I can agree with this. Article seems a bit harsh. Perhaps a re-write with a more positive spin. I coach 12yo girls and I always tell them that it’s hard enough to be a woman in this world, don’t ever knock down other girls/women, you gotta stick up for each other.

I actually have left and returned a few times over the years (been reading this blog for a long time now), I feel like it goes in weird cycles where sometimes things get really aggressively dark, both in the articles and the comments but then it swings back around to being a supportive, critically thinking community.…

Did you skip the last sentence?

Finally, goddamn. The only shame is that it was cancelled over a dispute, and not because someone had a come-to-jesus moment and realized this entire premise is deeply fucked up.

Why does everyone say that? Are wrinkly women not enjoying their lives or bodies?

But finding a male lead in his 20s who can act and sing has proven difficult — especially since the studio wants someone of Middle-Eastern or Indian descent 

I’m not telling anyone what word to use to describe them. Use any word you want. And I’ll use the word for you when I’m talking to or about you. But to say don’t use the word vagina when talking about vaginal birth is insane and not helping anyone.

I am a midwife. I am very ltbtq+ friendly. I have had one trans parent and all was lovely.

The hand-wringing that ensues from *a certain type of feminist* whenever there is some minor step taken towards trans inclusivity is eerily reminiscent of the way *a certain kind of man* will look at like, a board of directors that is roughly 30-40% women and say that it “majority female” or “overrun with women” or…

Welcome to the world of Black woman, where we get NOTHING. Rarely the love interest or aspirational woman to be cherished and loved and protected. Pretty much always the sassy best friend who has no life outside of the white folks on screen. And good damn luck if you’re dark-skinned and rock your natural hair/braids.

I can see where the author (and others who write about interracial relationships) are coming from, but yes...I also agree with you.

Since you’re not asian, you can’t be expected to understand what it’s like to be within a stone’s throw of acceptance but always kept at arm’s length fulfilling the role of yes men. Don’t try to understand it, you can’t, you’re not asian and don’t have the lived experience.

Personally I’m tired of people attacking interracial relationships. I hated when Jill Scott did it several years ago and I hate it now. Because underneath the rant about interracial relationships is the hatred of biracial people. We get it, you don’t think we should exist.

This was a really lovely article, thank you.

I am beginning to feel uncomfortable with what seems like an attempt to erase women, or biologically female humans, from things that only biologically female humans do. Biologically female humans have the babies, and we can’t pretend like there is no such thing as a female human or a male human—even if people who are…

It doesn’t bother me either, I love this kind of stuff! And I like some of her music. She’s smart and makes a crazy amount of money and I respect that.

Completely agree. I think it’s quite sad that essentially we’re celebrating women having to duck back under the parapet, because God forbid she enjoy her celebrity/youth.

I too am stressed, hold me.

It’s stressful to agree with both of you on this.

This is a great interview, and Kumail and Emily seem like a great couple. As a South Asian woman myself, it makes me happy that stories like this are being told.