Oh hello, summer jams! I hope you are breezing through this week like a beach ball in the crowd at women’s soccer match.
This week Riese is saying goodbye to California, Crystal has a wet new workout and we’re getting excited for Autostraddle Babe-E-Que Weekend!
Also, 10 sapphic superhero stories, the life-affirming gospel of Bob Ross and a lesbian metal band (plus bonus kittens!). What else do you really need to know?
On No Filter Gives Cara Delevingne The Best Girlfriend Award, Now And Forevermore:
The Space Oddity Award to queer girl:
The Everything Is Awesome (For Your Cat) Award to Emily:
On Cara Delevingne’s Bisexuality “Isn’t A Phase” No Matter What That Dude at Vogue Wrote About It:
The Who Wore It Best Award to Sally:
The Phase to Phase Award to LV:
On Pretty Little Liars Episode 606 Recap: How You Get The Girl:
The AutoIncorrect Award to C.P.:
On Liquor In The Toys: Five Neato Burrito Toys I Want For My Bar:
The Murder In The Thirst Award to Amanda Ling:
The Someone Tell Wolfe Video Award to Kaly:
On 50 Happy Little Things Bob Ross Taught Me About The Joy Of Being Alive:
The He Does Love His Flannel Award to Blackmar:
The Sustainable Sex Award to Liv:
See a clever, hilarious or thought provoking comment around this website-ship? Email it to me at: carrie [at] autostraddle [dot] com!
The “someone tell Wolfe Video” award, love it!
I’m obsessed with that usage of confident tangle and I plan to perpetuate it’s usage to such an extreme degree that Oxford’s English Dictionary takes notice and makes it official. Fuck yeah language.
I support this, though am concerned that confident tangle may technically be a phrase rather than a word, and I imagine the OED people are sticklers for rules.
That aside, I think the following may speed the acceptance of confident tangle into common parlance:
1. The phrase “confident tangle” is mentioned in the British Houses of Parliament. A good place for this might be in forthcoming debates over the UK’s EU membership. Suggested phrase: “The UK’s global position is strengthened by its intertwining with the confident tangle of European economic collectivism.” UK straddlers – get writing to your MP.
2. A giant billboard campaign features an image of a tousle-haired androgyne along the highways of Los Angeles, with the tagline “You’re looking very confident tangle today.”
3. Hillary Clinton has a makeover for her 2016 campaign, attempting to soften her image with a softer, less formal hairstyle. Of the 8000 media takes on the subject, over half mention how her new confident tangle is the game-changer that will propel her to presidential victory.
Yay comment awards!!! But I am so sad that the comments have started to sink back after comment week :(
It’s hard to keep that ‘my opinion is wanted’ feeling going.
Wow, I agree! I had a straight/ confused phase in school too! I’ve never thought of it like that, but its so true. That one boyfriend was lovely but in hindsight feels so alien.
Me toooo!!
I definitely think of that part of my life as a phase. I was just young and clueless and confused. It’s ok, I figured it out eventually.
Definitely rocking/adopting the phrase Confident Tangle. Also a fan of Magical Forest.
My comment needs some context this week.
ALI HAS A GD ABSINTH FOUNTAIN! AND WANTS ROCKS AND ATOMIZERS AND A HUGE, BRICK-LIKE JUICER! AND PROBS A HAND-CARVED BAR TO PUT THEM ALL IN
Haha yeah Ali’s fantasy alcohol lair is like a Bond villain’s
I have finally fulfilled a long time internet goal of winning an Autostraddle comment award– and happened for what was for my most embarrassing internet moment. Gotta love the way life works ;)
I am proud of you, you’ve arrived
Oy the physical descriptions of female musicians always kills my soul a bit.
“She has one button undone on her cream colored blouse?! What does it mean?!”
(probably nothing)
ugh that moment when you post something to the wrong article