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Why doesn’t the US assassinate people anymore?

It hiding the post after the meds kicked in

This feels extra nasty because he’s needlessly targeting what is essentially the most widely accessible learning and information tool in the modern world. This is very weird.

Him complaining about Wikipedia asking for donations whilst rolling out a paid version of Twitter

So slim i wouldn't be able to differentiate her with my credit card

Against a history of hanging effigies of Black men from trees (not to mention actual lynchings), it's not a great look!

Wikipedia is FAR more useful and important than anything this ******* has ever been involved with

nasty pig flop

No, we don't

QUEENNING DIDN'T JUST ATE, SHE DEVOURED!

Because Europe was allowed to prosper and evolve while the Middle East was colonized, occupied, bombed, and the victim of countless wars over the last century. You can't have social evolution and advancement at the same time as most people are constantly destabilized. You're implying that Muslims are inherently homophobic and misogynistic, that it's embedded in their beings. That is the definition of racism. ALL religions have misogynistic and homophobic views, so that's not the culprit. There are countless progressive Muslims in the world, so the religion in and of itself isn't a problem. Saying that "the Islamic world is broadly homophobic of its own choice" is deeply prejudiced and lacks contextualizing.

It's funny that so many K-Pop and J-Pop artists are influenced by a "non-factor", I wonder how they even know of her! Best selling internatinal female artists in Asia: 1.Mariah Carey 31m 2.Madonna 20.2m 3.Celine Dion 18m 4.Whitney Houston 14.3m 5.Enya 12.5m 6.Taylor Swift 11.9m 7.Britney Spears 8.8m 8.Avril Lavigne 7m 9.Janet Jackson 5.2m 10.Lady Gaga 4.4m 11.Sade 3.9m 12.Beyonce 3m 13.Jennifer Lopez 2.98m 14.Barbra Streisand 2.91m 15.Alanis Morissette 2.8m In Japan, Janet is one of the most successful foreign female artists of all time. In 1990, she shattered records selling out the massive Tokyo Dome in just 7 minutes. That same year, Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) was a breakthrough success selling over 500,000 copies, described by Billboard Magazine as a “huge number for a foreign musician”. In the late 80s and early 90s, Janet achieved unlikely success in China, scoring a Platinum album with Rhythm Nation in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Countless of her biggest hits were translated to Cantonese and released by both rising and established superstars in the Cantopop market including industry titans Danny Chan and Leslie Cheung. In 1990, the Rhythm Nation World Tour sold-out three dates in Hong Kong despite a typically icy reception towards western artists. Her 1995 compilation Design Of A Decade was a massive success in Taiwan, being re-issued multiple times and becoming her best selling album in the region. Even on mainland China, Janet’s albums were readily available as reported by Billboard. While surveying the local stores in Shanghai in October 1997, Janet’s Runaway (Design Of A Decade) was one of the very few western releases “widely found in stores” for $Y89 and a salesman “pointed to Janet Jackson and the Spice Girls” when asking for new releases. That same year, the release of The Velvet Rope was cited as helping raise fourth quarter sales in Asia. In 1995, Janet embarked on her first tour of South East Asia. While most of her peers did not tour Asia outside of Japan, the janet. World Tour visited Singapore, The Philippines and Thailand. Upon arriving in both Manila and Bangkok, Janet was mobbed by legions of fans with the frenzy garnering the attention of international media. Unable to satisfy demand, five thousand fans were reported to have gathered outside Janet’s sole concert in Manila. The sold-out success followed the release of janet. in 1993, which was reported by Billboard in early 1995 to have garnered blockbuster sales of over 400,000 copies in South East Asia alone. The 1993 album additionally saw success in various Asian markets notoriously hard to break, being certified Gold in South Korea and the underdeveloped market of India. Janet was additionally a mainstay on Asian radio stations and music television networks. She has 15 #1 hits on the Japanese Tokio Hot 100 airplay chart and seven chart toppers on the Osakan Hot 100. In 1995, Billboard provided a sample of what videos were played during an hour of both MTV ASIA and Channel V. Both channels played videos by Janet; You Want This and Whoops Now. Her music videos have also been hailed as being the most popular among female artists in the 90s, alongside peer Madonna. While Asia did not have a notable singles market for western artists, Janet’s music helped sell millions of compilation albums. That’s The Way Love Goes and Again were both featured in releases of the hugely successful Malaysian series Megahit. Hits such as Whoops Now, Runaway, Together Again, Every Time, and All For You were featured on the even more lucrative Now series created for Asian markets outside of Japan. Not too bad for such a non factor! OT: Yes, I knew all for them.

