carrie fisher isn’t just princess leia. carrie fisher isn’t just an actress we all admire from a famous series of movies made a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. carrie fisher isn’t just another name on the list of shitty things 2016 has done to people i admire.
carrie fisher is a woman who struggled with addiction and mental illness and never sugar coated it - she spoke honestly, openly, about every ugly truth, and made me so much less ashamed of the things i struggle with in my daily life.
carrie fisher is a woman who fought back against body shaming and misogyny, against agesim, who looked at critics and said “yes, i am a woman who has aged, and had children, and struggled with depression and addiction and my body has changed, so you can just shut the fuck up and deal with it”, and it was absolutely beautiful.
carrie fisher is a woman who was placed in the role of “princess” but didn’t conform to the typical hollywood idea of what a princess should be. she’s loud, brash, crass, and unapologetic for being so.
she’s an idol and an inspiration and she’s a woman who saved my life many times just by being who she was and never shying away from it or feeling the need to say sorry. carrie fisher is so much and more and i cannot begin to stomach the thought of 2016 taking her away from me, from her family, from the rest of the world and those of us who love her so dearly.
i love you, space momma. we all do. keep fighting the good fight.
Those of you wanting to live stream the last two episodes here’s how:
WHEN TO WATCH THE EPISODE AS IT’S AIRING IN SPAIN The episodes will air in Spain on Wednesday, December 14 and 21, at 22:40-ish (10:40-ish PM). The most common U.S. timezones are listed below:
WHERE TO WATCH THE EPISODE AS IT’S AIRING IN SPAIN(Note: If you elect to watch live, please remember that there won’t be English subtitles on the initial Spanish airing.) If you click this link you’ll be taken to a free livestream which will allow you to watch Antena 3 as if you’re in Spain.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When you click on the little gray “X” boxes to close the ads on the page, new ads in new windows may pop up.
If that happens, just close the windows – don’t sign up for anything, don’t download anything, don’t click anything that says “log in.”
Just let the stream play.
If the stream doesn’t work, google “antena 3 spain live stream” and you should see other options. Again, don’t download anything and don’t sign up for anything – just click the little “x” buttons over the ads, and if new windows pop up, just close them.
LIVE TWEET WITH US:
Myself and/or @northbndtrain will be live tweeting throughout the episode so be sure to follow along on thetwitter account.
And remember you can always head on over to the forum to discuss the episodes. :)
