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HOLY SHIT. How the hell are they gonna fit 200 people into what, a ten-part series? But this casting is just flawless. Super excited for Amanda and Monica especially, they're both totally underrated queens tbh.
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I think the clue's in the name.
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That's pretty impressive! You should post some of your instrumentals here for us to work with as well!
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Her response... I love how cunty she is on Twitter. But honestly, I haven't even heard of this guy. Is he a big deal in the US?
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Lizzy Grant - Angels in America (Made by Mo)
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Art Gallery
She looks gorgeous in that photo. -
Interview: Matilda Mantis - Digital Popstar
Main Pop Girl commented on Main Pop Girl's article in Interviews
@Kevinn Edu Why did you post that three times to two different people? -
Is everyone important coming back?
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Lizzy Grant - Angels in America (Made by Mo)
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Art Gallery
Do you mean the entire era or just the unreleased songs? The whole AKA album is pretty great tbh. I kind of agree on the font, but it's so hard to find a nice cursive to use! I thnk the only way to make it look good is to hand write it and my writing is nowhere near good enough for that shit tbh. -
For some reason it's still really hard to find covers for the Lizzy Grant era, so I decided to whip this together earlier today! It's nothing special but I think it fits the sound of the album okay. Let me know what you guys think and if there's any improvements you'd make!
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Good! Now I can finally watch the whole thing without interruption. There was a spin-off as well, right?
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Mariah Carey Brings Back Bianca
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Entertainment News
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Wasn't there a Tove Lo collab somewhere?
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I still hate this cover...
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I'm still so behind! Is it ending soon? I need to start a binge watch.
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Mariah Carey Brings Back Bianca
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Entertainment News
I agree, the boob job is awkward. But I'm more concerned about how bloated and puffy she looks a lot of the time tbh. -
Florence + The Machine Cover 'Stand By Me' for Final Fantasy XV
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Arcade
Sis, I understood the story in the first five minutes. It didn't make it any more enjoyable. But I do wanna play LR, if just for the time-based gameplay. -
Florence + The Machine Cover 'Stand By Me' for Final Fantasy XV
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Arcade
I never played the sequels tbh, although I did hear they were much better. But the battle system was just a mess. You literally just button mashed the X button non-stop for the entire thing. And the maps were way too linear. -
Jessie Malakouti / Jessie and the Toy Boys / Eden xo
Main Pop Girl replied to Cypher's topic in Jukebox
Honestly, I kind of gave up on her with the new name change. I just don't like the 80s inspired super-pop sound she has going on nowadays. -
Florence + The Machine Cover 'Stand By Me' for Final Fantasy XV
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Arcade
You're a fucking mess. XIII is one of the most mind-numbingly boring games I've had the misfortune of playing. -
Interview: Matilda Mantis - Digital Popstar
Main Pop Girl commented on Main Pop Girl's article in Interviews
I'm still waiting for our 'Thunda' release. -
It's good! You can collect all your favourite forums and it will show you all the new activity from those every day. Ugh, I know. I'm gonna keep pestering them about it tbh.
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Florence + The Machine Cover 'Stand By Me' for Final Fantasy XV
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Arcade
Omg sis, you have to get into it! FFVII is everyone's favourite and it's out on computer now so you have no excuse. But my personal favourite is FFX which is on PS2, PS3 and PS4. It's a perfect game honestly. -
Why has that still not been released tho? From the sounds of it it's one of her best songs yet.
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In a recent interview with ES magazine, musician and outspoken proponent of Syrian and refugee rights M.I.A. opened up about her thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and it's dissemination through pop culture. When asked if she'd seen Beyoncé's latest performance for 'Formation' at this year's Super Bowl - the former Destiny's Child member's empowerment anthem aimed towards females and people of colour - M.I.A. encouraged a broader view on the subject, taking to task the movements unequal hierarchy on the long list of racial issues facing the world at large. "It’s interesting that in America the problem you’re allowed to talk about is Black Lives Matter," she mused. "It’s not a new thing to me -- it’s what Lauryn Hill was saying in the 1990s, or Public Enemy in the 1980s. Is Beyoncé or Kendrick Lamar going to say Muslim Lives Matter? Or Syrian Lives Matter? Or this kid in Pakistan matters? That’s a more interesting question. And you cannot ask it on a song that’s on Apple, you cannot ask it on an American TV program, you cannot create that tag on Twitter, Michelle Obama is not going to hump you back." Later, the star took to Twitter to further explain her views. M.I.A.'s quotes, like the movement itself, quickly went viral among the easily insulted SJW circles of Tumblr and Twitter. And as is typical in race discussions, those in support of the movement were loath to allow her the opportunity to expand the conversation beyond what was already being had, instead criticising the 'Paper Planes' rapper for diverting the attention away from the issue at hand. Such an argument is routine in the political culture of today, in which competition over representation is preferred over uniting cultures under a single banner - you cannot bring up male rape statistics, because it distracts from female rape; and you cannot bring up injustices faced by Syrians, because it is insulting to African Americans. But M.I.A.'s critiques of the movement were likely justified. Far apart from the obvious commercialization of the movement (the fact that it was referenced at the Super Bowl suggests it's probably being used more as an attempt for commercial gain than for actual social change), the Black Lives Matter movement (and indeed most racially charged protests in the past few years) has quickly become something of an elitist club in which skin colour determines entry. Those who don't fit neatly into the categories of "privileged white person" or "racially stereotyped African American" are left out of the conversation, effectively excluding the viewpoints of huge portions of Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans and hundreds of other races - and that's not even getting started on those mixed race individuals. And outside the US, the situation is even more dire. It can be difficult to step outside the insularity of America to examine the problems of other countries, but it's worth remembering that in the Middle East there is still an ongoing War on Terror which has almost completely obliterated entire countries. Everyday, thousands of people lose their lives in this war - an estimated 1.3 people million in total, most of which would be civilians. It's easy to look at this situation at a distance - after all, people in the Gaza Strip don't look like us, think like us or behave like us. But what cannot be forgotten in this particular war is America's own undeniable influence behind it. After all, if it weren't for George Bush's administration, none of these citizens would have died in the first place. As M.I.A. suggested, part of the problem in this equation is the media. It's natural for the US media to fearmonger and bandwagon only causes which relate to their own citizens - it will encourage the most moral panic, and thus the most hits. But an equally large part of the problem is the forced censorship of activists by those who are only interested in US affairs. When Black Lives Matter activists criticise M.I.A. for trying to broaden the conversation, they are not only ensuring their own insularity, but silencing millions of voices whose opinions and lives are just as sacred as their own. Instead of setting up African Americans and Syrians in competition, and allowing only one of these minorities to be focussed on at a time, they should unite those that fall outside the white Anglo-Saxon majority together. Maybe then, with a majority viewpoint made up of thousands of minorities, actual social change could be enacted.
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I love how they literally deleted their entire account after posting that message... But yeah, an Android app would be good! Have you used Tapatalk before? OMG, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I've already suggested this to the forum makers because it annoys me so fucking much. You can do it though, it just takes a little longer. If you click on 'Source', you can copy and paste the embed code of the YouTube video in there. Then click out of Source and highlight the video and press the centre button in the toolbar.