“Though the boys never admit it as much, it is crucial the Lisbon sisters are all thin and beautiful within reason. There are a handful of imperfect features among them but nothing that would make the sum of each one's… — Alana Massey Copy Share Image
“In the lower-brow selection of tabloids that report on the weight of celebrities, one statement that follows women struggling with their weight around more than any other is "She got her body back." Here you'll find near-constant Britney coverage. But barring any transcendent out-of-body experiences, these women were never separated from their bodies. They've occupied them across various weights. This… — Alana Massey Copy Share
“Those who accuse these women of fraud in their image craft seem not to have heard of David Bowie's successful alter ego Ziggy Stardust or even Bob Dylan, the folksy creation of a genius named Robert Allen Zimmerman. There is a tradition of male artists taking on personae that are understood to be part of their art. It is as… — Alana Massey Copy Share
“I think often of this song in contrast to “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and how Beyoncé was right, as she often is, even when she doesn’t always mean to be. Girls run the world in the sense that they perform the invisible and unappreciated labors that keep the world on its axis. That is different from doing what… — Alana Massey Copy Share
“I’ve come to see “Bitches be crazy” as less a statement by men that women are crazy or even a reappropriated statement by women… — Alana Massey Copy Share Image
“I had heard of Virginia before only in passing, a "crazy ex" with whom things had not ended well. I was accustomed to this… — Alana Massey Copy Share Image
“Though the boys never admit it as much, it is crucial the Lisbon sisters are all thin and beautiful within reason. There are a… — Alana Massey Copy Share Image
