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'This Is Us' Season 2 Episode 12 Recap: An Important Detail About the Fire Is Revealed


Tonight’s episode of This Is Us is titled “Clooney,” which we’re reminded at the beginning is the name of William’s cat. So, like, is this whole episode going to be about some cat? Because if so let’s just skip this week. I don’t have the patience.

Praise be, it’s not: We start in the ’90s, where the Pearson three are teens. Kate needs a dress for Winter Formal and actually asks Rebecca to take her to the mall. Kevin’s knee is broken from his football accident, so he’s lying on the couch, guzzling soda and feeling sorry for himself. Jack tells him to snap out of it and drags him to the mall to get a Winter Formal outfit, too. Randall also tags along and is enthusiastic because he’s the best.

While Kate and Rebecca are browsing dresses, Kate’s clearly uncomfortable. It looks like she has the number “7” written on her wrist, which is confusing. Is that…the dress size she’s aiming for? I don’t know. The dresses seem to not fit Kate, so she scurries off while Rebecca isn’t looking. When Rebecca finds Kate and suggests they look for other dresses, Kate snaps. It’s the first time ever I’ve empathized with one of the Pearson teens’ bratty outbursts. Have you ever struggled to fit into clothes inside a public dressing room? The panic, the embarrassment, the sweat beating down your neck—it’s horrible.

Meanwhile, Kevin and Jack are heading to a suit shop when they run into Miguel, who reveals his ex-wife is now engaged. Jack tries to make Miguel feel better, but annoying Kevin jumps down his throat and says Miguel is allowed to just let “things suck.” I’m so over his angst, it’s not even funny. (But I’m still crushing on him because I’m a masochist.)

Miguel, Randall, Jack, and Kevin are eating in the food court and talking about “lost dreams.” Jack tells the boys he once wanted to open up his own construction company but didn’t so his family could have a stable life. This is all so boring, and them eating at a food court makes me want to eat at a food court. They eventually get suits. It’s cute. Later, Jack tells Rebecca he wants to quit his job and start that construction business: The Big Three.

But who cares about that because, OMG: Randall made a homemade eight ball and used it to ask a girl at the mall on a date. He’s perfect. (This girl’s also who Randall is seen with the night of The Fire, so ? .)

Adult Randall

Randall has a job interview today, and he’s not excited about it, which is annoying Beth. He has to drive over to William’s old apartment to pick up some random box they found in storage. Oh my God: What if the cat is in that box? No way, right? That’s way too morbid.

OK, so the cat isn’t in the box. He’s missing, allegedly. I really hope we’re not expected to care about this cat. In William’s box, Randall finds poems he wrote about some “lady” and gets excited. I’m confused and, honestly, don’t care. I’ve never not cared about Randall’s storyline.

Randall then goes around from apartment to apartment in William’s building asking people if they know the women from these poems. I could cry from boredom. Where the hell is Beth?

Thank God, she’s here now, shutting down Randall’s chatter about these poems and telling him to get a job. She says he’s in “outer space” and needs to be back in the “real world” with her. He’s devastated when she says this. It’s harsh, sure, but Beth can do no wrong in my eyes, so I support her.

Randall goes for the job interview, but leaves it halfway through to answer a phone call about the mystery poem lady from William’s apartment building. Is she going to help pay for your kids’ college, Randall?!? Is she?!

The call leads Randall to William’s old super, who says she and William didn’t sleep together but the building “felt it” when he moved. Randall eventually finds himself in William’s actual apartment unit, which reveals the “lady” from the poems: Billie Holiday. A billboard of Billie Holiday, nicknamed Lady Day, is visible across the street from William’s apartment. Awww, tender. But boring.

At the end, Randall takes Beth to this building and says he wants to buy it with her and help give the tenants inside the comfort they deserve. Again, tender. (And, again, boring.)

Adult Kate

We open with Kate at Overeater’s Anonymous, talking about how she “fell off the wagon” but is getting back on track because she and Toby are getting married in the spring. She voices anxiety about picking out a wedding dress, which is completely understandable and painfully relatable. Surprisingly, Madison—the thin girl in their OA class who Kate hates—proposes to take her wedding dress shopping at a place that does custom gowns. Kate agrees. Geez. I hope this ends well.

