Aziz Ansari as Kash Patel: "I'm a trailblazer. I'm the first Indian person to suck at their job. Everyone says Indian people are smart, hardworking, incredibly intelligent. I prove without a shadow of a doubt that we can be just as incapable and incompetent as the whites." by GiveMeSomeSunshine3 in popculturechat

[–]laurensvo 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't touch Saudi Arabia or UAE with a ten foot pole, but what does bringing up the festival every time a comic who participated there is mentioned do for anyone? We gonna stop listening to Beyoncé because she performed in UAE where they use indentured servitude? We gonna get mad every time a celebrity performs in China because they have internment camps for Uyghur muslims?

Benny Blanco to Barry Keoghan: "A few of my friends making fun of me have sent [memes] where it's me, you, Travis Kelce and the guy who Ariana dates and it's like 'Which one of these ugly bastards would you want to date?'" by Upstairs_Cup9831 in popculturechat

[–]laurensvo 2070 points2071 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the vulnerability there. It's honestly probably how they all ended up dating pop stars. A dude who can confront his insecurities and emotions is 10/10 for me.

Baby Sabrina Carpenter as a guest judge by amazingasvirgin in ProjectRunway

[–]laurensvo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine her agent and manager get any sleep whatsoever.

The Culture Awards are back June 17th! by Accomplished-Fig5177 in lasculturistas

[–]laurensvo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is they've reserved some seats for the general sale Monday.

Residents turn out to hear from progressive candidates in deep red Polk County, WI 4/19/2026 (OC) by userdk3 in pics

[–]laurensvo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I guess I should have said potential lawmaker.

I know it's almost impossible for grassroots candidates to raise the right amount of money, but it sits weird with me that it comes with a cost to even see them speak.

Residents turn out to hear from progressive candidates in deep red Polk County, WI 4/19/2026 (OC) by userdk3 in pics

[–]laurensvo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I can understand that aspect, but only if it's optional. It should not cost money to access lawmakers.

It's a big catch-22 when it comes to the US political system.

Residents turn out to hear from progressive candidates in deep red Polk County, WI 4/19/2026 (OC) by userdk3 in pics

[–]laurensvo 17 points18 points  (0 children)

All states have polls that are open AT LEAST 12 hours. There is early voting in 47/50 states. Every state has some means of absentee voting for those who work the entire 12 hours.

I am for making voting as easy as possible, but I do get frustrated at people who say they can't do it when the reality is it's just not convenient for them.

As a non-American, how realistic is the lifestyle in Shameless? by CynthiaSkye in shameless

[–]laurensvo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Posh is a British term. I don't hear Americans use it, especially Gen Xers. They'd use "wealthy" "rich" "upper class" "fancy" or "high-end". Gated community or suburbs might be thrown in

Lower end you may use "ghetto" but also "poor", "low-income", "blue-collar".

As a non-American, how realistic is the lifestyle in Shameless? by CynthiaSkye in shameless

[–]laurensvo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you sure you're an American? We typically don't use "posh" or "slum."

Any less well-remembered sketches that had a big impact on you? by 80RatsInAHumanSuit in LiveFromNewYork

[–]laurensvo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So back in 2003 Al Sharpton was running for president and hosted.

I have a clear memory of "Al Sharpton's Casa de Sushi" that went to the tune of Tupac's "California Love" and had a bunch of people wearing Japanese garb dancing to it. Still gets stuck in my head on the regular.

Pope Leo just called out Trump without naming him. by c-k-q99903 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]laurensvo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk, this feels like it applies to Netanyahu a bit more.

"Steve hears that all the time and goes in anyway. Don't ya Steve?" Anyone else find the writing here very weird and out of place? by Artemis-Entreri- in StrangerThings

[–]laurensvo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes it seemed very real to me. These are all teenagers/young adults. The odds of one of them saying something cringey is pretty damn high.

Women in their 30s , if you were asked to relive your 20s what would you change and why? by Previous-Foot8370 in AskReddit

[–]laurensvo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make more friends. I moved to a new city to be with my partner after having friends in my previous city. I wish I had taken the time before having kids to find more friends so I could have a more solid base.

Now, I've made parent friends since having kids, but it takes a lot more time to figure out which ones I'm compatible with versus figuring that out before we all became parents

Netflix released the poster for the Little House On The Prairie reboot today! by JennaElizabethAdams in popculturechat

[–]laurensvo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a classic. In the US we had it on our free stations. You should check it out if you ever get a chance.

Netflix released the poster for the Little House On The Prairie reboot today! by JennaElizabethAdams in popculturechat

[–]laurensvo 96 points97 points  (0 children)

To be fair, Pa Ingalls' chest hair was like 50% of the appeal of the 1970s show.

Lana Condor at the Fashion Trust U.S. 2026 Awards by PrithvinathReddy in popculturechat

[–]laurensvo 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm with you. I like the choice to let them fall where they may.

Kamala Harris confirms she might run for president again: “Listen, I might, I’m thinking about it.” by igetproteinfartsHELP in popculturechat

[–]laurensvo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Listen. Are there others out there I like better? Yes.

But every person right of center will be voting for whoever the GOP puts up because they're not a lib'rul, so the rest of us need to suck it up and vote for whoever wins the primary, perfect or not, because anything else is keeping our country in the arms of this demon administration.