I actually thought it really worked with this gown!

I agree, but I’m going to give her props because she said fuck you, everyone who wouldn’t dress me for all those other red carpets, I’m going to design my own gown.

Those smokey eyyyyyyyyyyyes! All the +1s.

It would be wonderful to see so many stars age naturally. Alas, they’re not really allowed to (exhibit A, Carrie Fisher).

They’re awful enough on their own, but then coupled with that cutout = death knell. Confusing gown.

Came here to say the same thing. Ugh, I had a halter cut exactly like this from American Eagle I insisted on wearing constantly circa 1999, 2000.

Slicked back would be pretty badass dashing, I think. Such a waste.

Ohhhhhh god you’re right

“What’s with you today?”

+1 for the Empire Records reference. Damn the man! Save the Empire!

I’m not sure I can add much to the amazing replies you’ve already gotten, but I’ll still pipe in. I’ve been in a relationship for six years now (as of this month), which I mention because I think that that’s just about the same span of time it’s taken for Tindr to take over everything dating related. I don’t think…

This comment fills me with squee.

omg that laugh-cry is soooo contagious

I 100% endorse this comment, and I’m borderline one of those Bernie people. (BORDERLINE. I’d really like to think I’m not obnoxious.....)

Yup. I am a makeup-is-only-worth-the-effort-on-special-occasions person and married into an Iranian family, so you can imagine I feel the same way all the time!

Maybe that's it? I truly can't decide whether it's her skin or her actual face shape that seems off to me. Maybe it's just the one picture in the world where she's not actively sucking in her cheeks to expose her cheekbones.

This feels like too serious a reply to this crap, but little does the OCR know that most pro cheerleaders are officially discouraged from fraternizing with the players. (Source: one of my students last semester cheers for the Bengals.)

It’s really hard to decide. Bad camera angle? Weird face work? Don’t do drugs, kids?

This is excellent. Thank you.

I second the Tim Wise rec; I also really love Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue,” which helps students to understand that different vernaculars aren’t deficient, as well as how our language use affects how we are perceived and treated. I also often pair Tan with a chapter from bell hooks’ Teaching to Transgress on…