![]() Rush, by design, isn’t about standing out. My apologies to the D’Amelio’s and Ray’s of the world. The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, Max, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in AugustĪll of this is making me think about a piece by writer Rebecca Jennings that ran in Vox a few months ago about how TikTok’s biggest stars are TikTok’s biggest stars because they’re bland and mediocre. The Baseball Team With the Best Player Alive Is Finally, Frantically Acting Like It ![]() Women’s Soccer Team Looks So Bad Right Now We’ve Lost One of the Best Young Actors of His Generation This content requires consent that you have not granted on Slate. It’s like this weird code for “the normal gold stuff I wear every day.” Some of the women mention like, “I got this from my grandma,” “I got this from my mom.” And some of them will name brands––David Yurman, Tiffany, high-end jewelry brands–– but most of them just say, “Jewelry is normal. ![]() And that is of course, “Jewelry is normal.” “Normal,” as these women are gesturing to these tiny glinting golden jeweled pieces all over their bodies. There’s a phrase in those OOTD videos that’s becoming a little bit of a meme in and of itself–– so much so that Southern prep-preferred jewelry brand Kendra Scott is now using it in their videos to sell shit. But what you’re wearing costs money, what you’re going to costs money, what you’re drinking costs money, spring break trips cost money. You know, the thousands of dollars to live in the house, to pay your new membership fees, your dues-that’s sort of like the top-level costs. We’ve talked a little bit about the cost of what it is to be in a sorority. Let’s shift and talk about the classism that we’re also seeing inherently in these TikToks. Kircher: Well, it was that or “What Does the Fox Say?” Man, I remember a lot about the year 2013. You know, they fucking played that song as they let these Black women into the sorority. Kircher: Sara Bareilles just wants to see you be brave. Hampton: Can you imagine listening to “Roar” by Katy Perry as you’re breaking the color barrier at a 110-year-old institution? I can’t. Kircher: Like “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus had just come out. ![]()
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