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Victoria's Secret Just Revealed Their Fashion Show Performer Lineup

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It was recently announced that this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will take place in Paris, leading many to wonder which performers would be selected for the December event. Being chosen to perform at the VS runway show is a massive deal, especially because it's one of the most-viewed TV specials each year. Past performers have included Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Kanye West, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift. This year's performers are just as notable, and guaranteed to put on an incredible show.

The 2016 lineup includes The Weeknd (who performed last year), Bruno Mars (who performed in 2012) and Lady Gaga (who will be taking the VS stage for the first time). Given The Weeknd and Bruno's past appearances and their off-the-charts energy, we have a feeling this will be a memorable evening. Although Lady Gaga has not performed at any of the previous shows, we just know she will do what she does best: putting on a fantastic show for everyone. 

Earlier this year, Gaga sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl, performed an amazing tribute to David Bowie at the Grammys and made history with her latest chart-topping album, Joanne. We still have a few months until she performs at the 2017 halftime show, but her performance at the VS show will help to cope with the wait.   

As for Bruno and The Weeknd, we cannot wait to see them sing "Starboy" and "24K Magic." Their performances will probably have us jumping up and down, TBH.

Be sure to tune in on Monday, December 5 at 10/9 Central to see it all go down!


Taylor Swift Surprises Fans With a New Song

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Besides going through a few breakups and getting into some rather large fights with Kim Kardashian, it has been a relatively quiet year for Taylor Swift. But little did we know that this whole time she was actually going back to her roots and writing country music. 

According to the Huffington Post, country band Little Big Town released a new music video today and turns out it was written by none other than T-Swift herself. The song, "Better Man”, is the perfect breakup anthem and tbh, it totally reminds us of her "Teardrops" days. 

Swift also confirmed the news on her Instagram by writing "Feeling really honored that a band I've loved for so many years decided to record this song I wrote. Good luck at #cmaawards @littlebigtown !! Love you guys." So although we had no warning that this song was coming, the same band performed with her on her 1989 Tour and if that happens, you know that surprises are in store. 

Welcome back, T! Can't wait to see what other surprises you have in store for us this year. 

15 Responsibilities You Don't Have Time For But Have to Handle Anyway

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As college students, we may find ourselves often wondering how we manage to accomplish all of our basic responsibilities within a time span of just 24 hours. After looking at our typical day in retrospect, it is safe to say that we are walking balls of stress. Here are 15 responsibilities we don't have time for but have to handle anyway.

1. Sleeping at night

2. Going to class

3. Shaving

4. Maintaining friendships

5. Plus, additional socializing to avoid hermit status

6. Making time for yourself

7. Keeping up with your favorite sports teams

8. And your favorite Netflix shows

9. And your family back at home

10. Maintaining your mental stability

11. Admiring pictures of your dog

12. Eating

13. Breathing

14. Applying for internships

15. Reading this article​

Victoria's Secret Released Beautiful Unretouched Photos of Jasmine Tookes

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Victoria's Secret isn't exactly known for inspiring women to love their bodies. The brand casts some of the most gorgeous models on the planet (although they could really use some body diversity), yet it still feels the need to Photoshop these women dramatically — and unrealistically. That's why the photos VS released a few days ago, ahead of the annual fashion show, are so important. These beautiful snapshots feature model Jasmine Tookes wearing this year's Fantasy bra, a bejeweled piece worth a whopping $3 million. But, blinded by the bra's 9,000 precious stones, most people failed to notice something else incredible about these images: they weren't heavily retouched like similar pics usually are, and Jasmine's beautiful, natural stretch marks are on full display.

While the body positivity movement has gained a ton of traction in the past few years, Victoria's Secret has often received backlash for epic Photoshop fails and for promoting one very specific body type as "the perfect body." It's about time the brand caught onto the ~revolutionary~ notion that all women's bodies are valid. Obviously, Jasmine still fits the standard "Angel" description — tall and thin — but the decision not to hide her stretch marks is a significant step in the right direction. Here's to hoping this wasn't just an omission on Victoria's Secret's part, because this should absolutely be the first in a series of much-needed changes that could help women and girls of all shapes and sizes build up their self-esteem and love the way they look, imperfections and all.

This Campaign is Trying to Take Back the Word 'Vagina'

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If you’re a woman who has been alive for at least 14 years, it safe to assume that you have probably heard more than a dozen different words to describe your vagina. But have you ever wondered why people are so afraid to actually just say “vagina”?

Well, according to Cosmopolitan, there is a group out there that is trying to eliminate the taboo of that word exactly. Legalize V, “a campaign to promote the unabashed use” of the word “vagina”, made a video that really everyone should watch . 

LegalizeV says that their goal is simple, to “Give everyone the freedom and power to say the word Vagina (or when appropriate vulva)”, according to their website. And if you are wondering how and where to get that power, there are steps that actually make a lot of sense, starting with actually saying "VAGINA out loud, in the mirror, or in public until you are fully comfortable” and then the message will grow stronger. 

Ok well if LegalizeV says we should do it so why not? VAGINA! 

15 Signs You're the Social Media Stalker of Your Friend Group

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If your Twitter account is at celeb-level and you know just the right time to post an Insta, you'll understand when we say some people just feel comfortable on the internet. All of us know that a social media expert’s best skill is actually their stalking ability. While most of us may not like to admit we obsess over other people waaaay more than we should, the fact is, we just can’t help it. The first step towards recovery is accepting you have a problem, so to help you with this, we have compiled a list of 15 signs you’re the social media stalker of your squad.

