As a (formerly working) musician who comes from a long line of musicians, I struggle with a lot of pop music for these exact reasons. I do try (and fail) to bite my tongue a fair bit when it comes to my views on music because I don’t always want to be that insufferable asshole, but when I hear people talk about the…

You should still do that!

I’d go further and call this cynical. I think the author understands that there is a very good chance, and its very reasonable to expect, that this was just poor phrasing. There’s this wing of “liberal” (read: not liberal in the slightest) thought that seeks to cut everyone and any one down and decry them as the enemy…

This’ll get me some flack because I’m seeing something other than how his words were (stupidly) structured, but I think he meant to include everyone in his statement about “ordinary Americans.” He tends to speak out against the millionaires, who are not ordinary, and he tends to contrast them with the rest of us who…

Because no one would ever dare proclaim that a black person is prohibited from telling ANY story solely based on their race. Which is great, because that would be racist. Saying that a person is prohibited from telling any story based solely on their sexuality is equally disgusting. These “identity politics” (simply…

Agree. I feel like my generation is casting wildly about for the next Helen Gurley Brown/Nora Ephron/3rd tier nominally committed feminist icon and everyone has failed the audition so far: Lena Dunham, Cat Marnell, Jenny Slate, literally everyone who has passed through this blog as a content-generator. Like, slow down…

This article feels really resentful that she makes things that challenge the audience instead of trifles.

Who gives a fuck? There hasn’t been an original idea, look or persona in pop music in, minimum, 50 years.

After rewatching the film after hearing the Mary Sue complaints I saw what looked like explicit efforts to show the audience how she learns over the course of the film. Anyone who needs more than what was shown just can’t deal with a female hero’s journey.

Thanks for this, I thought there were differences between Rey and Luke but couldn’t enunciate it so clearly and well :)

...Better how?

I’m all about convincing folks through logic and discussion. I think it’s the single most useful approach, overall, to accomplish political goals. However, it’s not the best tactic for all situations, or when dealing with all actors.

Needs to stop what? Chasing Nazis out of town? As someone who lives in an area frequently targeted by Nazis, I certainly hope they don’t.

I agree about the Superbowl, but I do think Beyoance goes past performative; the Lemonade videos touched a lot on being a black woman in America, and the difficulties therein. I think “Daddy Lessons” particularly focused in on black women’s struggles with marrying men “like their daddies.”

I am a huge Swift stan, but I…

Yes! With (American) liberals, there’s always this pearl clutching, “Oh my god! These extremists are going to make us look bad! Then no one will support us!”

It’s easy to remember: the guy punching a Nazi is never wrong. Period. Ask Captain America.

It boggles my fucking mind to hear liberals parroting Fox News talking points. Folks, don’t be German liberals in 1934, please, for the love of all that is good and decent.

Then you’re lapping up exactly what the right wants you to ;) Congrats!

Most people are also dumbass twats so I’ve been in for a long ride since birth, I’m used to it.

It’s hard on both sides of the argument, apparently.