Mar 5, 2020
Dear Sir or White Man,
Michael Harriot from The Root sums it up nicely.
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Dear Sir or White Man,
Michael Harriot from The Root sums it up nicely.
I had a different title for this review. I tried to be poetic and dress up my disdain for this movie with not-so-pointed words. It was “Detroit Makes America Face Its Racist Demons With Unrelenting Torture,” but my managing editor, Danielle Belton, challenged me to be as real as I was in this review. So I went there with the new title.
thoughts?
anyone seen the film?
Sometimes
I read the articles and comments on theroot.com and I wonder how many other black people there are, just sitting there reading and silently disagreeing with either the writer or those many-starred reader comments on the page.
Like, can I agree that black women and women in general are lowballed all around without believing that that is what happened to her with regard to Netflix? Or am I a self-hating black woman if I think that?
That’s probably the safest disagreement I can post these days. I just try to keep my mouth shut when I disagree and keep it moving. Social media is a landmine these days.
Talking Self-Confidence & Cultural Appropriation with TheRoot.com!!! Every chance I get, I like to use my platform to shed light on the issues that mean so much to me.
27 Questions for Those Black People in the 27 Questions Video:
1. Why?
2. Why?
3. Why?
4. How much did you get paid?
5. How much did you get paid?
6. Was it worth it?
7. Was it worth it?
8. Are you the token black friend?
9. Do you hate yourself?
10. Are you related to Raven-Symone?
11. Or Stacey Dash?
12. Or Rachel Dolezal?
13. Do you have black friends?
14. You got paid how much?
15. Did you read that hashtag?
16. What were you thinking?
17. Why?
18. How?
19. Huh?
20. Really?
21. So you thought this was a good idea?
22. You have regrets now, don’t you?
23. Did Raven-Symone ask for this?
24. I’m running out of questions
25. Y’all can’t be this dense?
26. Bet you wish you said no, now right?
27. Are we supposed to laugh at you or cry?
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2016/04/buzzfeed_s_27_questions_black_people_have_for_black_people_failed_27_times.html?utm_content=bufferae483&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Preach, FLOTUS. Preach.
Even when diversity was lacking on-screen, these writers were working behind the scenes at some of TV’s most popular shows and making moves to get shows of their own.
Inspiring! This is where I aspire to be in the next 5 years while also producing my own show! Great read!