1. You can figure out fun facts about someone almost instantly.

2. You often recognize people from social media alone.

3. Your typing speed is next level.

4. People often liken your stalking abilities to that of a hacker.

5. Your presence is alive and well on almost every platform available.

6. There’s nothing someone’s Facebook likes can’t tell you.

7. When your friend tells you about her new bae, you immediately ask their last name and look them up.

8. You're often “pretty sure” you saw that he was in a relationship with another girl on Facebook.

9. You know exactly what it's like to fall in love with someone you’ve never met.

10. And then spend hours learning everything about them.

11. It takes all of your willpower not to scroll through Facebook during class.

11. And we won’t even mention how many times a day you get sidetracked while trying to get work done.

12. Your career aspirations are equal parts detective and social media coordinator.

13. You're often surprised when you meet people because they aren’t at all what you imagined from their profiles.

14. Because most of us only post what we want people to see on our social media accounts.

15. So it's easy to forget that behind all the ironic geotags and edited photos, they probably spent hours searching for clever Instagram captions just like everyone else.

Pizza Delivery Porn is Real & People Apparently Love It

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Sex is good, but pizza is better. That's not up for debate. Thanks to data put out by Thrillist and Pornhub, we now know that porn that combines pizza and sex is in high demand. We're not talking about using the ingredients in your sexcapades or anything, but rather the fantasy of having sex with the angel that delivers the cheesy, doughy, greasy delicacy. You know how much you love when your pizza arrives, so why not bang all those appreciative feelings out? 

The qualified statisticians at Pornhub found that there are more than 500,000 searches on their website related to pizza each month. They created an infographic breaking down the pizza porn searches into specifics.

The most popular search term is a general "pizza delivery," but it ranges all the way to "open door naked pizza" and "big sausage pizza." Damn, people get specific. 

According to the data, men are 23% more likely to search for pizza porn when compared to women, and college aged adults are 18% more likely to search for pizza porn when compared to all other age groups. 

Well, if that's what you're into, folks. 

I Went To A Trump Rally & Here's What Happened

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Months ago, on April 11, I finished up my day by attending the Albany, N.Y. Trump rally, which was held at the Times Union Center. Let me begin by disclaiming that I didn’t film the event, or take extensive notes, and am operating here based upon my memory and a rash of hastily composed tweets. I'm sure there are things that happened that I have forgotten, and I'm sure there are things that I speak about that are not as detailed as they could be had the rally been a few days ago instead.

Let me also state right away that I am not now, nor have I ever been, a proponent of Donald Trump. To put it into perspective, isidewith.com gives me a 15 percent agreement with him over all major policies. I attended the Bernie rally at the Washington Avenue Armory that same morning, and was firm in my support of him. But despite that, I wanted to go to the Trump rally in person to hear from the man himself what his plans for his presidency were. I wanted to see for myself if the media twisted his words and villainized him as much as he and his supporters claimed, and if a rally would be just as scary live as it seemed on TV.

They don’t, and it was.

Because of reports of the violence often incited at Trump rallies, I was genuinely afraid to go alone. Because of this I almost didn’t go, but I found out pretty last minute that my friend Susie was there. She saved seats for me and our friend Lotte, a foreign exchange student from the Netherlands, who wanted to come as well. It was part of the American experience, she joked, and she wanted to see what the fuss about Trump was really all about.

Within the first five minutes of being there, I was already rolling my eyes. We weren’t through security when I noticed a white teenage-to-early-twenties boy with a fake mustache, sombrero and horrid accent, pretending to be Mexican. I wish I could say this was the most racist thing we experienced all night, but it wasn't.

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From our seats, I could see that there were maybe a handful of people in the crowd who were not white. Two handfuls, to be generous. In front of us sat a middle aged white couple, behind us, a row of blonde haired blue eyed teenage girls. In the section to our right, a family was seated that had brought their two young sons, who were each probably somewhere between 7-11 years old. Before any of the speakers took the stage, those two little boys screamed out, "Build the wall!" The teenagers behind us encouraged it, shouting, "That's right, little dudes!" and the whole arena caught on, chants of "Build the wall" circulating around like the wave. I already felt sick.

This went on and off until the first of three people introducing Donald Trump took the stage. A woman led the pledge of allegiance, and then sang "God Bless America"—which she wasn't very good at—twice. The small round of hesitant applause as she walked off of the stage gave the boys to the right of us the perfect opportunity to start the chants again. The hatred radiating off of the majority of the arena was astounding, but it was the kids who scared me the most. A 7-year-old does not know the connotations of the wall he is screaming for. He doesn’t know what the economic, sociological or international consequences will be—He only knows that he earns his parents’ approval when he shouts. For a moment, he gets to be the leader.

I’m not suggesting that it's not important to educate children about politics, but we shouldn't be forcing our political agendas onto children who are too young to understand what these agendas truly entail (and yes, I did in fact say the same thing about children at the Bernie rally). We should be offering them the tools they need to explore all of their options, so they can form their own opinions. Now, the kids who grew up attending these rallies are going to end up hateful towards an entire race, religion, gender and more, with no idea why.