I am still waiting for the pro-Israel users to explain this. Why is the West Bank being bombed if Israel only wants to "destroy Hamas". It is Hamas-free so WHY are people there being bombed and attacked? None of them has answered this question

A bunch of white teens stringing up a picture of a black man and repeatedly wacking it with a bat, what connotations could such a situation possibly evoke??? I guess that there’s small solace to be taken in the fact that these idiots were semi-mindful enough not to string the piñata up to a tree. Predictably, many of you have shown yourselves to need this reminder: Kanye being a terrible person doesn’t justify anti-blackness towards him.

Wikipedia is one of the most important resources of history. It should be protected.

60% of the posts in this thread are from the OP. Had me thinking it was a hit thread but it's just the same person talking sh*t in every other reply

y'all foaming at the mouth to defend a literal NAZI just to call Swifties racist

This is not normal behavior.

Some people write 15k songs and some people write 15k atrl posts.

This is why billionaires should not exist.

she heard atrl gays calling her local and knew she had to act and transition to pop

Nearly all the sub-Saharan African countries are strictly homophobic, does that mean we should be racist toward Black people? This whole "BuT HoMoPhObIa” discussion is tired, like, Israel is not bombing the sh*t out of Gaza because of "GaY RiGhTs", they are bombing/ killing them because they want to erase Palestine off the map and they are successfully doing so, unfortunately. Bringing up LGBT+ rights while discussing this issue is basically a tactic to dehumanize, vilify and devalue Palestinians and their lives, basically saying "they are homophobic, so let us kill them in peace." Anybody who really cares about LGBT+ rights in Israel/Palestine should also worry about how the Orthodox Jews view queer people. I am not hearing anything about them. But we all know why…

His liddo self must be on the moon today cute!

she probably ran out of her special white powder

We know she doesn't know you yet she still has apartment complexES in your head

Elon's behavior is Internet Terrorism. He continually causes havoc and it is on purpose.

that J Lo one on the beach that became a meme because no one did it

Yes I knew about the singles from the #1 album of 1990 before I joined a pop culture website.

If you could see it from the front, wait till you see it from the back, back, back, back

I hate myself

Happy 15 years to this video

? This is still a bunch of white people hitting the image of a black person who didn't do anything personal to them while laughing at it, just because they stan a woman who doesn't even know their names. If you think this doesn't look like racist cult behavior, fine; but I don't think Taylor would be amused at this either.

I NEVER see enough love for Dear Reader and it is top tier on Midnights. The bridge alone >>> To a house not a home, all alone cause nobody’s there Where I pace in my pen and my friends found friends who care

Days ago someone here *cough* we all know who *cough* was denying the fact that supporting Palestine could easily get you fired/doxxed/discriminated against and that the "blacklisting" was not real. Interesting. And this is not even the only one I've seen.

"Why was Europe able to progress and let go of homophobia while the countries they invaded, colonized, destroyed, and stole from for decades did not?" Absolutely nobody has said that homophobia was non-existent before, but colonialism exacerbated it and now you're all holding these countries up as progressive heroes. I am begging some of you to look up the long-lasting effects of colonial interference (lets not even get into how they've been trying to stick their nose back where it is not wanted with their white savior bs for years now). Anyways, this is off-topic and I am absolutely tired of discussing it. Palestinians deserve their freedom and basic human rights, homophobic or not.

A radical zionist that works for the Prime Minister and is in charge of digital communications for Israel? And they also conveniently faked proof of Hamas being behind it? And they STILL can't decide if the Islamist Jihadist or Hamas did it? And multiple independent journalists consulted eye witnesses and experts and debunked their claims? And the US and Israel refuse to have an imparcial investigation? And they had bombed multiple hospitals all around the region? YOU cannot be serious.

I know he was creaming his pants because that happen

What do you mean for clout? She is always the biggest Taylor Swift fan.

no. Melanie C was there. Best vocals and very cheresmatic She also dropped two best songs from their group:

Don't be talkative, don't share, don't accept gifts or favours because you will owe them, make an exchange instead so that you are always even. Spend your time working out and reading. Carry yourself with respect. Don't befriend sex offenders or murderers. Remember that whatever it is you did, you have the chance to reinvent yourself every day, and who you were is not who you are.

