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As they should. Last week, the CMA Awards produced quite a few different storylines after what can only be described as one of the better shows in recent memory. This, of course, was highlighted by The Red Clay Strays shocking the world and finally dethroning Old Dominion as Vocal Group of the Year en route to their first-ever CMA win, Zach Top winning New Artist of the Year, Stephen Wilson Jr. giving a breath-taking performance of “Stand By Me” and Cody Johnson snapping Chris Stapleton’s four-year streak (and 8 out of last 10) as Male Vocalist of the Year on the way to his first win in the category. With that being said, however, one of the most viral and furthermore noteworthy moments of the night was none other than Lainey Wilson’s acceptance speech for Female Vocalist of the Year when she called out trolls online for pitting female stars such as herself, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and more against each other. The “Watermelon Moonshine” singer, of course, thanked Jesus, as well as her team and family, in addition to acknowledging all of the women she was nominated alongside of: “It’s a good night. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you so much. My gosh, I was not prepared for this at all. But I will say, I’m so proud to be in this category with these women. Miranda, you have poured into me. You have sat around a fire with me and told me what to do, what not to do, and it is because of women like you… I mean, Dolly and Reba, all of the ladies have poured into me. Hillary, you have poured into me, Barbara Mandrell texted me back there, has poured into me. Jo Dee Messina texted me a three-minute prayer this morning, lifting me up, and that’s what it’s about, girls.” Lainey went on to straight-up call out the “folks that are sitting at home in your mama’s basement eating your Cheetos” who are “trying to pit women against each other,” saying they need to “find something better to do”: “I just want to say, find those people that lift you up and encourage you and pray for you, pray with you. Love on you, on the good days, on the bad days, all of it. And for the folks that are sitting at home in your mama’s basement eating your Cheetos, trying to pit women against each other, y’all need to find something better to do.”  Of course, this was more than warranted. If there’s one story that has constantly dominated the news cycle over the past year, it has undoubtedly been the ever-annoying “love triangle” forced upon the likes of Langley and Moroney in regards to Riley Green. Though there has been little evidence of either Langley and Green or Moroney and Green being in full-fledged relationships, and all have denied it outright, the trolls online have kept these rumors going way longer than they have any right to be. At the end of the day, it does come across as anonymous people online fanning flames of controversy to either a) get more attention on TikTok or b) further divide two incredibly successful women in the genre. We here at Whiskey Riff have certainly covered the topic, and on many occasions, tried to point out the obvious falsehoods among the all speculation, but it never seems to end. The other issue is that female artists tend to be subject to more comparison than their male counterparts. When these younger artists like Ella and Megan break out, it immediately generates competition and comparison, as if there isn’t room for both to be crushing it in country music. Content creators start pitting them against each other in polls or whatever, fans start choosing sides, rumors fly, and it’s all silly nonsense. In a recent interview with Bev Rainey on Country Nights Live, the Louisiana native revealed that the now iconic, “folks that are sitting at home in your mama’s basement eating your Cheetos” quote actually came from a recent conversation with the “weren’t for the wind” singer herself. “I honestly think that came from a few days prior. I was talking to Ella Langley on the phone, and she’s one of my dear friends. And she said something about, ‘I am so sick of people online trying to pit me and you against each other.’   And it kinda just came out… There were probably some people actually sitting in their mama’s basement, eating their Cheetos, listening to that, going, ‘Oh, she’s talking about me.'” PREACH. As mentioned earlier, it’s been exhausting enough as an outsider to have to read countless silly headlines, downright false claims perpetrated by AI, or watch wildly out-of-touch videos on TikTok, all trying to garner attention off the backs of these hard-working women in country music. Though the CMA Awards call-out won’t put a complete stop to the endless drama, it’s always great to see such a prominent female artists such as Wilson go up to bat for her fellow stars and call out those spreading misinformation. You truly love to see it. Watch the clip from the interview here: @withbevrainey Lainey Wilson told us about a convo she had with Ella Langley… And let’s just say the basement Cheeto eaters trying to pit women against women did not survive this one Full interview coming soon on Country Nights Live with Bev Rainey! #CountryNightsLive #LaineyWilson #EllaLangley #girlpower @Lainey Wilson @Ella Langley ♬ original sound – Country Nights Live Watch Lainey’s acceptance speech here: View this post on Instagram The post Lainey Wilson Reveals Fiery CMA Awards Speech Calling Out Internet Trolls Was Inspired By A Conversation With Ella Langley first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It's easy to separate groups of people by age and by generation. There's a line somewhere between Gen X and Millennials, for example — somewhere around the year 1996. But that's not specific enough to really separate the distinctive cultural environments in which we all grew up.To wit, a popular TikToker known as The Glass Sniper is going viral with a video that struck a chord with people who remember the early days of the Internet. In the video, he teases a specific sound that was everywhere before it suddenly disappeared into the collective memory of those born before the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.