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15 Celebs Who’ve Been Acting A Bit Like Karens
Jennifer Anniston and Jennifer Garner are not the only celebs who recently showed some Karen tendencies.
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8 Kinds of Karens
Despite the trend to label every entitled white woman as a Karen, research indicates these privileged princesses fall into a much wider range of categories.
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When Girls Come Home to Roost: What Can We Learn From Jeremy O. Harris’ Defense of Lena Dunham? [UPDATED]
The Slave Play and Zola auteur found himself in the middle of a tweetstorm after praising his ‘good sis’, Girls creator Lena Dunham.
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A Survivor’s Story: Refusing to Be Defined by Victimhood, Aurora Perrineau Emerges Strong in When They See Us
For those who know the name Aurora Perrineau, it’s typically in relation to the charges she filed against Girls writer and executive producer Murray Miller in late 2017, alleging he’d sexually assaulted her when she was 17, a minor. The allegations made national headlines when Lena Dunham and then-production partner Jenni Konner gave an unsolicited…
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Lena Dunham, Your Support Doesn't Mean My Survival
Well, that only took a year. At The Hollywood Reporter’s 2018 Women in Entertainment Power 100 luncheon, the relentlessly problematic Lena Dunham made yet another in a long series of public apologies for her behavior; this time to actress Aurora Perrineau. As you may or may not recall, as the #MeToo movement gathered steam in…
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The Definitive List of People Who May Have Bitten Beyoncé
Earlier this week, after reading Tiffany Haddish’s story about someone biting Beyoncé at an after-party, The Root gathered its NCIS (Niggas [Who] Can Investigate Shit) team together to determine who was the vampire who bit Queen Bey’s face. After a lengthy discussion, two fistfights and hours staring at one of those huge maps with thumbtacks,…
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In Clarifying Her Comments About Lena Dunham, Tessa Thompson Showed Her More Grace Than She Deserved
Actress Tessa Thompson is walking back her strong—but not at all inappropriate—remarks about Lena Dunham’s participation in the Time’s Up anti-sexual-harassment initiative. On Twitter, early Tuesday morning, Thompson posted a short statement expressing regret for her “lack of finesse navigating social media.” “Hard to discuss issues with nuance [on social media]. A response I made…
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She’s So Basic: 6 Common Mediocre-White-Girl Tropes Found in TV and Movies
Pearl-clutching liberals respond to instances of bigotry and bad behavior with “It’s 2017, ffs!” Well, I’ve consulted the zodiac, and 2017 has been the year of the mediocre white man. Blake Shelton is the sexiest man alive, and Donald Trump the most powerful. White male mediocrity is simply the opposite of surprising. White women are…
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Attorneys for Girls Writer Accused of Rape Retract Claim That Accuser Demanded Money
Girls writer and Lena Dunham friend Murray Miller has been accused of raping actress Aurora Perrineau. When the news broke last month about the alleged rape, Miller’s attorneys stated that Perrineau and her family had asked for a substantial amount of money for damages. But apparently that was not the case at all, and Miller’s…
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Yes, #HimToo: How Would You React if a Man You Know and Care About Were Accused of Sexual Misconduct?
Since the series of sexual harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein broke the news, a plethora of other allegations have followed, and now it seems as if almost every breaking notification on our cellphones is another harrowing account of sexual misconduct. A proverbial “purge” of sexually abusive power players in Hollywood, newsrooms and Capitol…