The next intro was a woman who had been on The Apprentice in its early seasons. She was only a first- or second-generation American, and the words, "Donald Trump is bigger than life. He's so down to earth," actually came out of her mouth, so I was certain she was going to end with something along the line of, "F*ck Trump, vote for literally anyone else." She did not.

The final intro was from an older gentleman. I don't remember who he was or what he did, but he brought out a little girl named Ava with him. He shouted out, "Are we gonna build the wall? Are we gonna make Mexico pay for it?" multiple times, and when the crowd wasn't giving him what he wanted, he tried to get them to shout for Ava instead. That only worked once or twice.

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He also used the word "festering" to describe every single liberal, but as he rambled on about how horrible any liberal person was, I thought he was really describing himself. The old couple in front of us were not pleased with me for pointing it out. He mentioned the wall no less than seven times in his less than 20-minute speech, but was firm in his belief that it's the liberal candidates who have no substantial material in their campaigns.

"Uptown Girl" began to play after he left the stage, and I cannot even begin to descrive to you how disappointed I was that it was not Trump's walk on music. Eventually he showed up, though. His excuse for being late went something like this: "Wow, what a great crowd. Sorry for the delay, but we wanted to let as many people in as we could! Finally, though, we had to say enough. They should've gotten here earlier, like you! But there just aren't enough seats for everyone; there are thousands and thousands of people outside that couldn't get in!"

Fact check: We arrived only about 20 minutes before the rally was supposed to begin, and there was virtually no line to get in. It took less than 10 minutes to get through security. Additionally, the TU Center has a capacity of 17,500—it's got the floor, a 100 section and a 200 section. If you took all the stragglers who chose to sit in the 200 sections and moved them down to fill in space in the 100 section and the floor, those two areas still wouldn't have been at capacity. There was plenty of room to continue to fill in the supposed line of people that had been denied entry.

Next, he briefly discussed protesters. This rally happened right around the time that Trump supporters were under major fire for assaulting protesters, so Trump's solution was to theatrically order his supporters not to touch the protestors, but instead wave his signs and shout "Trump!" until the "cops" came to have the protester removed. I guess he’s assuming his supporters aren’t going to shout his name and wave their signs to, oh I don’t know… show their support for him or something.

He then spoke about how much he loved New York and New York Values; he talked about 9/11, and his admiration for how resilient the people are and how brave the first responders are. This was one of two things Trump and I agreed on that night.

Finally, after buttering everybody up, he could get to his plans for his presidency. Or not. He got distracted by his own campaign and had to stop and revel for a moment—"I'm a politician!” he exclaimed. “Can you believe it?!" Nope, can’t say that I can. “I know so much about government, folks…” No you don’t.

He rambled on for a while about how Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton were liars, but never really got around to telling us exactly what they were lying about. Listening to him speak was like listening to a kindergartener throw a tantrum over a neighbor stealing his pencil, except that he can’t catch his breath enough to actually explain why he’s upset. He keeps jumping from one sentence to another, mid-word.

As he continued to ramble on about his opponents, the first protester of the evening made himself known. Trump said, “Get him out! Don’t hurt him, but get him out! It makes for a good time, though. Is there anything more fun than a Trump rally?” Literally anything else. The row of teenagers behind us were not pleased with me for verbalizing this.

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He used the protester as an opening to move on to his second topic, and started talking about the Mexican border and ISIS. Yes, at the same time. He gave the protester a second chance to stay inside and be quiet and, from what I gathered, second chances are how we get illegal immigrants and religious extremists (This is my assumption here, as before he could really tell us what he meant he moved on to talking about his opponents again).

Next, he moved back on to Mexicans. “The Mexicans love me, we have a great relationship,” he said. “They’re voting for me; they know I’ll bring jobs back.” I found this funny as well, as the only person of (actual) Mexican descent I saw all night was my friend Susie, who is decidedly not a Trump supporter. But the Mexican support reminded him of his big and powerful wall, the one that he’s gonna make Mexico pay for. “They’re not gonna drive their trucks into or over the wall with their drugs,” he said. I don’t think he fully understands how a wall works, but we weren’t given the chance to see if he could prove that he does, as another protester interrupted him. As he was escorted out, Trump suggested that he should sit down with protesters, assuming they are legit. I can’t help but wonder what makes them legit or not, and what sitting down with an illegitimate protestor would mean?

He took a brief moment to discuss Bernie. In one short span, he said that he agreed with Bernie on a lot of things, that they were alike because the political system is rigged against them. Then he said he didn't like Bernie.

Just as quickly, he was back to the Mexicans. Even with the wall, “the Mexicans love me and they’re all voting for me.” They love the wall! That sounds fake, but okay.

He was back on ISIS after that. I don’t remember the entire context for this next part, but I believe he was accusing cell phones of either being the reason ISIS exists (no longer the protester’s fault, I guess), or being the reason that ISIS is able to recruit American members. “We have cell phones and they have ISIS symbols on them, probably,” were actual words out of his mouth, and were apparently enough of an explanation for him to believe what he was saying.

As another protester interrupted, he shouted, “Don’t hurt him! He’s smiling because he knows we won’t hurt him!" (But does he? Once again, this was around the time his rallies were very violent.) He continued, "But the dishonest media will say, ‘Oh, Trump raised his voice and was very mean…’” I will concede that in this instance, he was not. But he then went on to say that his rallies are the safest there are. Fact check!

