who have co-opted them and ruined them.

Starred this so fast.

LOVE IT. I couldn’t even get through that Deadspin post ugh

Thanks!

Right? I show everyone his “Must Be Santa” music video.

What?! These two are my fav celebrity crushes and they are in a show together?? How have I not known?

Damn! Hope for all of us pale red-headed folk!

This is the message that really stuck out to me too.