12 12 / 2017
I have to say, I very much enjoyed reading all the regulars on Celebitchy trying to reconcile the irreconcilable.
In their heads they created this image of Meghan Markle as a forward thinking progressive feminist, and now she is going to have to curtsy to Kate.
Apparently, Meghan can still remain a progressive feminist while doing so because it was her choice - their words , not mine.
I also felt quite a bit of disbelief about just how much people know about the rules of the royal family. Some people take the monarchy way too seriously. The monarchy should be abolished, and its archaic , sexist rules should be abolished with it.
SoulSPA poster went into great lengths to talk about people who know how to curtsy properly, as if it is some kind of a great accomplishment and not a sexist anachronism. But I am repeating myself ….
06 12 / 2017
I just want to point out one thing on the Meghan Markle comments. She will have to give up her American citizenship. She cannot marry into the British Royal family and keep it. This type of divided loyalties will never be allowed, even if allowed by law.
In fact I remember seeing an article talking about the exit taxes and such she would have to pay to give up her American citizenship.
So, if the things go south, she will not be able to go back to the US as an American citizen. For the same reason, she will not have protection of American laws in such matters as prenup agreements.
06 12 / 2017
On the article “ Lena Dunham casts herself as the only person with foresight on Harvey Weinstein “ there is a lot of criticism of Lena Dunham, which I have no problem with.
But it is very noticeable how everyone studiously avoiding the subject of Hillary Clinton knowing the truth about Harry Weinstein, because I have no doubt she knew, but she didn’t care enough to forgo hie influence and his donations.
Or maybe people did point it out but their comments their deleted. That blog post is supposed to have 76 comments as per the front page, but only 36 are published.
06 12 / 2017
What is Kaiser’s problem with men saying that they are objectified as well? It is not either/or. Women are objectified, men are objectified. Both men and women feel diminished and disrespected when it happens.They are people and want to be seen as persons, not bodies.
I am talking about this post
Matt Smith is #MeToo-ing: Men are objectified too, ‘it’s not exclusive’ to women
Kaiser says
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I have an honest question: when men start #MeToo-ing in this particular way, does it ever feel like they’re derailing the conversation? Does it ever feel like someone saying “all lives matter” to Black Lives Matter? We know men and boys are victimized, and they have every right to tell their stories and be believed, the same as women. But… the patriarchy is real, you know?
“
As I said, it is not either/ or. Patriarchy doesn’t make it OK to silence men. Just support both men and women. Simple.
It is like Kaiser doesn’t know what to do when things are not black and white.
Kaiser mercilessly mocked Kit Harrington when he talked about it. And that has been a sore point with me since then because Harrington was absolutely right. He was being an ally and he was trying to relate to women’s experiences and for that he was mocked. Matt got a slightly better treatment because Kaiser seems to like him more.
06 12 / 2017
Anonymous asked: Did you see the comments on the Apu (Simpsons) thread? That was a dumpster fire of racism. I was surprised that Kaiser didn't handle that story, but it might have hit close to home for her. I can respect that, actually. Also, I've noticed after a lot of us have been banned or had comments deleted for being critical of popoholic, the site has quietly stopped linking to them. So that's a good thing!
I am glad to hear that at least something good came out of it. I checked the popoholic site once because somebody asked me about it, and I never went back.
I remember a similar thing with the “knocked up” expression Kaiser used to love. I took an exception to it because I think this expression is disrespectful of women. It sounds like getting pregnant is not something a woman chooses to do, but she just gets pregnant because she doesn’t know where babies come from.
I was put into moderation for saying it. But I kept saying it. Finally, a few months later one of the regulars made the same point and finally it got through to Kaiser and she stopped saying “knocked up”.
06 12 / 2017
Anonymous asked: The Time POTY post comments are, as expected, a total disaster. People twisting themselves in a knot trying to be simultaneously woke and feminist, while also saying how Taylor Swift isn't a real victim (or at least not deserving of recognition) because she just sued that DJ for her own reasons or something equally insane.
I just read it … As much as I could take that is. By the time I got to Taylor’s “problematic feminism” I was DONE.
I simply don’t believe it is her feminism they have an issue with, I think they don’t like her and that is that. She cannot do anything right in their eyes.
04 12 / 2017
My friend who reads CB & Loved it, just told me that an few months back she got banned on an RBF post.
She was first put in moderation for the first time after agreeing with someone standing up for Kate, then she was put on moderation again and her comment was deleted in an JenAnniston post.
Finally, she was banned outright. She said she wrote CB an email 2 days in a row and got no response. Then the next RBF post she said that Kaiser made references to her email in the actual article.Mocking her.
No surpise that my friend was an black regular on CB. They seem to have no issue just disgarding us.
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Oh, that is the worst when Kaiser uses insider information to mock people over very real issues they bring up. This is hitting below the belt. When people send private messages they expect their privacy to be respected.
I remember her doing it last year during Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West drama. She made references to some people sending emails and dismissed anyone who was defending Swift as her fangirls, while she was making excuses for Kanye. But the thing people took issue with was Kanye’s misogyny. and it had nothing to do with being a fan of Taylor.
02 12 / 2017
300 comments discussing Meghan Markle’s coat - too long, too short, not tailored enough or whatever. Who cares? Even for a gossip site this is too much. Is that all there is to Meghan? Her coat and her hair? She is going to be just another person to take apart - her clothes, her hair, her looks.
How does this compute in people’s heads? First, they are excited about a bi-racial American entering the Royal family and then they basically reduce her to a cloth hanger. She is starting to get the same treatment as Kate. I think it is not Kate who is the issue here,or Meghan or any other woman with whom CB posters take an issue, it is the posters. They are unable to see a person as a person. Everyone is dehumanized and dissected.
Personally, I think it is such a dull, fake life - forever smiling, shaking hands, being judged, being an ornament or a token at endless ribbon-cutting ceremonies. I would never want that life for myself. I’d run away screaming after 15 min of that. And I feel a bit sorry for both Kate and Meghan.
29 11 / 2017
I have a couple things on my mind today in light of the Lauer’s debacle.
First, his co-hosts were crying about it and then I saw an article in the Guardian about how we have to reconcile horrible actions by a well loved man. And I thought - give me a f*ing break! I don’t need to reconcile anything. The guy is a dirtbag and that is that. The fact that he worked for an organization you approve of doesn’t make him more palatable. In fact, the said organization (NBC) clearly enabled him, because there were enough warning signs.
In connection to this I came across the Lauer’s interview with Anne Hathway from 2012 where he pestered her about inappropriate photos of her taken by paps and he was clearly set to humiliate and diminish her. How was that ever considered to be an acceptable behavior by an interviewer?
Anne handled it like a professional that she is, and kudos to Anne. Yes, kudos to Anne, who Kaiser also tried to diminish so many times. And you know what, Anne comes out of this looking like a queen. And all her critics look petty and immature.
29 11 / 2017
GossipBucket
If anyone is interested in gossiping about the site or just gossip in general about the topics on CB, without it getting modded out, I think it’d be really cool if all the ex readers could come to GossipBucket and comment under the stories where they can’t be deleted or modded out.
here’s an link for an example, http://gossipbucket.com/celebitchy/1247644/duchess-kate-stepped-out-for-a-keen-visit-to-a-london-school-this-morning/