The safety of his rallies seemed to remind him of the safety of women, as the next words out of his mouth were, “Nobody respects women more than Donald Trump, let me tell you.” That was it. Those were the only words he had to say about women, and I’m almost certain just about anybody else in the world respects women more.

All of this took up almost an hour. There was no discussion of environmental policies, nothing on education or even immigration (beyond the wall), and nothing on healthcare or war (beyond 9/11). Instead of touching on any of these important topics, he started talking about his presidential win. “We’re gonna start winning, folks, and we’re gonna win it bigly.” This was not the last time he used that word and expected to be taken seriously for it (though apparently, he's really saying "big league").

Just before the end of the rally, he finally talked about some of his actual policies. “We’re gonna reform education and terminate the common core.” This is the second of two things I agreed with Trump on; however, that was all he had to say. No explanation as to how he was going to make education better. Then, he briefly spoke about healthcare. “We’re gonna recall Obamacare and replace it with something better.” But again, what is that something better going to be? There are so many things Trump claims he’s going to improve, but he doesn’t show any indication of having any actual plans to improve them! Even during an hour-long rally, where the point is to rile up your supporters and tell them how you’re going to do what you promise, his only concrete plan for improvement or funding was making Mexico pay for a damn wall.

He couldn’t stay on one topic for more than a few moments. The whole thing was truly a wild ride. It really was back and forth from topic A to B to A to C to D to A to E, and so forth. Some of the most ridiculous rhetoric I’ve ever heard came out of his mouth in the span of an hour. I’ve never witnessed so much hatred or ignorance in one place before, and if anything, attending the rally only worsened his image in my eyes. When you can’t concentrate on one topic for more than a minute, and when you interrupt your rant to rant about something else, and when you openly admit to and encourage hateful tactics and fear mongering, you are not fit to run a country.

As we left, supporters and protesters broke out into screaming matches in the streets, and I don't think any of us felt okay until we were all locked inside of the car.


A Definitive Ranking of Thanksgiving Food

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Thanksgiving is the holiday we all look forward to because of the three F's: family, friends and food. With all of the delicious options, there’s no hope of ending the day without feeling like you’re going to burst. That's why it's so difficult to rank the most popular foods we eat on this great day, but we did it anyway. Keep reading to see if you agree with our list!

9. Any vegetable dish

This dish is usually the last to go on your plate (and eventually into the garbage disposal). The only reasons you put it on your plate are 1) to fool your parents into thinking you're eating healthily and 2) so you don't offend the distant relative who made it.

8. Cranberry sauce

Who reeeally looks forward to cranberry sauce? What does it even go on? Do you eat it by itself? This is one of the biggest mysteries of life.

7. Turkey

Turkey is often mistaken as the headliner of the show, but this bird is nothing without all of the side dishes to smother it in.

6. Sweet potatoes

When made with brown sugar and marshmallows, aka the correct way, you get a beautiful dessert that you can pass off as your daily serving of vegetables.

5. Corn bread

Sweet bread that you douse in butter. Is there anything better?

4. Pie

Pumpkin, apple, blueberry, pecan—whatever your family's preference is, pie is key to your Thanksgiving feast. Even if you're so full from dinner that you had to change out of jeans and into leggings, you will always make room for pie.

3. Gravy

Let's be honest - your main dish on Thanksgiving is just a plateful of gravy with a little turkey on top.

2. Mashed potatoes

You can never go wrong with mashed potatoes. They're creamy and buttery, and you don't even need to chew them—what more do you want?

1. Stuffing

Naturally, our number one pick is stuffing. This can't even be called a side dish because every year it steals the show. Sorry, turkey.

6 Hidden Ingredients in Foods You Probably Eat All the Time

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We’re constantly eating (because, duh), but there are actually some ingredients in common foods that nobody really knows about. Oftentimes, these ingredients aren’t even directly listed in the nutrition information, but disguised within words that don’t sound as alarming. This is one of the main reasons that people have allergic reactions, only to find out what’s really in their food when it’s too late. To prevent this and any uncertainty about what you’re eating, Her Campus has compiled a list of some of the most common hidden ingredients, along with their alternate names if you want to avoid them!

1. Rennet

Also called: Microbial enzyme (only for vegetable rennet)

Also known as the enzyme that comes from the stomachs of cows, lambs and other animals, rennet is an ingredient found in a majority of cheeses. While the amount used varies depending on the brand and type, it’s practically necessary for the process of making cheese, meaning it’s hard to avoid! This can be alarming to vegetarians, so try to stick to the cheeses that don’t have rennet. According to nutritionist, chef and author, Patty James, there is another way to obtain non-animal rennet (for those with vegan diets), but it still alarms some. “There is a source of genetically modified rennet derived from plants injected with cow genes,” James says.

2. Yellow Dye No. 5

Also called: Tartrazine, E102

Yellow Dye No. 5 is found not only in a lot of foods, but also in shampoo, cosmetics products and drinks. “A lot of processed cereals contain dyes, such as Yellow #5, which may contain traces of lead and arsenic,” says Jennifer Calo, clinical registered dietician and nutritionist at Compass Nutrition. Studies have shown that elements like arsenic and lead have caused a multitude of health problems in people around the world. Processed foods in general tend to contain dyes. James says that Yellow Dye No. 5 can also contain mercury, which is known for being toxic, and benzidine, which has been linked to bladder and pancreatic cancers.