They arrive at the wedding dress shop, and things are actually going great…for Kate. It’s Madison who seems to be on edge about something. Answer: She ate several macaroons when she arrived at the shop and threw them up. When Kate goes to confront Madison about this, she gets defensive and leaves Kate in the parking lot.

Later, Madison calls Kate in a panic. It turns out she came home, binge-ate old frozen yogurt, and fainted. Kate then opens up to Madison about some of her issues: Apparently, Kate lost a lot of weight after Jack died. She became so thin, the size-seven Winter Formal dress that didn’t fit her from the flashback was loose on her. But the weight loss didn’t bring her the happiness she thought. She felt empty; Kate says she liked being overweight because she liked hating herself and hearing the angry voice constantly telling her to lose weight.

Oof. Full personal disclosure: This storyline’s hitting pretty close to home for me. Like Kate, I’ve struggled with weight (and trying to lose it) for as long as I can remember. It’s an unhealthy, all-consuming obsession that’s somehow become a part of my identity—as it has for Kate. And here, Kate asks a question I’ve repeatedly asked myself for years: Who would I be if I wasn’t constantly thinking about losing weight? It’s incredible This Is Us is tackling a body-image issue this specific and nuanced.

Adult Kevin

Kevin’s leaving rehab, but his therapist says she’s worried he may slip up if he goes back to Hollywood. So he goes to stay with Rebecca and Miguel, which will probably end terribly.

It’s already awkward five minutes in. Rebecca stocked up on all this healthy food, but Kevin says he’s on a super sugary diet because…that’s allowed when you’re a recovering drug addict? At the grocery store, Rebecca and Kevin share a warm moment about their Jack necklaces. But then Miguel reveals to Kevin in private that Rebecca’s been a “wreck” since their therapy-session fight and Kevin’s arrest. He says he’s going to “protect” Rebecca from any more “bombs” Kevin plans to throw at her. Kevin then makes some horrible comment about how Jack, not Miguel, is Rebecca’s husband. Again, Kevin’s being the worst, as per usual. Is anyone surprised?

Kevin eventually apologizes to Miguel, but then jumps straight into interrogating him about Jack. Miguel says he wasn’t in love with Rebecca when Jack was alive but he is now and isn’t going anywhere. And that’s a good thing, Kevin! Why the hell do you not want your mom to be happy? He’s ridiculous. Kevin and Rebecca eventually have a nice conversation, though, and he comes around to the fact that Miguel makes her happy.

But the most important scene in this episode happens at the very end. When we opened, ’90s Rebecca told ’90s Jack they needed to pick up batteries at the mall, but they forgot. And it turns out those batteries were for a smoke detector. A smoke detector that probably didn’t go off during a certain fire. Is that why the fire was as bad as it was? The Pearsons didn’t realize it was happening because the smoke detector was broken, and it escalated? Oof. Another layer to this mystery!

Parting thoughts: Check our smoke detectors, apparently.

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This Powerful Message From the Girl Scouts About Consent Is Incredibly Important


The Girl Scouts have published a powerful message just in time for the holidays that cautions parents about forcing their children to hug adults. Targeted to the time of year when family gatherings are common, the now-viral article, titled “Reminder: She Doesn’t Owe Anyone a Hug. Not Even at the Holidays”, warns parents not to make their kids hug or kiss relatives and other people.

“Think of it this way, telling your child that she owes someone a hug either just because she hasn’t seen this person in a while or because they gave her a gift can set the stage for her questioning whether she ‘owes’ another person any type of physical affection when they’ve bought her dinner or done something else seemingly nice for her later in life,” a developmental psychologist for the Girl Scouts explained in the piece. (The advice in the piece of course applies to children of any gender, not just girls.)

Of course, the message wasn’t without backlash. Some critics of the story accused the group of sexualizing a common way to greet family. Others argued that the Scouts’ message could trigger an emotional conflict in kids.

But it’s not about a child not being allowed to hug or kiss family members—or being made to feel like it’s wrong to do so. As the Girl Scouts’ article stressed, it’s about a child being “reticent” to hug or kiss a family member and being forced to do so, versus doing it of their own free will: “Of course, many children may naturally want to hug and kiss family members, friends, and neighbors, and that’s lovely—but if your daughter is reticent, don’t force her.”

