I wonder if when you are about 20 years older than you are now that you will be as tired as I am of trying to slice and dice music to try to find who lifted what from whom. Everything you say is true and makes sense but who the fuck cares? She has her audience and they will like her no matter what. In the end it just…

Lol, this is why Gawker is bankrupt.

Every group gets copied. If a non-Italian creates a food inspired by pasta that’s neither stealing nor paying tribute. It’s just building on something that’s widely available. Anyone should be able to take a thing and build on it regardless of it’s origin. Borrowing from other cultures has led to significant amounts…

Why do English singers sound American when they sing?! stop appropriating Americans!!!

I think it’s really ignorant to say “white women borrowing the attitudes and style of black women as a tool for their own empowerment.” Black artists are hugely influential in popular music. Many whites, Latinos and Asians grow up listening to music made by black artists. It’s not “borrowing.” It’s influence. Black…

Could you please explain to me how their popularity should be handled? Like, should they have never had made music?Are they allowed to try and use the genre of rap to express themselves? please explain

“White people shouldn’t get to make bad rap music and be as popular—or even more popular—than talented black artists.”

So, the crux of your argument is that if the music is “bad” (as judged by you and/or others...) then the artist is not allowed to draw from black influences or explore black sound... because it’s appropriating black culture to sell “bad music”

How dare she? I mean, seriously.

I have a wonderful dad who has always been a loving and gentle soul. I know he’s human and has faults, but if he was accused of something awful, heinous, and seemingly out of character for our life/relationship, I would be awfully defensive of him too. :( I feel for her.

That young lady is a tearing beauty.

Everybody is in luck, because I have looked within, and have arrived conclusively at the answer to the question haunting all of us: “Did Johnny Depp physically assault his wife?”

While the testimony of family members can’t be entirely disregarded, it is common enough for someone to be violent with some people and not with others. Unfortunately, character references will not resolve the conflict between Heard and Depp.

Yes. Or if you don’t understand the phrase, to have someone tell her to stop being a privileged asshole.

While I've never run away, I did have a similar college experience. My third year I stopped leaving my room, stopped going to classes, and basically watched movies all the time. I had completely shut down and was having panic attacks. There was such an immense fear of the impending failure, yet I never realized how…

Ooh boy.

She sounds completely insufferable. And for someone bright enough to get into Columbia, she’s an idiot to think her actions wouldn’t result in an all-out missing person’s search.

This young woman’s mother is a hell of a lot more understanding than I would be is my take away from all this. Everyone else in this story sounds like a jerk, frankly.

which also included a side of mansplaining NYPD officer, because of course:

Stay as distracted as you can, your leaders are depending on you. So far - heckuva job! Thank GOD for television.