Grab some comfort food, put on your onesie, pop your feet up on the coffee table, and try to fathom the absurdity that is 2016. This year has been pure insanity. Whether it is the chaos of crazy killer clowns, the showdown of the century between Dumb and Dumber, or Adele making us miss a significant other that we have never had. I don’t know about you but I feel as though 2016 needs to bring me a bouquet of flowers, a 50-pound Hershey bar and one astronomical apology.
So, here is a list of the Top 6 Events of 2016 that have made me shed a tear or two:
1. Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Won His Oscar
Yes, I am aware this topic has had its fair share in the spotlight but I am still not over it. For us fangirls who have had Twitter rampages and Tumblr posts dedicated to Leo for years, it was a memorable, life-altering moment.
2. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was Released
Nine years ago, or only a mere five to you movie only mudbloods, J. K. Rowling broke our hearts and then threw them in a meat grinder by simply typing, “All was well.” (cough – or you just realized there wasn’t going to be another movie –cough). But then a blessing from the Queen herself was gifted to us. That gift was the offspring of our beloved trio, Harry, Ron, and Hermonie AND of Draco Malfoy! Not only were we blessed with reading another Potter book but we were blessed with a theatre production in which we had no nude Daniel Radcliffe.
3. Pokemon GO
This game had a huge ripple effect across the world! We had people getting into car accidents, being mugged, being murdered, breaking into Area 51… You know the usual stuff. BUT because of this game, people became more interested in those life events! Maybe we should make Trump and Clinton’s campaign posters a PokeStop and people would actually care about the election and America’s future.
4. Shailene Woodly was Arrested on Facebook Live
Either you know her as Tris or the OG teen mom on tv, it came as shock to all of us when Shailene was arrested while streaming on Facebook Live. Woodly had been peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipline, with over 200 other protectors of this water source. She had been streaming on Facebook Live to show her audience the importance of this cause. As she was leaving the sight, government cops confronted her and declared her under arrest for trespassing. Shailene then asked why she was being put in handcuffs and no one else was, their response was that she was identifiable.
5. Hamilton
... I do not have much to say because, to be honest, I haven't seen it but I do know it is the new Sharpay Evans. Everyone loves it, wants to be it, and it's pretty much ruling the world.
6. Covergirl Announced it's First Ever MALE Face, James Charles
As someone of the LGBTQ community, I was stoked to hear about our new Covergirl. After the Pulse shooting and Target bathroom situation, earlier this year, I felt 2016 needed a big Pride impact. A lot of people are going to see James with Covergirl and will make a complaint or murmur about how "he is a boy". Yes, James is a male BUT that does not mean his eyebrows can't be on fleek and that his eyeliner can't be so sharp it cuts you. To be honest, if you are mad about this young man changing the face of beauty, maybe you should take a step back and look at your inner beauty. We are equals. We are humans. We are the same.
How Many Of You Have Ever Felt Personally Victimized by 2016?
BOO! And it's not even Halloween yet. Let's see what other tricks 2016 has up her sleeve!