"Without you, there wouldn't be the Flash." - Barry Allen @lovewestallen - Tumblr Blog

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If you TOUCH Iris….

Okay, just DON’T hurt him….

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But for me, specifically, clearly being a Black woman and my experience on these shows, it’s just–it’s been really important for me to fight for being seen. I try to not just be a checked box on this network. I don’t want it to be like ‘Oh, look, we got a Black woman to play the love interest for Barry Allen’. I want her to be so much more than that because there are so many young Black women watching this show that want to feel empowered and seen and they want storyline. And also, just this idea that Black women are desirable, that we are also beautiful. I think a lot of times–and I’ve said this before–we often get cast as the sidekick, the friend, to the leading female. And so, when you cast a Black woman as the lead or the love interest to the main guy, for the first time people are seeing Blackness in a beautiful way. That is not often promoted, and I think that’s a really important and special thing, and so that’s something I try to always advocate for on my platform. [x]