3. Trans fats

Also called: Partially hydrated, mono- and di-glycerides

While this doesn’t sound as shocking, nearly one in 10 processed products sold in the U.S. contains trans fat, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to registered dietitian Adrienne Raimo, these can be found in anything from butter to chips. While avoiding trans fats altogether is ideal, it’s extremely difficult. Instead, the American Heart Association recommends that no more than 1 percent of your daily calories come from trans fats.

4. Sodium Nitrate

Also called: Nitrate of soda, Nitratine

Commonly found in hot dogs, bacon, jerky and other meats, sodium nitrate’s main purpose is to block the growth of bacteria. Though it may seem like something that would protect our health, a study done by the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and the University of Southern California suggests that this preservative raises the risk for cancer. Studies have also shown that down the line, increased levels of nitrate can also lead to a higher possibility of death from diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The World Health Organization recommends “an Acceptable Daily Intake for humans of 5 mg sodium nitrate or 3.7 mg nitrate per kg body weight, which equals 222 mg for a 60-kg adult.”

5. Shellac

Also called: Resinous glaze, Confectioner’s glaze, Pure Food Glaze, Beetle Juice

You might know about shellac due to the gel manicure craze, but it’s also found in your food. Jellybeans and candy corn are coated with this ingredient to appear shiny. Harmless, right? Well, that depends on if you’re into eating secretions of the Kerria Iacca insect because that’s what the substance is derived from. Watch out: You might even find this product in organic foods, such as on apples, to mimic their natural wax!

6. Rodent Hair

The FDA actually allows a certain amount of rodent hair for a variety of products. Their reasoning behind this is due to it being an “unavoidable defect.” As a result, these hairs are commonly found in cinnamon, chocolate and peanut butter.

If you were shocked by some of these ingredients, you probably haven’t been checking the nutrition labels on the food you eat. Even if you do, you might assume everything listed is safe, when that’s not always the case. While there are often alternative names, food companies are entirely aware of how often things go unnoticed, and will simply list the ingredients since the law requires them to. If you want to avoid things like shellac and rennet, it’s important to know what’s actually in your food!

Is Sexism The Real Reason Men Won't Support HRC? President Obama Wants To Know

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We’ve got less than a week to the election and whew, has it been a tough one for Secretary Hillary Clinton. She was recently publicly reprimanded by FBI director James Comey, who has decided to open up a new investigation into those emails; she has seemingly either lost or is hardly holding on to her lead in the polls; and former CNN correspondent and current interim chairperson of the Democratic National Party, Donna Brazile, was also revealed to have leaked Clinton a debate question in advance. But don't count her out yet. It seems Clinton has a huge ally in her corner: President Barack Obama. While campaigning in Ohio yesterday, Obama asked several things of the audience: he want to know whether or not they were contributing to sexism, and he begged them not to be fooled by Donald Trump's promises to the working class.

In his Ohio campaign stop for the Democratic nominee, President Obama told working class voters not to feel “duped” by The Donald at the polls, stating Trump really doesn’t care about their lives. Instead, President Obama suggested Trump is only using working class voters to get to the presidency. "The notion that this guy is your champion, the notion that this guy is going to fight for working people when his entire life he did not have time for anybody who wasn't rich or a celebrity. Who wouldn't let you into one of his hotels unless you were cleaning the room. Wouldn't let you onto one of his golf courses unless you were mowing the fairway. Come on," he said, asking, "This guy is going to be your champion? Don't be bamboozled." 

President Obama even pointed out the obvious differences between the two nominees (besides party lines)—that difference being that Trump is a man and Clinton is a woman. Like other women, Clinton has to face sexism in her everyday life, but particularly in her career field. President Obama called this out during the campaign stop, directly confronting the men in the audience and asking if the real reason behind their skepticism of Clinton is an ingrained sexism. "You know there's a reason we haven't had a woman president before... And we have to ask ourselves as men... I want every man out there to ask themselves if they're having problems with this stuff, how much of it is that we're just not used to it." He continued on, "When a guy is ambitious and out in the public arena, working hard, well then that's ok. But when a woman suddenly does it, you're all like, 'Why is she doing that?' I'm just being honest. I want you to think about it because she is so much better qualified than the other guy." He noted the obvious difference, saying, "Hillary is consistently treated differently than any other candidate I see out there."

This is not the first time this week Obama has spoken about the inherent sexism that threatens to hold Secretary Clinton back from the presidency. In an interview that aired Monday with Samantha Bee, Obama pointed out, "I think the equivalent [of a birther issue for Hillary Clinton] would be, 'she's tired, she's moody, she's being emotional, there's something about her. When men are ambitious, it's taken for granted. 'Of course they should be ambitious.' But when women are ambitious, 'why?' That theme... has contributed to this notion that, somehow, she is hiding something."

While the president avoided talking about Clinton's mounting problems, he, too, had made mistakes. "Has she made mistakes? Of course, so have I. There’s nobody in the public arena over the course of 30 years that doesn’t make some," he said. "But she is a fundamentally good and decent person who knows what she’s doing and will be an outstanding president."

With only six days to the general election, it's unlikely that any sexist tendencies are likely to just disappear in that time—but hopefully, President Obama's words are forcing men and women alike to confront it head on.