“There is only one sound in this entire world that will forever separate the old generation from the new one,” Glass Sniper said in the viral video. “'For when the new generation hears it, they'll have no idea what we're talking about. But when the old generation hears it… We cringe!” The sound, of course, is the squeak of a dial-up modem connecting with an Internet service provider or ISP, as they were known back in the day.The more nostalgic the sound makes you feel, the more closely the sound identifies your age. Boomers and older Gen X certainly know the noise and remember it, but only people who came into prime Internet-using age around 1998 feel it in their very bones. @theglasssniper New year. New Generation. What year is the line drawn? Lol You either remember it well, or you weren't around for it. There is no inbetween. The screeching, squealing sound is so deeply etched in the memories of people who grew up in the early-Internet era that there is no forgetting it.The sound is known as a "handshake," where your modem tries to exchange data with a far-away server. It's unknown why us poor users had to actually hear it, but that's the way it happened in the '90s. - YouTube www.youtube.com One of the biggest problems with dial-up internet was that if you were online, no one in your home could use the phone, which caused some big domestic problems. Also, if you used a long-distance phone number for your dial-up number, you could be in for a hefty phone bill."I can hear my mom yelling 'IM ON THE PHONE!'" — MacksMom1990 wrote in the comments. "Followed by...You've got mail," DawnMichel added. "I can already hear my sister yelling at me to get off the computer so she can call her friend," Uncle B wrote."I figured it would be that sound, or the sound that the tv made after there no more tv shows at night ( when they showed the colour palette)," Isabellers Unniers wrote. "That sound reminds me of the time when I didn’t have to worry about anything, no stress (other than that damn noise) or anything," That_silver300 added. "The way my head popped up like a damn meerkat when I heard it..." MagnusDavis345 commented." An old America Online disc. via\u00a0Karl Baron/Flickr For those of you who don't remember the early days of dial-up modems, in the mid-'90s, America Online (or AOL) was the most popular internet service provider, and it offered chat features, web browsing, and email, all in one package. Its chat rooms allowed people to connect anonymously with others in real-time, and, at that time, no one had photos, so you had to trust that the person was who they said they were.In 1999, AOL grew to over 18 million subscribers and was the largest internet provider in the country. However, after a merger with Time Warner, dubbed "one of the worst mergers in history," in 2001 and the development of broadband internet, AOL's dial-up services quickly became a dinosaur. Brittany Murphy in the 90s. Giphy Although they’re uncommon, people still use dial-up modems. For some comparison, in 2002, 55 million people in the U.S. used dial-up internet, but that number quickly dropped to 51 million in 2003. As of September 2023, 400,000 people in the U.S. still have dial-up internet.This article originally appeared last year. It has been updated.

Ashanti Bentil-Dhue, a 36-year-old advocate for single women, to keep them “Rooted. Regulated. Resourced,” released a viral TikTok video on November 4 where she points out a double standard she believes exists in friendships between married and single women. Ashanti says single women who are always there for their married friends shouldn't expect the same in return.“We're meant to support them through all of the life events that they experience: pregnancy, proposals, engagements, destination weddings. But rarely, if ever, do married women really allocate time and investment into their single friends' life events, whether that's a promotion, a career move, a moving home, travelling, any other achievement that isn't related to a man, isn't related to procreation,” Ashanti says.Ashanti recounted a time when she travelled to another country to see a friend, but the whole time, she was preoccupied with her child. She adds that married women are only interested in hearing about her dating ups and downs and don't care about her professional pursuits. @unpunishablewoman Do married women invest in their single female friends? Are married women self-centered?“Single women in your life are not just disposable accessories. Just because we might not be married, just because we might not be occupied with motherhood necessarily, it doesn't mean we've got endless free time whereby you can pick and choose if you want to call, text, check up on us,” Ashanti says.The post, which received nearly 300,000 views, resonated with Ashanti’s followers. “Single and child-free women have to sacrifice for the ‘community,’ but the community never gives back,” a commenter wrote. “That’s why I stopped sharing my vulnerabilities with my married friends as I realised it was more a source of entertainment than actual care,” another added. “And we’re not ‘allowed’ to be tired. Because how can we be really tired when we don’t have kids?” a commenter wrote. A woman looking annoyed.via Canva/PhotosUpworthy reached out to Amy Armstrong, Conflict Resolution Specialist and Co-Parent Coach at The Center for Family Resolution, to get her thoughts on the TikTok, and she has a common-sense approach to dealing with friends who have “changed” after getting married or having children.How to react when a friend sidelines you“When someone suddenly sidelines you, treats you like the ‘backup friend,’ or expects you to bend your life around theirs, you’re not seeing a new version of them. You’re seeing their actual capacity for friendship when life gets demanding,” Armstrong told Upworthy. “Real friends stay real through every season. Fair-weather friends fall off the minute their world expands beyond you.”So how should people react when they feel their friends have sidelined them? “If someone makes you feel disposable, you’re not losing a friend. You’re losing a role you were never meant to play,” Armstrong continued. “Your job isn’t to fix someone’s selfishness. It’s to redirect your energy toward people who know how to be friends.” An annoyed woman hugging another woman.via Canva/PhotosArmstrong also suggested some boundaries people can use when single people feel they are having a one-way friendship with their married friends.Here are responses that stay bright, centered, and grounded:Friendly boundary“I’m looking for friendships that go both ways. I’m all in when you are, hopefully soon!"Light boundary“I get you’re overwhelmed. I’m keeping things balanced on my end. We can reconnect when it feels good for both of us.”Ultimately, Armstrong notes that friendships can be transient, and we don’t need to give our time and emotional energy to people who aren't doing the same for us. “You don’t have to diagnose selfish friends or tolerate them. You don’t have to fight. You don’t even have to be mad. Friends are friends are friends—or they’re not. The ones who show up, stay. The ones who don’t make room for you don’t deserve front-row seats in your life.”