The other point the organization made in the article was that in light of the recent waves of sexual allegations and abuse, practicing consent should be taught early in young children.

“The lessons girls learn when they’re young about setting physical boundaries and expecting them to be respect last a lifetime, and can influence how she feels about herself and her body as she gets older,” Girl Scouts of America psychologist, Dr. Andrea Bastiani Archibald, said in the article. “Plus, sadly, we know that some adults prey on children, and teaching your daughter about consent early on can help her understand her rights, know when lines are being crossed, and when to go to you for help.”

The article also stressed that being polite is still important—but there are alternative ways of being polite and showing affection that don’t necessarily require such close physical contact, like giving high-fives or blowing kisses. In sum? “Give your girl the space to decide when and how she wants to show affection.”

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Demi Lovato Took Danica Roem as Her Date to the AMAs for an Important Reason


Demi Lovato’s date to the American Music Awards tonight is a major trailblazer—Danica Roem, the first out and seated transgender state legislator in U.S. history. Danica was elected on November 7 to Virginia’s House of Delegates, unseating Bob Marshall, the Republican lawmaker who penned the state’s anti-transgender bathroom bill. “I hope that my victory inspires people,” Danica told Teen Vogue at the time. “Whatever your life calling is, you can succeed because of who you are and not despite it.”

Her message resonated with Demi so much that the singer decided to extend an invite to the AMAs. “We connected because I heard her story,” said Demi on the red carpet Sunday night. “She’s actually the first out and seated transgender state legislator in American history. When I heard that, I was just completely inspired by it. My story with ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ is about bullying. I wanted to have her in the audience with me tonight, because I feel like we’ve been through some of the same things. Now we get to share this experience together.”

The feeling was mutual. “I’m also grateful that Demi has spent her career advocating for people who need a voice when they feel voiceless, and that she really understands that no matter what you look like, where you come from, who you worship, or who you love, you should be welcomed and celebrated because of who you are, not despite it,” Danica said.

Both women will be touching on the issue of bullying tonight. Demi has always spoken out about her mental health, opening up about topics such as her bipolar disorder, surviving self-harm, and her past eating disorder. As a longtime advocate of bullying survivors, she will be performing her song “Sorry Not Sorry,” an “unapologetic song” she wrote for “shutting down” haters who bully her on a daily basis.

“Some fans are saying that I’ve inspired them to either get over certain struggles in their lives, whether it’s bullying, a mental illness they now live and thrive with a mental illness and they’re happy and healthy,” she said. “And some people are actually said that I’ve saved their life, which is unfathomable and I can’t comprehend it fully, but it means the world to me.”

Meanwhile, Danica will be speaking tonight about inclusion and bullying prevention. According to the incoming state legislator’s Twitter, her AMAs invitation was super last-minute, and she’ll be back in her home state tomorrow morning just in time for a 7:30 a.m. school board meeting.

On the red carpet, Demi found out from an interviewer that she’d made People magazine’s list of 25 women changing the world. “It’s amazing and it feels incredible, and I think Danica should be on that list as well,” she said. When asked if she agreed, Danica reacted with humility and a focus on what she can do in the future.

“I just want to be a good delegate,” she said.





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The 80-Year-Old Women of Splash May Be The Most Important Athletes You'll Ever Meet


After three long, hot and sun-soaked days in Southern California, the time had finally come for the event I, and some 400 other women, had waited for: It was time to meet the women of Splash.

In early October, hundreds of women from sports, entertainment, tech, advertising and media descended upon the Resort at Pelican Bay, nestled along the pristine coast of Newport Beach, California for the eighth annual espnW Summit. There, women like Bozoma Saint John, Uber’s new Chief Brand Officer, mingled with espnW founder Laura Gentile, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon and Sports Center’s Cari Champion.

At the event, attendees listened to speeches and presentations by the industry experts and insiders about just how far women in sports have come. But it was one group of women, the ladies of Splash, an 80-plus-year-old basketball team out of San Diego, California who could truly attest to the changing tides for female coaches, announcers and athletes because they’ve been playing, or at least trying to, since before Title IX was a twinkle in your grandmother’s eye.

