I am so, so sad this show is over. I loved the book, and I had serious doubts when I heard the casting. But every single person was fantastic, and played those parts perfectly. They have all risen in my esteem, especially Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley.

I wonder if any of the “haven’t met a gay person before” people knew that they had, in fact, likely met several gay people who no way, no how, would let them know they were gay? Or have met people in deep denial about their sexuality because, oh, systemic heterosexism?

Native Floridian and have to add seagulls and Muscovy ducks. I’ve been bitten by both. Muscovy ducks are evil.

Cultural memory is short. Lack of representation means that simply staying silent slowly leads to erasure and then back to ignorance. The less represented, the faster this happens. That’s why black pride, LGBTQ pride, Asian pride, etc., matters in a country that is more diverse than any other in the world, yet is…

I’m good with my clean legs, thank you very much.

This made me shudder.

You’d be surprised, you might’ve had more of an impact than you think. I grew up conservative and very skeptical of gay people, until I actually had gay coworkers. There wasn’t an “a-ha!” epiphany moment where I became more enlightened and stopped being a small-minded dipshit, it took place gradually.

Simple: you drink it straight of the box.

Michael Feinstein isn’t just a piano player; he’s a fairly successful singer in his own right

“I would never want to feel like I was playing a character that was offensive.”

As an Asian American woman, I’m glad I’m being represented in politics.

The elusive chanteuse can never be boxed in!

To be fair, he’s only getting an early start because his impeachment will inevitably slow things down, re: campaigning.

I’d be interested to know how long in the tooth the average age of a typical Grammy voter would be and and what %age is non-white. They typically go with the safest blandest album. Adele sold a shit ton of albums; multi-platinum sales are pretty much unheard of in 2017 so maybe they voted under the thinly veiled…

You should probably direct this article to a white woman. I’m not her. In fact, I’m a woman from a country where female infanticide is the highest, where maternal care is one of the lowest, and where women are forced to sell their ovaries and have abortions and be shamed for not ‘producing boys’. GOT IT? GOOD. I’M…

Training. A lot of young pop stars strain and push to get certain notes and sounds, which can be dictated by the producers, nor do they support, often since everything is mixed and pre-recorded to fill mega-stadiums. Also the voice doesn’t fully mature till the mid to late 20s.

And here’s where she tells the truth:

 I am a Certified Youngn and even I had to re-read that headline a few times before it made sense. Which I assume was the point.

Best things about it: Winona Ryder’s expressions.

A friend of mine was marching and when she went into a 7-11, ran into Bella and Gigi. She actually helped Bella decide what type of Slurpee to select, and my friend is now worried Bella won’t eat for the next week having used up her caloric allotment by drinking said slurpee.