I don't know what's sadder The fact you're genuinely believe anyone ever gave a **** about that little 20 second verse, or the way y'all constantly downgrade your fave's discography and whatever's left of her "legacy" to the 20 second verse in question. It's always Moves Like Jagger this, Moves Like Jagger that.... you'd think that woman doesn't have any other songs in her discography. Making a dupe just to hide behind Gaga doesn't change the fact that your real fave is a forgotten fad. Daily streams: …Baby One More Time + Toxic (2 songs) — 1,270,251 Stripped, Back to Basics, Mi Reflejo, Lotus, AGUILERA, Bionic, Liberation, My Kind of Christmas and Just Be Free combined (150 songs) — 792,523 Hell, those 9 albums COMBINED (792K) barely outstream Toxic on its own (755K). How do you have the audacity to even show up in this thread

How am I bothered? I didn't write that "essay", I simply quoted it in an attempt to educate you. So we went from she's a non factor to she isn't relevant anymore and no K-Pop idols acknowlege her influence after the early 00's. Progress! Well here's a few post 2003 quotes from K-Pop arists/producers I found. Looks like you're wrong again. Yoo Young-jin (유영진) Prolific songwriter and producer Yoo Young-jin described Janet’s Rhythm Nation to be influential on his style of producing in a 2010 interview. He reflected that while working as a dancer for Korean broadcaster MBC, Rhythm Nation was extremely popular. The style would later influence his approach to producing dance music for countless K-Pop idol groups, aiming to “show a variety of performance elements within a song”. Lee Hyori (이효리) South Korean icon Lee Hyori has described Janet as her “forever idol” and “Jackson unnie” during an interview. She also records music sporting a Janet sweater she calls her favourite. In 2008, her reality show Off The Record featured various Janet songs including the Discipline album track So Much Betta. Girls’ Generation (SNSD) (소녀시대) Among the biggest girl groups of all time, SNSD have performed multiple routines to Janet’s music. They first covered Rhythm Nation during their debut Into the New World tour and at the 2009 KBS Song Festival (KBS 가요대축제). Member Yuri also performed a solo cover of If during the 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour. In 2007, girl group Wonder Girls (원더걸스) performed a cover of Together Again during their reality show MTV Wonder Girls. Group Kara (카라) performed Son Of A Gun during the 2009 KBS Song Festival (KBS 가요대축제). After School (애프터스쿨) covered Rhythm Nation during a performance on the Korean variety show Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate. In 2018, NATURE (네이처) released a cover of Rhythm Nation to their YouTube channel. CL of K-Pop group 2ne1 cited Janet as one of her biggest inspirations in a 2020 Instagram post. In 2023, FIFTY FIFTY (피프티 피프티) sampled Together Again on their single Barbie Dreams, recorded for the film soundtrack for Barbie (2023). On the making of Red Velvet's "Automatic": During a podcast, Klein revealed that what seemed like an iPhone recording of girls dancing to Janet Jackson's "Got 'til It's Gone" (1997) was shown to him. He told that he was asked to make a song from the shown video and agreed to do so. However, Klein said that he needed the same BPM for the song in order to fit with the dance tempo. In this video, BTS, GOT7 and Wanna One, all acknowledge Janet's influence before presenting her with the Inspiration Award. Two of the best-selling Japanese artists of all time: Namie Amuro (安室 奈美恵) One of the most iconic and successful artists in Japanese history, Namie Amuro has a prolific career recording both J-Pop and R&B music. Performing with the musical group Super Monkey’s, Amuro covered various Janet songs including Rhythm Nation. In 1996, she performed Black Cat on Japanese karaoke show The Yoru mo Hippare with the group MAX as backup. In 2004, Amuro introduced and presented Janet with the Inspiration Award at the annual MTV Music Awards Japan. Amuro has since remarked in an interview that Janet was her greatest influence: “Before my debut, I watched videos and listened to songs by Janet Jackson. I was very impressed by how she could sing and dance on a stylish stage. I thought I could learn from her and do so myself. If I had not discovered her, I probably would not have been able to do so.” Hikaru Utada (宇多田 ヒカル) After the massive success of her debut album which became the best selling album of all time in Japan, Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada collaborated with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, notorious for their continued work and success with Janet. The first song they recorded was Addicted to You (1999) which features a sample of That’s The Way Love Goes. The single was remixed for it’s release as the lead single of her second album Distance (2001) with the original version titled the Underwater Mix. It reached #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over a million copies. In 2020, Utada selected the song as one of her favourites stating how honored she was that Jimmy and Terry “threw in a little riff from a classic Janet Jackson song of their making”.

imagine browsing atrl the day before you go to jail legendaric behavior