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Re: Virginia GOP Pulls ‘Dirty Trick’ On Inauguration Day

Sapphireblue — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:59:39 -0000

Great. That'll be super helpful to the people of Virginia when, for example, our Republicans use this as the way to finally shut down every abortion clinic in the state without having to push barely-plausible regulations while mouthing lies about how ~concerned for women's safety~ they are. Good for California and New York and Illinois!

Re: PR All Stars: It’s Not Easy Being Green

Sapphireblue — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:00:59 -0000

yes yes yes horrible dresses BUT can we please do the public service of announcing that if you haven't had time to shave your chest hair or exfoliate in several days due to the rigor of the PR taping schedule you need to NOT WEAR A BIG-ASS HIPSTER V-NECK TOP TO SHOW US ALL YOUR INGROWN CHEST STUBBLE? Looking at you, Casanova... or rather, trying very very hard NOT to look at you.

Re: Too Easily Forgiven? - Entertainment & Culture - EBONY

Sapphireblue — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:11:06 -0000

But black women, I guess, are on their own.

Re: Diesel is the Target of a Malicious Spoof | Hint Fashion Magazine

Sapphireblue — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:22:01 -0000

"a traumatic experience for millions?" which is what? if you're pushing the myth that abortion is necessarily traumatic, you need to get educated. Start here: http://www.guttmacher.org/p...

(some troll will come along in 3, 2, 1 and say "NUH UH SOME WOMEN HAVE A VERY VERY HARD TIME AND THEY REGRET IT" and that is true... of abortion, of childbirth, of adopting out, of marrying, of not marrying, of divorcing, of any number of large important life decisions. shall we ban them all, and speak of them only in hushed and reverent tones?)

Re: Subway Rider Takes Photos Of Guy Who Was "Looking At Me And Jerking Off"

Sapphireblue — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:39:38 -0000

either you're not very good at sarcasm, or not very good at thinking.

Re: Armani Privé Spring 2012 Collection

Sapphireblue — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:37:46 -0000

Seriously. I was scrolling down to type nearly the exact same thing. Worst runway hair ever.

Re: Victoria Jackson\'s excellent Tea Party adventure

Sapphireblue — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:13:24 -0000

U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

Re: Rand Paul Detained By TSA After Refusing Full Body Pat-Down

Sapphireblue — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:55:11 -0000

No mention yet of the irony of the fact that he was traveling back to DC to speak at the March for Government-Mandated Births today (check his Twitter) but flipping out that TSA screening is invasive, privacy-violating Big Government? Do I have to do EVERYTHING myself?

Man, do I ever hate a hypocrite.

Re: Andrew Breitbart resigns from GOProud advisory board after group ‘outs’ Perry adviser

Sapphireblue — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:56:54 -0000

Reading comprehension is hard!

"HE'S GAY!" is not a problem.

"HE'S A STINKING HYPOCRITE!" is, is, is.

Re: Facebook Flaw Exposes Private Photos

Sapphireblue — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:49:48 -0000

I absolutely knew when I saw this story reported on a site with less detail that this vulnerability would have been exploited against women. Sorry but not surprised to see here that I was right. A culture with disappearing privacy + a culture that objectifies women = bad f'ing mojo.

Re: Red Lipstick and Me: A Love Story

Sapphireblue — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:12:58 -0000

rock on. also: SOLD. thanks, pretty lipstick lady.

Re: Red Lipstick and Me: A Love Story

Sapphireblue — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:29:28 -0000

Marianne, is that also Ruby Woo in your author photo, the one with the grey shirt? Because I was just recently wondering what shade that was, because I love a red lipstick too and am jealous of whatever you're rocking in that photo. Please advise!

Re: 10 Things You Should Never Say To An Emotional Woman

Sapphireblue — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:19:56 -0000

A world where women object to some jerk implying that the only reason they could feel an emotion about a thing is HER PERIOD is the cruelest world you can imagine?

oh, honey. no.

Re: The Walking Dead: “Pretty Much Dead Already”

Sapphireblue — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:10:36 -0000

Kary, was it about finding Sophia? I don't recall Hershel ever saying that (I guess I could have missed it) but several times he did indicate that he would expect Rick's bunch to leave when Carl was recovered.