This City Has Created A Public Code Word For Women to Ask For Help

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Dates—or really, just being in public—can sometimes be dicey for women. As women, we’re told to keep ourselves safe. If that means buying tasers or pepper spray, letting at least three people know where our location at all times, not traveling at night and being constantly hypervigilant like deer, we’re constantly tasked with our own safety. But one UK city council wants to help women in that eternal quest for safety.

Lincolnshire City Council created a code word for bars and restaurants they believe will aid women in strange situations. The code word? Ask the staff for Angela. Once told the code word, the staff are then instructed to step in and diffuse the situation, ensuring the person's safety and perhaps even calling the person a cab. One woman saw the poster in a bathroom and tweeted it on October 18th.The poster reads, "Hi, I'm Angela. Are you on a date that isn't working out? Do you feel like you're not in a safe situation? Is your Tinder date or Plenty of Fish date not who they said they were on their profile? Does it all feel a bit weird?" It continues on, "If you go to the bar and ask for Angela, the bar staff will know you need help getting out of your situation and will call you a taxi or help you out discreetly—without too much fuss." The tweet has since gone viral with over 28,000 retweets and many responses from women wanting the service in their town and city. 

 

"Ask For Angela" is a part of Lincolnshire’s larger #NoMore campaign. It launched in conjunction with Lincoln's PubWatch, an effort to make pubs safer for guests. The initiative is meant to create awareness around sexual assault and abuse. Hayley Child, Substance Misuse and Sexual Violence & Abuse Strategy Coordinator for Lincolnshire County Council, spoke with The Independent about the campaign. "The 'Ask for Angela' posters are part of our wider #NoMore campaign which aims to promote a culture change in relation to sexual violence and abuse, promote services in Lincolnshire and empower victims to make a decision on whether to report incidents," she said. Child also told The Independent that Ask For Angela has received an overwhelmingly positive response.

As a city, Lincolnshire has a very high rate of convictions for sexual offenses; it comes in higher than the national average for the United Kingdom. Cases against sexual offenses have a 90 percent conviction rate while England has a 77 percent conviction rate. 

Kudos to Lincolnshire for trying to transform the conversation around sexual assault. While there are no statistics yet on how effective the initiative has been, we can already think of so many situations we—and women we know—would have appreciated being able to call on Angela.

5 Reasons The Mindy Project's Ben is a Total Fuckboy

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Season five of The Mindy Project has already brought us an abundance of boy drama including a love triangle, a romantic apartment purchase and an ex's impending marriage. It's also introduced Nurse Ben, Mindy's latest love interest. And although some of us weren't in love with him at first, he seems like he's here to stay…for now. He's great with baby Leo and even has a daughter of his own—he seems perfect, right?

Except it's 2016, which means even Mindy Lahiri dates her share of fuckboys. Ben may not be your obvious fuckboy, but he's definitely exhibited some of the telltale signs. This week Mindy discovers that Ben has also been dating another woman at the hospital since they hadn't had the "exclusive" talk yet. Mindy—obviously upset—decides to go out with a famous actor who turns out to be a total jerk (or wanker, since he's British). Perhaps this character is meant to make Ben seem better by comparison, since Mindy eventually forgives Ben for his infidelity and they agree to be ~official~. 

Whether or not Mindy continues her relationship with Ben, he still gets temporary "fuckboy" status. Here's why:

1. He cheated on Mindy.

Technically​, they weren't exclusive yet, but as Morgan says, if you rely on technicalities, then you know what you're doing is wrong. 

2. He's not as open about his life as Mindy is.

She was super open about her ex and baby Leo, and yet she only met his daughter by accident.

3. His hotness totally distracts from his fuckboy actions. 

You can't fool us, Ben!

4. He was threatened by her success.

He acted like Mindy's education and career were an excuse for him to date other people. Not. Cool. 

5. He still doesn't even know Mindy that well.

This episode showed him both asking Mindy to go for a hike and giving her a book of poetry. Does he know Mindy at all?!

6 Things Your Period is Trying to Tell You

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When that ultra-fun time of the month comes, we know the drill…or do we? Sometimes our reproductive system has different ideas. It can be hard to tell whether or not our vagina’s just doing its thing, or whether something is actually wrong. It’s better to be safe than sorry so we sat down with a gynecologist to try and decode our cycles.

If you’re dizzy…

One of the top searches related to periods -- behind “periods suck” of course -- is dizziness. Dr. Julie Chor, a gynecologist at the University of Chicago, says dizziness could indicates a couple of different things. It could be simply be the pain or discomfort of a period, or something more worrisome like too much blood loss.  “Very bad pain can make you lightheaded because it triggers an automatic physiological response.” Dr. Chor says. “The bigger concern is if women are having very heavy periods to the point where they could be anemic.”

This of course begs the question: what’s too heavy? “There’s a cut-off as in a liquid amount, but that’s not user friendly. I’d say if you're soaking through a pad every one to two hours for two or more hours, that’s generally a sign you could be bleeding to the point where your blood count could become too low,” Dr. Chor says.

If you have blood clots…

While maybe some people envision menstrual blood as a smooth stream, as with everything about periods, it’s a little messier than that. Sometimes clumpy clots are just a part of the deal, but hopefully not too clumpy. “Your period is passing the lining of the uterus, so you may have some small clots, but quarter size or bigger clots are quite large and could represent more bleeding than what might be considered normal,” Dr. Chor says.

As mentioned earlier, too heavy of a flow can drop your blood count to levels that can begin to affect your health, in which case you might want to pay your doctor or gyno a visit.

