She has a book coming out, and for awhile did weekly articles for the Guardian! I’m a Lindy West fangirl, so I feel you.
First, I want to say, this is beautiful...which seems like a strange thing to say, but I love that this article is complex and contradicts itself, because that’s how human beings are, that’s how all social movements, including feminism are, and that’s how the circle of offense and internet outrage perpetuates itself.…
My thoughts: Is it possible the General feared that Serial would generate activism in support of Bowe (from any listeners that empathize with him) that could influence the court decisions...so he moved this forward to prevent that? As far as I’m concerned, Serial is an in-depth look into people and institutions and…
Oh no! I’m sorry you missed it! I don’t know how much an apple music subscription costs, but I like to think she made this movie for all the fans who either couldn’t financially afford the concert, or due to illness, disability, or other personal reasons, couldn’t feasibly make it to a huge stadium event for several…
Proof?
Yes to the Taylor love! She seems like a really great person, to me. Never met her, but I think it’s really important that those with power and privilege use it to do good, and not only does she show so much kindness and respect for her fans, a huge part of what makes her so successful (beyond her obvious skills), but…
What you’re describing is power and control though. Yes, he wanted sex, but he didn’t get sex, he abused you. Abuse is about power and control, rape is about power and control. There are many different reasons why a person might do those things, but it always comes down to the belief that they are entitled to what…
Basically what she said was “too real” and hit close to home, so now they’re personally attacking her as “fake” and “crazy”. Pretty typical when people are confronted with uncomfortable truths, especially if those truths reveal something you don’t want to admit or change about yourself. Maybe one day they’ll grow out…
The thing is...people make mistakes, or can be wrong at one point, and then learn and grow. I read the instagram post you linked to and she talked about spending over 3 hours talking to Hillary’s head advisor and that she learned a lot. I’ve never seen Katy Perry as very political, at all, except when she was…
I appreciate your thoughtfulness, thanks.
No, publicly disclosing abuse is not an act of publicity, nor a cash grab. It is difficult and complex and she deserves your respect in this matter, not your cynicism.
Wait....Kelly Faircloth is your mom?!?!?
Whenever we talk about health, I think it’s important to also consider the health of other humans as well as the environment. The Meat Industry is notoriously abusive of its workers, dissenters, and whistleblowers (let alone their treatment of non-human animals). Basically any kind of humanitarian or environmentalist,…
The lead story first says it’s an authorized biography, and then says it’s unauthorized. Which one is true????
It’s not necessary to compare female artists, especially when they have very different styles. It could be fair to say La Roux deserves the notoreity or accolades Swift has, but I don’t really see how they compare otherwise.
You know, I’m realizing now how divisive Shakespeare and Taylor Swift are.
I don’t know who either of them are, are there songs or something I should know by them? Everyone here has a lot of strong reactions and I’m like Rita Ora over here, who?
What’s up with him? I don’t know anything about him, other than that he recorded this album and wears a lot of patches on his jacket.