Who knew salad could be so sweet?
These cookies are simply too beautiful to eat.
These astounding cake creations are mesmerizing to watch come to life.
But a liberal celeb having a political opinion?! Gasp! That won't do! And Hollywood icon Sarah Jessica Parker is over it.
During a recent visit to Nicolle Wallace's podcast The Best People, Parker had some choice words for conservatives who love to tell people like her to "shut up and act."
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Parker told Wallace that she finds that attitude hypocritical.
“They seem to want everyone who disagrees to shut up. It’s the weirdest thing — but not their side."
"It’s so off-kilter, like who can talk and who can’t? Who’s told to shut up and who isn’t? I’m just a citizen ... [but] someone will say to me, ‘Shut up and act.’”
Parker also hit back at people on the left who think she doesn't talk about politics enough. She explained to Wallace that she doesn't find social media to be a particularly productive place to discuss political issues.
She explained:
“They’ll say, ‘Be vocal. Be vocal.’ And I am vocal."
"I’m not interested in quick little snippets when it’s dealing with conflict or even election sometimes."
"I really was so thoughtful about how I wanted to talk about the election because I think it turns into a distraction from a campaign. It turns into fodder. It’s misunderstood.”
She went on to express how dismayed she feels that our political discourse has devolved to anger, insults and online fighting in the social media era.
"There was a kind of civility, there was a kind of elegance to our differences [before social media]."
"Shut up and act" is a perfect of example of what Parker explained as a loss of respect for both each other and for the offices of government that have been inflamed by social media.
Takes like that are often controversial, especially among young people. But the data, which has been extensively studied, is clear that social media has greatly exacerbated our political divisions and been leveraged by political parties and foreign adversaries specifically for that purpose.
The response to Parker's comments on social media basically just proved her point, with many conservatives insulting her.
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But the majority seemed to agree with Parker, and applauded her take.
Parker ended her comments by urging people to be more involved in politics beyond social media, whether they're a celebrity or not, telling Wallace, "I think we can be a lot more productive sometimes when we’re not doing that."
Although Yazzie made the remarks well over a year ago, far-right accounts resurfaced them and The Times of Israel falsely claimed that she'd issued them this week.
Responding to one far-right fellow X user who shared footage of Yazzie speaking, Coulter responded:
"We didn't kill enough Indians."
You can see her post below.
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Many have condemned Coulter's remark.
Writing on Facebook, Chuck Hoskin Jr., principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, called Coulter's post “beyond abhorrent” and “dangerous hate speech":
“Coulter’s statement, on its face, is a despicable rhetorical shot trained on the First Peoples of this continent, designed to dehumanize and diminish us and our ancestors and puts us at risk of further injury."
“We’ve faced enough of that since this country’s founding. This kind of rhetoric has fueled the destruction of tribes, their life ways, languages and cultures, the violation of treaty rights, and the perpetuation of violence and oppression.”
“What Ann Coulter said is heartless, vicious and should be repudiated by people of good faith regardless of political philosophy or party. Some things are simply wrong and we cannot validate it through our silence.”
You can see his post below.
Meanwhile, Vice President of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Tasha Mousseau described Coulter as "what colonizers would like to continue on in this country.”
Noting that she has a newborn grandson, Mousseau said his birth "is evidence that we will always be here, despite the best efforts of the U.S. government and colonizer."
Indeed, we might be so contented that even if we eventually find ourselves in a place where money is no object, we might have a hard time shaking these habits.
Even though we can afford to let them go entirely.
Redditor FitCicada5037 was curious to learn about money-saving habits that people had trouble stopping even after becoming wealthy, leading them to ask:
"What is a 'poor people' habit you'll never stop doing, no matter how rich you get?"
"Squeezing every last drop of toothpaste out of the tube"- According_Travel7905
"First step before any non-staple purchase is an argument from myself as to why it isn't necessary."- DarthDregan
"Checking Clearance at clothing stores first."
"Sometimes I find great things for really cheap."
"Also, wait for the highest possible percentage off on a going-out-of-business sale."- Justwantanswers_17
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"Leftover nuts and bolts (and other hardware/fasteners/tools) from new furniture kits, old broken appliances, etc."
"It goes to the garage so I can use it in 15 years."- goaelephant
"Using grocery bags as trash bags."- GiveUp-WatchItBurn
"I’m never going to waste food if I can help it."
"The fact that people casually throw away half of a meal is crazy to me, especially when it’s at a restaurant where they paid a $100+ bill."- KingAustin94
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"Using every single last drop of any products/eating all my food."
"Lotion?"
"I am cutting open the tube."
"Shrimp shells?"
"Soup time."- BostonAccentFan
"I know people who don't eat leftovers."
"This is just so wasteful."
"Food is food is food."
"Throwing food away because it's a day old is way too foreign a concept for me."
"I also can eat the same thing 3 days in a row and not be bothered about it."
"If that's what there is, that's what I'm eating."
"I can afford variety now, but wasting food?"
"I just can't do it."- aremarkablecluster
"Checking the calendar for the two months with three paychecks!"
"This only works if you’re paid every other week."- Pinkpantherpaw
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"Turning lights off when I leave the room."- DetailEcstatic7235
"Reusing containers, especially glass jars, for any kind of storage needs."
"Buttons, pens, coins, plant cuttings?"
"They’re all going in repurposed jars!"- butterbuns_megatron
"I pick up any coins found on the ground."
"Penny jar going strong."- beach_catlover
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"Looking for the best deal-not the cheapest, but best quality for price…and coupons."- waltzing123
"Compare prices per unit of measure."
"For example $0.36 per gram."- zqpmx
"I grew up with no money and now even though I have enough, I still really love eating my povvo meals - instant ramen with an egg, vegemite toast with cheese."
"Though that might just be childhood nostalgia."- Material_Bluebird_97
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Staying on a tight budget comes with more than its fair share of frustrations.
That being said, there is little more dangerous than having a seemingly endless amount of money to spend.
As that money could easily disappear in an instant, leaving you to wish you had kept more of it aside.
Making that bowl of instant Ramen in lieu of a chateaubriand seems not so bad after all.
