D'Anne Witkowski
I Just Called to Say ‘Tread Lightly, B-tch,’ and I Mean It From the Bottom of My Heart
I just learned that there will not be a second season of “A League of Their Own,” and that is a big bummer. Abbi Jacobson is a goddess and a genius and a star and this is an outrage.To be clear, I do not blame the striking Hollywood [...]
Misogynists Come Out of the Woodwork to Stand up for Women Like the Heroes They Aren’t
Hot take: Ronnie Radke is a joke and Falling In Reverse sucks.Actually, I take that back. I would hate to have my calling Radke “a joke” give anyone the mistaken impression that he is in any way humorous. He is not. Also saying that [...]
Beauty and Grace Can Be a Death Sentence in a Culture Steeped in Toxic Masculinity
When I was in high school my twin sister and our friends and I liked to "parking lot dance party" - and, yes, I am using that entire phrase as a verb because we didn't GO to parking lot dance parties. We created them. The rules were silly and simple. [...]
Nick Fuentes: Real Men Don't Have Sex, They Have Hobbies
Sex is gay, y'all. I know this because Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and antisemite podcaster who once had a totally normal dinner with Kanye West and Donald Trump, told me so.And I have to admit. After hearing his explanation, I have many [...]
Right-Wingers Wrestle With "Barbie" Movie's 'Woke' Propaganda
When my twin sister and I were in the third grade, a large, wrapped present sat under our grandma's Christmas tree for at least a week before Christmas. My mom told us that the gift was a vacuum for our grandma and we did not question it. But when [...]
Right-Wingers Wrestle With ‘Barbie’ Movie’s ‘Woke’ Propaganda
When my twin sister and I were in the third grade, a large, wrapped present sat under our grandma’s Christmas tree for at least a week before Christmas. My mom told us that the gift was a vacuum for our grandma and we did not question it. But [...]
Lance Armstrong Reveals How to Solve ‘Real Simple’ Trans Athlete Issue
It seems that everybody these days has an opinion about trans athletes. And many of these opinions are not great!Case in point: notorious cycling cheat and yellow wristband merchant Lance Armstrong. He is participating in a Fox reality series called [...]
State Attorneys General Conjure a Cloud to Rain on Target’s Already Finished Pride Parade
I was shopping at my local Kroger, something I do at least once a week, and all of their Pride merchandise was on clearance. T-shirts were $1.80, rainbow garden flags $2. They had a shopping cart overflowing with it all. Honestly, I doubt they sold [...]
Supreme Court to Lady Who Makes Ugly Websites: You Don’t Have to Make Ugly Websites For Gays
The United States Supreme Court is supremely fucked. There are six ultra conservative justices and only three judges with any sense. I knew that this round of decisions was going to be a doozy. This is the court that overturned Roe v. Wade, mind you, [...]
Sad Guy With Microphone Travels From Pride Event to Pride Event Crying for Help
Hope everyone had a good Pride Month, despite the haters. Looking forward to Pride merch going on clearance at big box stores. Because if 50% off doesn’t say, “We support you, LGBTQ+ community,” what does?My wife and I missed most [...]
A Collective Sigh of Relief as Pat Robertson, Right-Wing Evangelical Bigot, Passes Into the Ether
It’s a Pride Month miracle! Pat Robertson is dead.Oh, I’m sorry. Is that in poor taste?Just kidding, I’m not sorry.Look, I know that people believe you’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, and you’re certainly not [...]
When It Comes to Transphobia, Dee Snider Isn’t Gonna Take Criticism or Responsibility
My music of choice is heavy metal. I love it. I buy the music, the merch, and I go to shows. I support the art I love, and it brings me a lot of joy.The metal world is very dude-centric, specifically cisgender white dudes. More of these dudes than [...]