You Need to Calm Down
Thank you Taylor Swift, for giving us an anthem that we used as the theme of this week’s episode. If you haven’t heard her new song, listen to it here!
Now that you’ve checked out Taylor’s new song, you’re ready to listen to this week’s episode. Hear it by clicking below!
The USWNT does NOT need to calm down
Congratulations to the U.S. Women’s National Team on their HUGE World Cup victory. We are SO proud of these ladies who are unapologetically badass. We celebrate the amazing talent and confidence that these women have.
The Bottle-Cap Challenge
The only reason this came up, at all, was because Nicole saw Mariah Carey’s version and declared that she won the challenge. No one can top her version. We don’t know where this started, but it seems like it started outside the sphere of “celebrities” and then quickly became popular. Justin Bieber and Kendall Jenner are two of the more recent celebs who posted videos. Good Morning America did a segment on it. Here’s the video:
The real question we have is – why is this even popular? Especially because it’s obvious that the bottle top is loose and already easy to knock off the bottle. Carrie thinks we’ve simply run out of things to talk about.
The Church of England Says We Need to Calm Down on Social Media
In an attempt to make the social media world a happier, more positive place, the Church of England has released a set of guidelines that will apply to anyone responding to their official accounts. Basically, if you’re rude, unkind, or spreading false information, they will block you, report you, and/or delete your post.
They also encouraged people, of any or no faith, to try to use better judgement when positing on social media. You can read the entire release here.
We absolutely subscribe to this idea. Before you post something answer this question: are you saying this to help the situation, offer constructive criticism, or provide a balanced point of view? If not, don’t post it!
Mad at Meghan Markle? You Need to Calm Down.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was christened on July 6 in a private ceremony and people are annoyed. While the media has never had FULL access to the christenings, they have been given some access, particularly with the walk to the church, etc. With Archie? Not happening. We did get two official photos, Archie wore the heirloom gown, and there were plenty of nods to Diana, which are usually enough to make people happy. But some other recent events (…3 million dollars in home renovations….) have ruffled some feathers. We discuss this and how the Queen remains calm but uses her endless amounts of royal jewelry to show people how she really feels.
Mermaids Aren’t Real So You Need To Calm Down
Disney has decided to re-make bunches of their old cartoon movies. If you ask us, this is a brilliant marketing move. All the kids who fell in love with Disney movies are now adults and many have kids of their own. We’re the ones spending the money now, and what better way to reel us all back in than to remake our favorite movies, now as live action.
We’ve already seen live-action remakes of Cinderella, Mary Poppins, and The Jungle Book. The Lion King will be released in a couple days, Aladdin is coming, and the trailer for Mulan recently debuted during the World Cup Final match. A few days ago, Disney announced that they had casted Halle Bailey as Ariel and the internet did NOT stay calm.
We all can agree that there’s no reason why Ariel can’t be African-American. A lot of people are hoping Disney keeps Ariel’s red hair, and we totally get that. Nicole loves the idea that even MORE girls are going to feel represented when they see this version of Ariel. More than anything, we think this casting is brilliant because of talent. The girl can sing. To make a long story short, isn’t it okay to have MULTIPLE versions of the same story? Why can’t we have different interpretations of Ariel? And to Carrie’s point, the REAL Little Mermaid story is actually terrifying, and this Disney version doesn’t match the original Danish version at all.
We discuss this and would love to hear your thoughts as well.
Burger King Needs to Calm Down
We can’t even write too much about this because it’s too absurd. Burger King will be selling crunchy tacos for one dollar a piece and all we have to say is no.
Well, except for Carrie, who really likes Burger King. We discuss the reasons why we won’t be purchasing a taco from Burger King and why we think they are even attempting a foray into tacos. Will you be picking up a taco from Burger King when they hit the menu? Let us know!
Calm Down: Marriage and Intimacy is Hard!
Meghan shared an article with us about Julianne Hough. She opened up on her husband’s podcast about how recently they saw a therapist to help them grow their intimacy, physical connection, and marriage, all while they are struggling to conceive. We feel like this is such a loaded conversation, and the pressures and benefits of marriage and intimacy are so all-consuming, we really connected to her feelings!
