What about LipstickAlley?
Lipstick Alley (LSA) is often viewed as the female counterpart to The Coli, but with a much larger focus on celebrity culture, beauty standards, and socio-political strategy for Black women. While it began as a forum for industry insiders to spill secrets about Black celebrities (hence the name "Lipstick Alley"), it has evolved into a massive general interest board.
If you browse The Front Porch (General Chat) or Paparazzi Alley (Celeb Gossip), you will find the forum is obsessed with these core subjects:
1. Celebrity "Tea" and Stan Wars
This is the site's primary engine. Users obsessively dissect the lives of celebrities, looking for "tea" (insider secrets) or cracks in their public personas.
* The Meghan Markle Mega-Threads: LSA is famous for having some of the longest, most intense threads on the internet regarding Meghan Markle. The user base is deeply polarized between "Stans" (supporters) and critics who analyze her every move.
* Beyoncé vs. Rihanna: While less volatile than in the past, the proxy war between the "Navy" (Rihanna fans) and the "Beyhive" (Beyoncé fans) is part of the site's DNA.
* "Industry Plants": The forum is obsessed with identifying which new artists (like Ice Spice or Tyla) are "industry plants" utilizing nepotism or paid viral marketing rather than genuine talent.
2. Colorism, Texturism, and Featurism
LSA has arguably the most intense and granular debates about colorism on the internet.
* Light Skin vs. Dark Skin: Threads frequently erupt into debates about whether a celebrity is "actually Black" or "Biracial," and whether they benefit from light-skin privilege.
* "Texturism": There is a hyper-focus on hair texture (Type 3 vs. Type 4 hair) and resentment toward the natural hair movement centering loose curl patterns over tighter coils.
* Biracial Erasure: A loud contingent of the forum argues that biracial women (e.g., Zendaya, Doja Cat) should not be the face of "Black Girl Magic," advocating for a distinction between "Black" and "Biracial."
3. Dating Strategy: "Divestment" & "Hypergamy"
Just as The Coli has the "Passport Bros," LSA has the Divestment and Leveling Up movements.
* The Divestment Movement: A philosophy encouraging Black women to stop "mammying" (caring for/protecting) the Black community and Black men, and instead focus solely on their own self-preservation and happiness—often by dating exclusively white or non-Black men.
* Hypergamy/Leveling Up: Entire subforums are dedicated to the art of marrying wealthy men. Users swap tips on how to look "expensive," catch a rich husband, and avoid "dusties" (broke or low-value men).
4. Jane Doe Alley (Anonymous Drama)
This is the "Incogneato" section where users post anonymous confessions. It is essentially an unfiltered advice column.
* The Obsessions: Infidelity, "Baby Daddy" drama, secret debt, and family betrayal. It is often described as the most entertaining but depressing part of the site.
5. Hygiene and "Cleanliness" Wars
LSA users are notoriously fastidious about hygiene, often to a degree that becomes a meme.
* The Washing Debate: Viral debates often start here about whether people wash their legs in the shower, how often to wash towels, or if you can eat at other people's houses (the answer is usually "no, you can't trust their kitchen").
6. Gender Critical Politics
Politically, LSA is overwhelmingly Democrat, but with a specific caveat: it is one of the few major female-dominated spaces that is Gender Critical (often labeled TERF-adjacent by outsiders).
* Transgender Issues: A significant portion of the user base is hostile toward the inclusion of trans women in biological women's spaces. Threads on this topic are frequent and often use terminology that would get users banned on platforms like Reddit or Twitter.
Summary Glossary
* "Fonts": The term for users on the site (as in "I agree with the font above me").
* "Dusty": A low-value, broke, or unambitious man.
* "Pick-Me": A woman who upholds patriarchal standards to gain male validation (the ultimate insult on LSA).
* "The Kang": A sarcastic term for a Black man, usually used when criticizing one.
The Bottom Line: Lipstick Alley is obsessed with gatekeeping and strategy. The users are constantly debating who gets to be famous, who gets to be "Black," and how Black women can maneuver through a hostile world to secure wealth and status.
