She said: “So to all of a sudden leave your household and have people always ask you, “What are you, what are you” is the most uncomfortable question and it’s literally the most repetitive question. I can’t wait to be in a world where people are sized by their soul and how much they can contribute as individuals and…
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Nina Simone wasn’t part Black, she was all Black. The way she looked was intrinsic to her life experiences and her story. Nicole Kidman wearing a fake nose to play Virginia Woolf has a different meaning than it has in this context, as do lots of things for non-white people. In this context, a woman who is a “more…
She would have been perfect.
Still some bullshit. How insulting to Nina Simone, what she stood for, what she went through specifically because she was darker-skinned woman with full lips and an obviously African nose. Her daughter wasn’t consulted and is against this movie, not only because of the ridiculous casting and use of darkening makeup,…
They don’t need the money or the exposure. Should they be leaping at the chance to spend several days in close quarters with a Stepford wife religious fanatic? Team Olsen twins!
Get a better hero.
The dynamics are so fucking unreal. He took control of her body, and now they are taking control of her voice. She is so brave and has my utmost respect.
As a musician, singer, and woman who has been a victim of sexual assault...I can’t believe the violation at play here. It’s so strangling I can’t even imagine...she can’t even sing her way through this? I hope to hell she’s at least writing and singing privately with the hope that this will be overturned and she’ll…
Unpopular opinion but I think it’s valid complaint. A lot of these “girl power” artists use it only to further themselves and their own careers but remain silent during the trials of others.
This tweet about Dr. Luke is my personal favorite. Especially considering Dr. Luke was one of the producers on her breakout Since U Been Gone:
Because tweeting support for one female artist wouldn’t be complete without throwing another one under the bus.
“...you can understand how Lori Maddox could have possibly developed not just a sincere desire to fuck adult men but the channels to do it basically in public; why an entire scene encouraged her, photographed her, gave her drugs that made all of it feel better, loved her for it, celebrated her for it, for years. You…
David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after his 69th birthday and the release of Blackstar, his 25th album.…
“For the itinerant Tattoine marauder looking to put the camel back in camel toe.”
You forget...people aren’t going to this film to see Ryan Reynolds. They’re going because GODDAMN DEADPOOL MOVIE. And they’re hoping it makes up for how Deadpool was mishandled in the 2009 Wolverine flick.
How about because the movie looks like it might be fun?
honestly WHAT ARE THE CHANCES they finally found another use for this wig