Boys, You Need to Calm Down
Our recap for The Bachelorette this week is pretty much like every recap we’ve done before. We spend all this time on Luke, and have no idea what the other relationships are like. We also feel like if it comes down to Tyler and Peter, we may not even have a preference because we don’t know who we like more because we haven’t seen anything to make us feel something. If Hannah chooses anyone but Luke, we feel like ABC has really done her love story a big disservice because there will be ZERO documentation of how it actually came about.
Hometowns were this week and while we will discuss them in next week’s episode, the highlights were…
- Peter’s family is adorable. Peter is obsessed with Hannah. We really like Peter because he’s genuine and sweet. The German shouting was hilarious. We think Hannah and Peter could be a good match, although his mom seems nervous about him getting his heart broken again.
- Tyler has a big old heart. Seeing Tyler and his Dad was so sweet! We loved watching them reunite. Hannah had a lot of concerns about Tyler’s readiness to settle down, but we like the way his brothers helped ease her mind by reminding her that he had to grow up really quickly and they think it changed his mind. Also, his Dad calling Hannah Miss Hannah B. is the CUTEST thing.
- Luke…I mean. The fact that his family was SHOCKED that he didn’t get along with everyone means that they are the reason he acts like this to begin with. They seem to think he is absolutely perfect and can’t believe why anyone wouldn’t be in love with him. Also, his church friends were completely unconvincing. We aren’t sure they felt like the best judges of character. His mom however is gorgeous, Luke has her same eyes, and we wish we had her hair. Okay, and did it creep anyone else out that his brother’s wife is also Hannah?
- Jed. Jed. Jed. OF COURSE they went to a recording studio. Why hasn’t Jed’s music career taken off you ask? Because he’s not a good singer. All this conversation about how will Hannah cope with him doing the music thing is basically pointless because he won’t be doing the music thing. I think we should take Luke Pell’s career as a model for how this is going to work out for Jed. Luke had a little bit of success after his stint on The Bachelorette, but it turned out he was kind of a womanizer and not that talented (and he’s better than Jed) and he faded into oblivion. On top of all that, Jed’s parents and his sister were NOT about Jed and Hannah. They basically told her she shouldn’t pick him. Now we already know Hannah tends to ignore the red flags, but hopefully she will see how drastically different this hometown felt and take action.
She gives everyone a rose and Jed is NOT HAPPY about this. Jed, you need to calm down. She talked to Chris Harrison about not being ready to close the door and she needs more time to explore these relationships, and that just means the fantasy suites. Let’s not trick ourselves into thinking she’s going to find some deep emotional connection. She wants to test out the physical connections before she sends someone home. We do find it promising that she was able to give Tyler and Peter roses right away, and left Jed and Luke to sweat it out.
Jed released a statement this week about how his family is basically being harassed in light of all the stories that have come out recently and to this we have to say: CALM DOWN PEOPLE. If you are someone who actually goes up to Jed or his family in person and yells at them, threatens them, or treats them badly based on a TV show, you need to get a life. We are concerned about you. Get a hobby. Volunteer. Read a book. Nothing that happens on reality TV should impact your life SO MUCH that you have to take it with you after the show is over.
Next week is the big confrontation with Luke, and we already know we’re going to be telling Luke he needs to calm down.
It Was the 80s So You Need to Calm Down
Sam is a BIG fan of Stranger Things, the creepy Netflix show that has gained tons of popularity. Recently, the show has received some backlash for the amount of smoking it shows on screen.
Not only is this our recommendation for the week, but it’s also another reminder that people need to calm down. Smoking in public, smoking around kids, and smoking in general were WAY more accepted a few decades ago than it is now. Sam made some great points about why this should NOT be a thing…and why we think if you’re actually parenting your kiddos, you should not take issue with this. We also think there are PLENTY of other things on television that you could complain about.
Everyone Needs to Calm Down
If you want to get upset about something y’all, get upset about stuff that matters. Tweet about injustices, inequalities, and tweet for people who don’t have a voice. Take care of your neighbors. Watch out for kids in your community. Stand up against violence, abuse, and unkindness. Don’t be calm about that stuff.
But please, calm down about everything on the internet that actually is not going to impact your real life AT ALL.
Thanks for checking in with us! Catch ya next week!
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