I read recently about this video that almost the entire budget was used on that one piece of fabric for Christy Turlington. All the models wore their own clothes etc because there was basically no budget left. I’d put up a link but now I can’t remember where I saw that.

I’ll check those out. I’m a big fan of Madonna’s Express Yourself.

This video IS iconic. Do they interview David Fincher about it, and if not, WHY THE HELL NOT? His 90s music video work is amazing.

It’s not about infantilization, it’s about having life experience. I don’t believe that there are choices you made when you were under 25 (when your brain was still developing) that you wouldn’t even consider changing. For me, I think about how I chose what college to go to and what I majored in and the lack of…

That’s actually an excellent rule. Ugh, we are all so dumb before we hit 25, even when we’re smart.

But this is my issue with her acting all offended that an older dude tried to pick her up - she married an older (20 years age gap) creepy dude! I’m not a fan of James Woods (and his giant, giant head) but she’s a total fruit loop too.

Just a small correction - Athleta is definitely NOT lower-end. It’s expensive but it’s also amazing. Clearly has women designers who think about things like pockets as well as if it’ll make my ass look good. They also use real/thicker models in their catalogs, which I appreciate. Gap lost me when they stopped making…

I’m fortunate enough to live in liberal Los Angeles and to not know any actual neo-Nazis (or if I do, they’re smart enough not to say anything in front of me). BUT I do have “friends” on Facebook who try to play the moral equivalency card and it infuriates me. I speak out whenever I see another white person doing…

But if that happens, we won’t get to see him and all his staff thrown in jail. That’s what I’m hoping for. Those little hands in a little cell.

Clearly I agree not every black celebrity does that, and I’ve even pointed out that Oprah was the first person to have studio lighting designed for black skin when she built her own studio. Of course lighting, etc, matters, for all of us, but especially women of color. But this is freaking Beyonce - she didn’t care…

All I can tell you is when I first drove by that billboard, I was sure it was Christina Aguilera. Her (obviously approved) image there is lighter than the wax statue. Just the idea of people being outraged FOR Beyonce is ridiculous - the point is, that statue will look however she damn well wants it to.

Counterpoint: As mentioned, Beyonce is in complete control of her image and has no problem lightening/looking white when she wants to. See L’Oreal ads and the below atrocity.

Seriously. I had a friend who was hanging out with her when she decided to climb on the hood of his car and piss on it. I very much dislike her.

Slightly confused. It says in the article that the ex can’t SELL the pics, but the lawyer indicated he could not distribute them at all. Do we know which one is accurate? Because that’s a pretty big distinction.

Yes, I had a hospital fax my medical records TO MY BOSS by mistake. I reported it for a violation and basically nothing happened. You, as an individual, can NOT sue purely for the violation. You have to prove that the violation damaged you in some way.

Just a side note - this building is not on Rodeo, it’s on Bedford, which is medical office central in Beverly Hills and it’s where the paparazzi hang out.

I don’t think of it as utility. My cats are freaking worthless assholes but I love them to death and would kill anyone who tried to hurt them. I would never condone eating domestic cats but I actually didn’t use cats as an example on purpose because of their ability to revert to being feral within a generation or so. …

Such a good movie! And once you realize that there is no such thing as vegetarian farming and you’re screwed any way you try, you go back to meat.

Former vegetarian here, reading the “if it’s ok to eat this, we should be ok with eating that” threads. Can we PLEASE STOP PRETENDING that all life is equal? It’s not and you know it’s not, even in the human realm. You know that if you had to save a kid or an elderly person from a burning building, you know which one…

I’m pretty sure being beaten to within an inch of your life or skinned alive is torture. And yes, that is not how stress hormones work, which is why it is infuriating that people think that they do. Rhino horn won’t cure penis problems either but there’s still millions of people who believe it will.