Celebrities reply to the death of ASAP Yams.
I think it’s wild, looking at these tweets and how they expand genres. This guy helped and was friends with so many people, that is crazy he died so early.
The person behind Emma Watson’s feminism campaign is a black woman. Her name is Elizabeth Nyamayaro.
“Amal Alamuddin Clooney is a human rights activist and lawyer. She has had an incredibly successful professional career. Yet when Barbara Walters named her the "Most Fascinating Person of 2014,” she didn’t do so for Clooney’s great work in her field, but for marrying a movie star.
In her presentation of the award, Walters calls marrying George Clooney “one of the greatest achievements in human history.” She then lists all of the women that Clooney dated in the last ten years before even getting to Amal.
Walters focuses on what Amal has worn, and how well she snatched up George Clooney, but glosses over the things Amal has done that are truly fascinating.
Not only is Amal Clooney an Oxford and NYU educated lawyer with a track record of working with highly esteemed judges, but she’s fluent in English, French, and Arabic. That’s two more languages than George.
As a student at NYU worked as a clerk at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit with Sonia Sotomayor, who is now a supreme court justice. Clooney is an entertainment lawyer, who is so well esteemed that she is often asked to advise on cases that are not her specialty. She served as an advisor to the United Nations as a consultant on crises in Syria and Lebanon, and has many high-profile clients.
In 2014 alone, Clooney has worked with British Foreign Secretary William Hague ”to discuss how to drive forward international action to protect children in conflict zones from rape and sexual violence.” She was appointed to a three person UN committee to look at violations of the rules of war in the Gaza Strip, but she turned down the job because—as she wrote in a statement—she was, “horrified by the situation in the occupied Gaza Strip, particularly the civilian casualties that have been caused, and strongly believe that there should be an independent investigation and accountability for crimes that have been committed.”
Instead, Clooney chose to take on one of the most controversial cases in art history—the property disputes over the sculptures taken from the Greek Parthenon that currently are on display in the British National museum. Despite the media hype surrounding her husband and their marriage, Clooney is still going to work every day.
Barbara Walters is wrong. Amal Clooney isn’t fascinating because she joined “the ranks of Jackie Onassis, Princess Diana and Kate Middleton” by marrying a rich and noteworthy man. Amal Clooney is fascinating because she is, in her own right, a badass.”
“Are you going to ask all the men that tonight?”
Keira Knightley when asked by a reporter how she balances her personal and work life [x] (via rominatrix)
SAMUEL L JACKSON CHALLENGES CELEBRITIES TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY THE SAME WAY THEY WAS DOWN TO RIDE WITH THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE.
“How many women had to hit that glass before the first crack appeared? How many cuts did they get, how many bruises? How hard did they have to hit the ceiling? How many women had to hit that glass to ripple it, to send out a thousand hairline fractures? How many women had to hit that glass before the pressure of their effort caused it to evolve from a thick pane of glass into just a thin sheet of splintered ice? I picked my spot in the glass and called it my target”
Read Shonda Rhimes’ incredibly powerful speech about women of color in Hollywood (via micdotcom)
Major TW for rape and violence
Today, Iggy Azalea lashed out at rapper Eminem after his new song included lyrics about raping her
Jesus Christ this guy has got to go. I know that he’s been rapping about rape and violence against women for years. I know Iggy Azalea has issues with cultural appropriation. But this shit has got to stop!
Shortly after he released a track saying he’d like to “punch Lana Del Rey right in the face twice” — Del Rey has yet to respond — Iggy Azalea became the rapper’s latest target on his song “Vegas,” on which he raps “If I let you run alongside the Humvee. Unless you’re Nicki [Minaj], grab you by the wrist, let’s ski. So what’s it gon’ be? Put that s**t away Iggy. You don’t wanna blow that rape whistle on me. Scream! I love it. ‘Fore I get lost with the gettin’ off.”
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THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE JULIEN BLANC - THE GUY LITERALLY MAKES HIS LIVING OFF ABUSING WOMEN and selling records endorsing rape and domestic violence.
#NotBuyingIt