Picking a unique baby name based on its meaning is a fun, and pretty practical, approach. With so many beautiful baby names to choose from, looking into the etymology is a solid baby naming strategy that can get you closer to a name that feels right.Self-proclaimed "name nerds" on Reddit offered their baby name picks based on their interesting definitions. As one parent noted, "I personally feel the meaning of a name has ~power~ and I want my kid to feel bad*ss when they learn theirs."These are 71 of the most unique baby names based on their meanings. @writing_on_boards Name meanings series! Feel free to comment your names, and I’ll use it for a video! ???⭐️ #fyp #whiteboard #asmr #satisfying #name #namemeaning #marker #handwriting #classroom Girl Names"Ylva: she wolf." - penguinsfrommars"Ursa: she bear." - penguinsfrommars"Torvi: thunder." - penguinsfrommars"Matilda: powerful in battle." - penguinsfrommars"Sophie: wisdom." - penguinsfrommars"Branwen: white raven." - penguinsfrommars"Eira: snow." - penguinsfrommars"Stella: means star, but also the tough, no nonsense fairy from Winx Club :D." - User Unknown"Alexandra: strength and defend." - User Unknown"Victoria: winner, plus literary connotations." - User Unknown"Beatrice : one who brings joy." - User Unknown"Avery: wise." - User Unknown"Margaret: pearls (which are beautiful, but also very tough, and are formed by clams as a defense to threats)." - User Unknown"Lana: calm as still waters [Hawaiian]." - User Unknown"Amanda: worthy of love." - User Unknown"Elizabeth: God is my oath." - User Unknown"Seraphina: fiery one." - User Unknown"Leona: lioness." - moonsugar6"Liana: vines." - moonsugar6"Gaia: earth." - moonsugar6"Evren: cosmos, universe." - moonsugar6"Asteria: star." - moonsugar6"Aveline: hazelnut, desired." - moonsugar6"Talvi: winter." - moonsugar6"Irene: peace." - moonsugar6"Lola: sorrows." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Jemima: dove." - Intrepid_Source_7960 - YouTube www.youtube.com "Guinevere: white wave [Welsh]." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Selene: moon goddess." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Talia: gentle dew from heaven." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Evanthe: good flower." - moonsugar6"Ida: industrious one." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Emma: whole, universal." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Simone: one who hears God, hearkening." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Winifred: peaceful friend." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Abigail: father's joy." - KhaleesiofNZ"Adelaide: noble natured." - KhaleesiofNZ"Adina: gentle, mild." - KhaleesiofNZ"Celeste: heavenly." - KhaleesiofNZ"Eleanor: light-hearted, shining light." - KhaleesiofNZ"Josephine: shall grow." - KhaleesiofNZ"Louisa: famous warrior." - KhaleesiofNZ"Marceline: young warrior." - KhaleesiofNZ"Mirabel: wondrous, of wondrous beauty." - KhaleesiofNZ"Salome: peace." - KhaleesiofNZBoy Names"Arthur: bear." - shaboogami"Bran: raven." - penguinsfrommars"Ambrose: immortality." - penguinsfrommars"Arcturus: guardian of the bear - this is actually the name of a star, but I personally think it would make a good boys name." - penguinsfrommars"Alfred: elf-counsel." - penguinsfrommars"Morgan: sea chief or sea bright." - penguinsfrommars"Norbert: means 'bright north', also my grandfather’s name." - _opossumsaurus"Lionel: the little lion." - User Unknown"Isaac: one who laughs/rejoices." - User Unknown"Silas: man of the forest." - User Unknown"Leander: lion man." - moonsugar6"Todd: fox." - moonsugar6 - YouTube www.youtube.com "Darby: free from envy." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Baldwin: bold friend." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Ronan: little seal." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Douglas: black water." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Odin: inspiration." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Ezra: helper." - Intrepid_Source_7960"Orson: bear cub." - moonsugar6"Silvan: forest." - moonsugar6"Stellan: calm." - moonsugar6"Evander: good man." - moonsugar6"Alden: old friend." - KhaleesiofNZ"Asher: happy." - KhaleesiofNZ"Franklin: landowner of free not not noble origin." - KhaleesiofNZ"Lucas: bringer of light." - KhaleesiofNZ

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