When Sisterhood Took a Smoke Break (a.k.a. Sweet Magnolias Ep. 6 Broke Me)

I don’t know who let the writers of Sweet Magnolias have caffeine and chaos for breakfast before writing Episode 6 of Season 3, but they need to be stopped. Immediately. Because what in the dysfunctional friend group was THAT?? All this time we’ve been fed this narrative: Maddie, Dana Sue, and Helen = ride-or-die soul…

White Women Be Wildin’ but Somehow Endearing – and I’m LMAO

So I don’t know what this phase of life is, but lately I’ve been watching shows that feel like they weren’t made for me at all – and yet I’m hooked. Like, I’m over here watching Sweet Magnolias (the TV show, not the similar sounding movie – calm down), fully aware it’s corny, cringy, and…

Even If Things Settle Down… We Won’t Forget: Why Trump’s “Wins” Were Never for Us

Every time someone says “But Trump did some good things,” I feel like I’m being gaslit by the entire room. Because here’s the truth: whatever “good” Trump did during his time in office was either for the rich, for white Americans, or for the rich white Americans who say the quiet parts out loud now – because he…

I’m Still Not Over the Fact That Trump Dodged His Charges by Winning

I’m sorry, but every time I think about this, it makes me go off my hinges all over again. I just can’t believe the political circus has reached new levels of delusion, and the audience is still clapping like it’s a magic trick instead of a democratic crisis. Here’s what happened: • Trump was facing…