If your side effects are changing…

Maybe you never used to relate to your friend skipping class for cramps, but now feel the pain every month. Should you be worried? Probably not. “The body changes over time, so symptoms associated with your period can also change,” Dr. Chor says. A change in itself may not be concerning, but progressively more and more bleeding or lightheadedness, severe mood changes, or feeling down with depression symptoms could indicate something more is happening and you might want to go see a doctor.”

Related: 5 Things Your Gynecologist Wishes You Knew

If you missed a period, but for sure are not pregnant…

Dr. Chor says some fluctuation in a cycle is normal, but if you normally have a regular flow, missing a period for months or being too late could mean something more. “In order for women to have a regular period, your brain, ovaries, and uterus have to be in sync. They communicate through hormones. Stress can affect these hormones and can, therefore, disrupt this communication.” Dr. Chor says.

Another more concerning cause could be polycystic ovarian syndrome, which causes constant high levels of hormone rather than the fluctuating levels associated with normal menstrual cycles. “Irregular bleeding or cycles, elevated androgens, like testosterone, which women also normally produce, or increased acne or facial hair, could indicate you have Polycystic ovarian syndrome.” Dr. Chor says. If you notice that you have this constellation of symptoms, you may want to make an appointment to see a women’s health care provider to discuss possible evaluation and management.

Dr. Chor also says women sometimes experience random, but totally healthy, anovulatory cycles, where the body just decides not to drop an egg that month. Certain methods of birth control, like IUDs, can also cause irregular periods.

If something smells…

Anyone with a period knows a certain *odor* comes with the territory. Things have scents, including blood and uterine lining.

“Odor is incredibly subjective. More often than not when women come with that concern everything is completely normal,” Dr. Chor says. “Sometimes that concern can be triggered by a partner saying something, but they have to be educated that the human body smells and menstrual blood can cause odors.”

She also says infections can cause a distinctly bad smell, so a fishy scent or a smell accompanied with green or yellow discharge, fever or pelvic pain means you might want to go see the doc.

If you’re spotting between periods…

Annoying? Yes. Dangerous? Probably not. Other than birth control, which seems to love messing with our cycle, other types of irritation can cause unwanted spotting.

“Sometimes certain types of infection, like bacterial vaginosis, a yeast infection or STDs can result in irritability of the cervix,” Dr. Chor says. “Sometimes it could also be for anatomic reasons, like polyps, which are like extra endometrial tissue along the uterine lining, that usually benign but can cause spotting in between.”  

If you have weird discharge…

It’s not like our vaginas can produce the rainbow, but sometimes what we see isn’t what we’re expecting. But our vaginas, for the most part, know what they’re doing. “It’s completely normal to have vaginal discharge which is often your body way of cleaning itself out.” Dr. Chor says.

But why all the different colors? Red equals blood obvi, but what about everything else? Dr. Chor says before ovulation but after you bleed discharge is thin and clear, but after ovulation discharge becomes thicker and more white because of an increase in a hormone called progesterone. But she says yellow or green discharge with foul odor, itching or painful urination could indicate an infection, so it’s still good to take a peek every once and a while and confirm everything is A-OK.

Even though sometimes it may seem like our period is out to get us, most of the time (believe it or not) our menstruation is just follows biology. It’s still good to keep tabs of what’s up down-there and go to the doctor if something seriously seems off.

You Have to See These New Photos of Emma Watson as Belle

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It’s a tale as old as time but finally, we are getting some inside scoop. 

The first images of Emma Watson as Belle in the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast wearing the iconic yellow dress have hit the internet today and there is literally nothing we can say to explain how happy this makes us. 

Entertainment Weekly tweeted the first image this afternoon and since then, they have released even more behind the scenes photos that will make your jaw drop. 

Until the film hits theaters on March 17th, here’s the trailer again to hold you over, because tbh, we know you'll need it. 


18 Things You Wish You Could Do From the Comfort of Your Bed

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College is a struggle, amiright ladies? Between lugging your textbooks from class to class to having to wait in line for your latte, there are days when you want (ahem, need) to stay in bed. Too bad staying in bed isn't productive, because these 18 things we totally wish we could do from the comfort of our pillows. 

1. Grocery shopping

Either the groceries get delivered to your door or you need to take a nap after trying to buy ingredients for decent food while pushing a cart around and navigating a crowded building full of other annoyed people. 

2. Order Starbucks

Coffee is perhaps the only thing that could get you out of bed, but you have to get out of bed to get coffee. So that's a dilemma. 

3. Clean your room

Your room is so messy it was difficult to get to your bed. And that's a problem. 

4. Kill the spider on your wall across the room

We've all been there. You're relaxing in bed when all of a sudden you spot a disgusting spider on the wall across the room.  

5. Go to that one meeting

Most of the meetings you go to are enjoyable or at least tolerable. Sadly you have that one meeting that could easily just be an email… why isn't it just an email that you can read from the comfort of your own bed?

6. Do your homework…without falling asleep

Technically you can do your homework in bed, but that often doesn't work out so well. 

7. Take your 8 a.m. final

Taking a final isn't fun. Going to class at 8 a.m. isn't fun. Going to class at 8 a.m. to take an exam? Surely, there's a better way we could go about this. (*cough cough* online exam that you can take from bed)

8. Make dinner

The energy Nicki has while cooking makes no sense. There's nothing about a kitchen that makes you want to dance. 