“What has sports brought to your life?” I ask while sitting at a round table surrounded by the team, including veteran players Meg Skinner, 92, Marge Carl, 88, and Grace Larsen, 91, who the team lovingly refers to as “money in the bank Grace” thanks to her perfectly-formed layups.

Splash player Fran Styles poses in front of the Resort at Pelican Bay at the annual ESPNW Summit. (Photo: Stacey Leasca)

“Everything,” Skinner replies quickly to my question. “Happiness, friendship, exercise, wellbeing, getting away from the house. We do so many other things, too. We go to movies, go to the theater, go to concerts, go to basketball games.”

From there, the team erupts with each woman sharing memorable events they’ve attended together including the symphony, the anniversary celebration of Title IX, even the Senior Olympic Games.

They each speak as if they’ve been friends for a lifetime, only in reality, they’ve just come together as a collective unit in the last few years thanks to the work of Skinner and one of the team’s coaches, Kirsten Cummings, who happens to also be an ex-professional basketball player herself, playing both internationally and in the U.S. for the Richmond and Philadelphia Rage.

As Skinner explained, the entire league, including her team, all came about after a chance meeting in 1992 at the California Senior Olympics.

Meg Skinner, who helped create the team in 1992. (Photo: Stacey Leasca)

“I played in the California Senior Olympics and I played tennis,” Skinner says, “so as it was over David Hall, who was head of the San Diego Senior Olympics, asked the lady who was in charge of tennis if Meg and her partner would be interested in being on a women’s basketball team for the Senior Olympics.” Skinner then looks over, wide-eyed and says pointedly, “A man started all this. I just think that’s wonderful.”

From that meeting with Hall, Skinner says she started showing up for basketball practice at the Mission Valley YMCA. However, on day one, she was totally alone. So she returned the next week, but it was the same lonely and pitiful game for one.

“I’m going one more time and if nobody shows up then I’m quitting,” Skinner says she told Hall. Her third and final attempt was, thankfully, more fruitful. In total, two other women showed up to play ball in week three. But it was all Skinner and the other women needed for inspiration. They put an ad in the paper letting other women know about their meeting time and sport of choice and that next week, Skinner says, 100 women showed up.

However, as the team explains, showing up simply wasn’t enough as they, alongside Cummings, had to fight every step of the way for their fair time on the court.

“Our team had a terrible time finding a place to practice,” Skinner says, adding that in the beginning their time was valued as less important than the other leagues, including the men’s and youth divisions. But they paid their dues, both literally at $225 per team for an 8-week season, and figuratively, by showing up, week after week to practice and play 3-on-3 with Cummings and other coaches until they could no longer be ignored.

JoAnn Jansen poses after speaking to the crowd at the annual ESPNW Summit. (Photo: Stacey Leasca)

“They’re all natural athletes, that’s a gift, but I can’t make them go shoot like Diana Taurasi,” Cummings says as the women around the table giggle and affirm her assessment that no, they cannot play quite like a WNBA MVP. “But I can say, ‘ok she moves like this, she plays like this,’ and I encourage them to shoot the ball in the hoop and through that confidence they find their form.”

And it’s their form that’s getting them noticed the world over and helping change the perception of both women and older women in sports. In early 2017, the team was featured in a short video profile for espnW that garnered more than 15 million views. After the video went viral the team even signed a sponsorship with Miracle Whip, who in turn provided them with better equipment, warm up gear and uniforms.

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This particular group of women is the oldest currently playing in the San Diego Senior Women’s Basketball Association’s lineup. In fact, as the team says, they’ve been the oldest players for more than a decade, but that isn’t what makes them remarkable. Sure, they have a few more years on the rest of us, but it’s not about their age, but rather, about the drive they exhibit and personify for women of all ages as they play against younger women, usually in their 70s, on rival teams like the Louisiana Silver Slammers during the nationals.

And, admittedly, they don’t win very often, but again, it’s not about winning. For team Splash, it’s just about the ability to play the game they love and bring out something fierce inside themselves.Because prior to the Splash, these women, and women everywhere, were denied even the chance to let it all out on the court.

“In the past, the competitive spirit was not encouraged, it was like, you were supposed to be ladylike and you don’t play, but these women defied that, otherwise they wouldn’t be here,” Cummings says. “So right now, with the senior games both locally and nationally, we’re giving the women an opportunity to be competitive at their sport and allow that part of them to come out in time. That’s why this is so important.”