Re: The Walking Dead: “Pretty Much Dead Already”

Sapphireblue — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:07:12 -0000

When there's no way any of them can know for sure whether it's Rick's or Shane's, it is *precisely* her call to make. Shane gets to stalk-protect her and her kids for the rest of her life, explicitly against her wishes, because there is some chance that maybe the pregnancy is his? And the boundaries (plural) that I was referencing go all the way back to the first reason, including the attempted rape: tell me you just misread me so I don't have to sit here and type that because she willingly had sex with him at some point doesn't mean he gets to stake a claim on her body along with her kids, her life, her future.

Re: Walking Dead Producers Respond To Abortion Outcry

Sapphireblue — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:02:22 -0000

...yeah, so this wild-eyed comment right here is exaaaactly the reason why TWD should have tried harder to get it right. because scary zealots like EastSideHunky are out there watching TV right along with people who do have critical thinking skills.

Re: The Walking Dead: “Pretty Much Dead Already”

Sapphireblue — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:02:47 -0000

except Lori told him flat-out that even if the baby were his, there'd be no way it'd be *his*. That Shane continues to fail to respect the boundaries Lori began to re-establish once discovering that her husband wasn't dead after all is one of the clearest indications we have of how dangerous he is. He is batshit and controlling and violent, not a heroic Mama Grizzly.

Re: The Walking Dead: “Pretty Much Dead Already”

Sapphireblue — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:18:48 -0000

Appreciate the point on the no-zombie DMZ of the farm taking us out of the story, but is there any way it's not moot as of the first five minutes of the next episode? The only way Hershel doesn't kick Rick's group off the farm is if Shane kills Hershel and tries to pull a coup. In the moments after the barn shootout I did half-expect for someone to put a bullet in either Shane or Hershel, because as TLo notes, they represent the two poles of this situation, and now that Shane's crazy ass just pushed things over from uneasy detente into crisis, the two can't co-exist any longer. But, okay, say Shane DOES shoot Hershel to kick off the second half of the season: imagine the drama that would spark, the fracturing & reconstitution of the two groups into *at least* two new ones. Only one of those groups will get to stay on the farm--and that won't be the group the show stays with. (I was going to go even further and say maybe that explains some of the still-thin characters... why develop The Black Dude or The Laundry Lady if the show is going to leave them behind on the farm come February... but I can't quite see how the show's most passive characters would score the prize of that nice, peaceful farm.)

Re: Oscar de la Renta Spring 2012 Collection

Sapphireblue — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:06:55 -0000

I want all of these. Except the black sleeveless dress with the tampons sewn onto it.

Re: In or Out: Madonna in Vionnet

Sapphireblue — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:02:06 -0000

I'm less bothered by the notion that we are all headed for hands like Madonna's than I am by the notion that they will become a factor in assessments of what we are wearing.

Re: Aborting one twin, sparing the other, when IVF goes 'wrong' :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

Sapphireblue — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:22:19 -0000

I think it is pretty interesting that you all couldn't be bothered to link the original New York Times story. What's wrong? Afraid your readers might be exposed to opinions that aren't exactly the same as yours?

Re: Drew Barrymore for Neiman Marcus

Sapphireblue — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:04:15 -0000

I'm all over it. Thanks Mila!

Re: Drew Barrymore for Neiman Marcus

Sapphireblue — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:30:13 -0000

Do you think if I write Ms. Drew a fan letter and maybe put some cookies in it, she will tell me what that gorgeous matte red lipstick is, in the Valentino or Prada photos? I can't even tell you how many lipsticks I've bought, used once, and stuffed in a drawer forever in pursuit of just that look.

More generally: *swoon*.

Re: Why This Woman Chose Abortion—at 29 Weeks

Sapphireblue — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:30:38 -0000

I wish we lived in a society that felt all the compassion for her that she and others like her deserve, without her having to bare such a heartbreaking wound for all to see--but we don't, so I am so very grateful to Dana for her courage in speaking out about such a private, painful event.

Re: Link Drop Contextd for the Week Ending in Friday the 6th (February 2009)

Sapphireblue — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:58:38 -0000

It warms my heart to know that Joe Clark hasn't changed a bit since I first encountered his particular brand of, ah, tough love, on the HTML Writers Guild listservs circa 1995ish. Still out there convincing the world he's smarter than everyone else through sheer force of condescension. Ah, Joe: stay sweet; never change!