9. Get ready in the morning

Imagine if you could get ready while staying in bed. Imagine how much more time you could spend in bed without wasting your time. 

10. Go to that morning fitness class you always mean to go to

You always say you'll go to morning yoga, but it's so easy to skip a fitness class when it's "too early" and you're "too tired." 

11. Watch the sun set over the ocean


Some people can do this from the comfort of their own bed but… #goals

12. Do your lab homework

You can sometimes manage to do your homework without falling asleep, but when your assignments require lab equipment it's a hopeless cause. 

13. Turn off the light

You're already so comfortable…then you realize your light is still on.

14. Bake a cake

Because then you'd be in bed ~and~ you'd have cake!

15. Make an appearance at the event you feel obligated to go to

You don't want to go but you'll stop by. UGH EFFORT. 

16. Do your laundry

Laundry is so boring you might as well be sleeping. 

17. Take a break for just a second

Let's be real: even minutes before you fall asleep, you're probably scrolling through Instagram or checking your email. Why can't you just relax when you're in bed?

18. But…not everything

After some time, you realize you want to get out. Sure, it would be nice to have Starbucks delivered to you, but you also have to flirt with that cute barista and meet your friends for brunch. BYE BED.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Sixth Annual “I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy” is the Best Yet

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Once Halloween comes and goes, you know what’s coming next. No, not Thanksgiving, but the annual prank that Jimmy Kimmel has parents play on their kids around the world. And this year was no exception. 

 

In the sixth annual edition of “Hey Jimmy Kimmel, I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy”, there are lots of tears, but more importantly, lots of kids who are just not having it (and even a dinosaur who was not down for this prank). Even his own daughter didn’t believe him this time! 

Watch the video above and just be thankful that your parents didn’t pull this on you. 

Texas Official Calls Hillary Clinton the C-Word in Deleted Tweet

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If this election couldn’t get any ruder or weirder, the Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller recently deleted a tweet in which he called Hillary Clinton a “cunt”, according to Cosmopolitan

Although the tweet has since been deleted, the San Antonio Express-News got a screenshot just in time. 

After the tweet was deleted very quickly after it was posted, Miller’s office wrote a statement saying that his account had been hacked and that “all account passwords” have been changed. But, it was later revealed by agency spokesperson Matt Loeffler, that actually it was not hacked at all but a staffer had actually copy and pasted the tweet by accident, not aware it “contained a derogatory term.” Okay. 

"The campaign was retweeting information on Twitter today and inadvertently retweeted a tweet that they were not aware contained a derogatory term," Loeffler also told the Dallas News.

Miller has since responded to the incident and said he is “sorry it happened" and that it is vulgar and offensive. 

Even Super Model Gigi Hadid Was Once Fat-Shamed

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When you think of Gigi Hadid, what is the first thing you think of? For us, it’s gorgeous, smart, best friends with Kendall Jenner and so many other amazing things. But unfortunately to a Tommy Hilfiger casting director, “fat” is one of them. 

According to Cosmopolitan, Tommy Hilfiger revealed in an interview with Yahoo Style that when Hadid was being cast for her first Hilfiger Collection runway show in 2015, she was forced to cover up because apparently, she wasn’t “thin” enough. 

Hilfiger said in the interview that the casting director commented, “She doesn’t really fit because you know she’s not quite as tall as the other girls, she’s not quite as thin.” And so instead she wore a red, white, and blue poncho that covered “a lot of her body, unfortunately, but it received millions of hits.” Well, of course, it received a million hits, it's Gigi Hadid! 

Thankfully, the casting director has since *realized* how gorgeous Hadid is and she has walked in Hilfiger’s shows ever since. 

15 Things Only Girls Who Are Not Athletic At All Understand

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We can't all be Olympic gymnasts, nor do we all want to be those obnoxious girls who brag about being at the gym at 6 a.m. and post pictures of their abs on Instagram. Some of us…well, let's just say we're not the most athletically-inclined. 

1. You cringe at the memory of running the mile in grade school, and you vow to let your child skip school on that day. 

2. You don't understand weird terms like "burpee." What is that? Like a baby burp? 

3. You don't understand people who enjoy running. You can't imagine a worse way to spend your time. 

4. The most athletic you ever feel is when you carry all of your groceries into the house in one trip. 

5. When you're trying to lose weight, you laugh at the thought of adding exercise to your daily routine. 

6. On the one occasion that you actually stepped on the treadmill, you didn't attach that little string to your waistband and went flying off the machine, making a dent in the wall. 

7. The concepts of catching, dribbling, shooting, kicking, etc. are all lost on you. 

8. You have been hit in the face with a sports ball at least one time in your life. 

9. The idea of contact sports disgusts you. Like ew, don't touch me please. 

10. You feel like you need oxygen when you reach the top of a set of stairs. 

11. On the occasion that you do try that one Zumba class, you instantly regret it when it is filled with squats.  

Like, hello, this is supposed to be dancing. I don't make sure my legs are shoulder-width apart before dropping my booty in the club.

12. As a kid, you were always picked last in gym class. 

13. You have alienated yourself from anyone who even resembles the word "athletic." 

14. The idea of putting yourself through activities that could cause you bodily harm and leave you in pain for days afterward does not seem appealing. 

15. You consider getting out of bed and walking to class enough exercise to last you the whole school year. 

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