Splash player Fran Styles. (Photo: Stacey Leasca)

She further notes that these women, and the women who undoubtedly come after them, will keep pushing the boundary because quite simply, women never lose the competitive spirit that drives us all to be our absolute best.

“One of the things that’s important to know is that, from my experience, the competitive spirit never really dies,” Cummings says as the woman all concur with a joyous “yes” and a laugh. “Thanks to San Diego, and Meg, we have a place for women to live out their desires in a competitive way and give themselves the challenges of being competitive.”

When I ask what advice they have for a young girl thinking about leaving sports due to societal pressures, Carl emphatically stepped in to say, “Just do it,” further pointing to the young 17 and 18-year old girls team the Splash sponsor each year. “They are learning the skills that we never learned. They grow up learning to play basketball. And you should see those girls play. That’s my heart, and telling young women, ‘it’s OK to play.’”



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The Moms of 'Stranger Things' Are So Important, but Nobody Ever Talks About It


As we eagerly anticipate season two of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things, can we just take a minute to appreciate how great the moms are? One of the running themes of the show is the necessity of mothers and mother figures for kids, but we don’t talk about that enough! And yet, it was one of the best aspects of the first season.

But first, let’s back up. In case you haven’t seen Stranger Things (in which case, why are you reading this?), there are two main moms on the show: Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) and Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono).

Joyce is the mother of Jonathan, an artsy outsider, and Will, whose disappearance is the inciting incident that sets the first season into motion. Joyce is equal parts nutcase and badass. An overworked single parent, she still provides a supportive and loving home for her two sons. But she kinda loses it when Will disappears—understandably so. She’s shaky and bug-eyed the way only Winona can be; and in her grief and confusion, she refuses to believe that Will is dead, even when she sees his body with her own eyes. Joyce even figures out a way to communicate with Will through the famous alphabet light wall. It’s Joyce’s stubborn determination to find Will that gets police chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour) involved. She doesn’t give a shit that people think she’s crazy or bothersome; she’s finding her son, and that’s that. By the end of the season, she’s in another dimension getting Will back from a creepy monster. That’s what moms do.

Her foil—or more accurately, her counterpart—is Hopper. We see in flashbacks that his young daughter contracted an illness years earlier and, despite all his fatherly love and care, she died. Now, I’m not suggesting that dads aren’t as strong as moms or that cancer and being sucked into the Upside Down are somehow comparable. Nor, I think, is the show. But the pairing of these two parents of “lost” children still sets up a situation in which Joyce, essentially through sheer force of will, did the impossible thing Hopper was unable to do, and it’s a powerful moment. Despite all the sci-fi equipment, super heroics, and technical knowledge of basically every other character, Mama Byers is the biggest secret weapon in Hawkins.

Then we have Mrs. Wheeler, a more traditional ’80s housewife and the mother of popular and studious Nancy, AV club member Mike, and toddler Holly. Her husband is more or less just a guy around the house, and we find out from Nancy that they married when Karen was young and her husband was…not so young. Her whole thing is being a wife and mother, and she’s essentially a good person—Karen is sympathetic to Joyce when others aren’t, tries her best to deal with teenage Nancy, and is firm but not harsh with Mike and his friends. Sure, there’s a lot she doesn’t notice; most obviously, that her son Mike is keeping Eleven as a guest in their basement for, like, a week. And no, she’s not as overtly “badass” as Joyce. But her motherly super heroics are of another quality: The measure of a parent isn’t always the parent’s behavior, it’s the kids’, and Karen has raised incredible kids. Despite the rest of the town’s somewhat comic apathy, Nancy will not rest until she finds out what happened to her best friend Barb. And Mike doesn’t just let Eleven stay at the Wheeler house, he feeds, clothes, and comforts her. Mike and Nancy are incredibly caring and tenacious, and I don’t think they learned it from their dad. That’s all Karen’s doing.

In fact, Mike knows this. He knows that because of his warm and loving family—held together by his mother—he is safe, safe enough even to take risks and help others. When Eleven is hurt, he tells her, “Just hold on a little longer, OK? He’s gone. The bad man’s gone. We’ll be home soon, and my mom…she’ll get you your own bed. You can eat as many Eggos as you want.” He’s echoing what almost every young kid thinks at some point or another in their life: Everything will be OK because Mom will fix it.

