@coulda_shoulda_ It has to be like. Zoomers who have little to no memory of the early 2000’s and older people who were dismissive of her until she was in their faces all the time and they were forced to reckon with and explain away her objectively high level of success.
@lumaxswift People genuinely believe that they should love songs on the first listen, no thought of any kind involved. Two people tried to argue with me about that yesterday. These people think that if it’s not an instant catchy hit song, it doesn’t deserve to exist.
If you’re having your child call a store at 9:30 am on a school day to ask about needohs, you’re a shitty parent and your kids need to be redistributed to a real adult.
We are watching things crack open and change right now. People, especially those in power, are finally realizing that this isn’t just a small conflict between US and Iran, this is going to break the entire world down if this doesn’t stop soon.
Ukrainians are considered white by western standards and are opposing one of the US’s enemies. Palestinians are not considered white, Islamophobia is highly permissible in the west and they are majority Muslim, plus Israel has thoroughly rooted itself in American culture.