Album Rating: 2.5

"The historic denigration of women is something that I didn't feel the need to write about extrinsically because it is something that almost everyone agrees is happening"



Historic, yeah. Is it happening now, intentionally, specifically because black women are being successful, as you said? Not so sure.



" And Beyonce, by making the claim that her success and her validity as a human being doesn't come from the men she loves or interacts with, *is* addressing this"



How? When did relationships enter into this?



"It counts the implicit claim that women are nothing without the men supporting them. In saying that she's independent and makes her own money and she dictates the terms of her relatio- etc etc"



Still no bearing on the denigration of women.



"And I'm glad you understand that context is everything. Because that's seems to be the fundamental misunderstanding you have with this. Your major problem seems to be that you think this is an indictment of all men as nefarious infidels who undermine women at every turn"



Not the case at all. If something's not the point that you're trying to make, then why write it? Mind you, nothing you've said here is explained in the review, just a lot of loose ends and no cohesive connection between them. A well-written piece should address these connections -- though by no means belittling the intelligence of the reader.



"I'd argue that that's not at all the case. The whole point of the album is to force a return to a better and more unified community (that unity being symbolized through her marriage to Jay Z). A community that recognizes each others' accomplishments and moves forward in tandem. That's the nuts and bolts of it, the rest is just context"



This is like the fifth time you repeat your entire review here, that's not the issue at hand.

Album Rating: 1.0

i just listen to audiobooks tbh. and then call it 'reading'.

always a good time to remember how beyonce super fans are possibly the most insufferable group of people on the planet
this is pretty good though so its chill

Word to that.


Just finished Moby Dick and War and Peace.

"y'all still read lmao"

oh torts

i do my reading in 140 character chunks

just finished the brothers karamazov and its easily the best thing ive ever read tbh

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I love how much it adds humour into even the darkest parts of the story, all the characters are so exaggerated but not to the point of being unrealistic



The book and film are both tied as my favourites of each

I only read shitty crime novels

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Also reading is great once i can force myself to actually do it and not just buy interesting-looking books quicker than i can read each one

Album Rating: 4.0

i'm currently trying to get into Bolaño. 'trying' because I really want to purchase the physical books.

ive exclusively read classic russian lit for the last 6 months cause im an insufferable human being

Album Rating: 4.0

Everyone should love Persepolis, agreed.

Album Rating: 1.0

"always a good time to remember how beyonce super fans are possibly the most insufferable group of people on the planet

this is pretty good though so its chill"



what a retarded thing to say

Album Rating: 1.0

woops i mean mentally disabled

Album Rating: 4.0

@kman: hahaha that's amazing though

Album Rating: 1.0

whoops fuck i mean wrong

im reading 1984 so i can reference it when im being edgy. gotta plan ahead dawg

Album Rating: 4.0

Potsy's gorgeous sass never ceases to amaze me. lol

Album Rating: 1.0

"beyonce super fans are possibly the most insufferable group of people on the planet



im an insufferable human being"



somehow this follow up makes the original statement acceptable.