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Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono)

Which brings us to Eleven, a case study in being unmothered. She’s skittish, deprived of human warmth and contact, and, with only her cruel “papa” figure (Matthew Modine) raising her, totally cut off from her femininity. Her hair is short—the first person she meets outside the lab takes her for a boy—and she’s enchanted by the sight of herself in a wig and dress. It’s not because, as some have interpreted, the show wants to enforce a rigid idea of what it means to be a woman. It’s because being a “girly” girl was never even an option for Eleven. She never had anyone to show her. To her, that dress means normality—even freedom.

Eleven is the third lost child of the series, and we get to meet the women who lost her: her mother and aunt. Eleven’s mom was told she miscarried the daughter in her womb but, like Joyce, refused to believe her child was truly gone. Eventually, it’s implied, that frustration, plus drug use and possible interference by the evil lab, drove her out of her mind. She now spends her days half-asleep in front of the television, while her sister takes care of her. (It’s female compassion all the way down on this show.)

Eleven never gets to meet the woman she was stolen from in season one, but she does, finally, get a mom. For her whole life, she has been subjected to traumatizing experiments in sensory deprivation tanks by men who see her as a powerful tool, not a little girl. But to help rescue Will, she agrees to go into another makeshift tank. This time, though, something is different: Joyce is there. As Eleven prepares to get into the tub, Joyce tells this silent, feral child, “You’re a very brave girl. You know that, don’t you? Everything you’re doing, for my boy, for Will…for my family. Thank you.” Then, she takes Eleven’s hands and leans in close. “Listen, I am gonna be there with you the whole time,” she says. “If it ever gets too scary in that place, you just let me know, OK?” Eleven has never known a mother’s love in her young life—now she’s got one telling her she’s allowed to feel fear, that she’s supported and brave. When Eleven starts to whimper in the tub, Joyce whispers, “It’s OK, it’s OK, it’s OK. We’re right here, honey. It’s OK. I got you. Don’t be afraid. I’m right here with you. It’s OK, you’re safe.” It gives Eleven the courage to continue. Eventually, she delivers this message from Joyce to Will: “Your mom, she’s coming for you.” Can you imagine a more comforting message? When Eleven finally comes out of her trance, she cries in Joyce’s arms, who tells her, “I got you. I got you. I got you, honey. You did so good. Are you OK?” For the first time, Eleven might actually be OK because Mom is there. It’s my favorite scene.

So, as you dip into the wild world of season two, be on the lookout for incredible acts of maternity. They are there, tenfold, but I won’t spoil it for you. Just promise that when you finish, you’ll remember to call your mother. She’s worried sick about you!



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Lena Dunham Has an Important Update About Her Health


Girls creator Lena Dunham has never been one for shying away from being open and honest about the health issues that affect and challenge her: she’s made a powerful video about struggling with OCD, talked frankly about her rosacea, and been transparent on social media about the many doctors visits and five—five!—surgeries aimed at alleviating her debilitating pain from endometriosis.

On Friday, she had an update about her health, which she shared with Us Weekly. “I’ve always, as you’ve seen from Girls, used my creativity and platform to talk about what was happening in my life to make it less lonely, and so I’m really grateful because I found a community and ultimately found my way towards health by being open about what I was going through,” she told the magazine.

And she has some thoughts about the haters who troll her comments:

“You don’t have to feel bad for me because I have the most amazing life,” she added in her conversation with Us. “I get to make art all day long. I get to express myself to an audience that cares, so if there’s going to be a segment of people who don’t sort of connect with my belief system, then I’m just going to have accept that because I’ve made myself a public figure.”

Dunham’s candidness is refreshing, because her battles speak to a huge range of women whose lives are also affected by chronic illness and struggles with mental health. And those health issues don’t stop for those on the red carpet: in May, Dunham had posted an Instagram about leaving the Met Ball due to complications from her most recent surgery. “I’ll always be proud of those Met Gala pics—not just because I felt beautiful, surrounded by art and magic, hugging my best friend tightly, but because they’re evidence that women contain steely multitudes,” she wrote in an accompanying caption that also honored other women who suffer from chronic illness.

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