Category: Politics
Kim Kardashian Remakes Herself Into a Conservative Darling by Richsplaining: “Get Your Fuckin’ Ass Up and Work”
Considering Variety’s feature article on the Kardashian-Jenners’ latest reality TV foray on Hulu uses the pull quote, “Money Always Matters” in it, maybe it should [Read More…]
Cold War Stereotypes Renewed: GLOW and the Russian Supervillain
American pop culture has always had a “ready-made” villain in the form of Russians (“those dirty Russians,” “fucking Russians,” etc.). Even as freshly as 2018’s [Read More…]
Social Media in the Time of Full-Scale War
Being that the U.S. in particular has always been sheltered from the sight of war—having never seen it on their soil save for rare occasions [Read More…]
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” Presents a Woman’s Persistent “At War” Nature of Wanting to Be Taken Seriously Versus Wanting to Fuck Around
Because women’s “liberation,” as a rule, is really not all that “old” or “time-honored,” the gender, unlike the male one, has had to deal with [Read More…]
Sean Penn Continues to be Madonna’s Most Embarrassing Ex After His Comments on Masculinity
Being a gay icon, part of the reason for Madonna’s status as such also stems from her flavor for overly butch men (so “butch” to [Read More…]
The Continued Wake-Up Call About Celebrity Worship and How Astroworld Proves “Stay at Home” is Forever Relevant
Although, with the “passage” of 2020 (which is never really over and has become something of an Overlook Hotel situation for us all), everyone wanted [Read More…]
Kylie Jenner Lets Them Eat Cake by Posting Photo of Ambulance Showing Up on Her Instagram, Tries to Backpedal With “Thoughts and Prayers”
Part of the prerequisite for “transcending” into a billionaire is that you have to surrender any part of what might be left of your beating [Read More…]
In-n-Out to San Francisco: Drop Dead
If there is one thing decidedly Californian apart from serial killing, it’s the state’s West Coast monopoly on In-n-Out. A magical fast-food place that bulldozes [Read More…]
Parasite and Squid Game: On the Two Biggest Things Out of S. Korea (as Far as America is Concerned) Speaking to Class Division
There is a message being repeated over and over. A loud and clear truth that no one—even after all that’s happened since both the “election” [Read More…]
Bitch Better Have My Money: Squid Game Affirms There’s Not Much Point in Living Without the Required Funds
As 28 Days Later deftly illuminates, human beings have an innate tendency to carry on even when every possible piece of evidence exists for them [Read More…]
