No, that’s different and you know it. You know that the words “Fuck you,” are an insult. You know that holding your middle finger in the air is an insult. You know if I were to say that “Your mother is a ugly ass bitch,” that you would be insulting someone. There are things that you can’t know if they are going to…

Felicity and Ray were great, Ollie should have stayed miserable and alone. Laurel doesn’t need his drama.

Not just biracial couples. There aren’t a lot of black females in OTP romances or being treated as desirable romantic prospects with full lives on (mainstream American) tv in general. (Not healthy, aspirational romances anyway, just a few gross, dysfunctional ones.)

Thank you for mentioning Martha and Mickey, which I believe falls under the more egregious category 1B, “Well, These Two Spares Are Both Black.”

The only thing that bother me about Felicity and Ollie is how it seemingly necessitated turning her into a crazy person for half a season.

What about if the 2 leads have great chemistry but then you bring his dead witch wife back to life and waste an entire season?

This. One of Darkness’s biggest problems isn’t the fact that Khan is in the film, it’s the weird exposition dump that gives you an incredibly convoluted backstory in like 2 minutes.

...the name Khan is treated like a big reveal in the movie, with dramatic music swelling and everything, but it means jack shit to the characters.

Has it really been 10 years? I’m wondering when the mention of her doesn’t also bring that sting of sadness that she’s no longer with us. It’s been wonderful to see just how much creativity across disciplines has been inspired by her work. I’m still holding out on reading that last slew of stories because I just can’t…

Ya know, I hate slave narrative movies as much as the next person, but there are some stories that need to be told and Nat Turner’s rebellion has always been one of those for me. Also, Harriet Tubman, but Viola’s got that one on lock, and I’m also excited for that. And I’m also soooo glad that a Black filmmaker is…

I’m happy for nate parker truly. And nat turner’s rebellion is not something that gets taught in schools so this is important. With that being said. Not surprising. White people love slave narratives. As a black woman I’m over it. Black Americans are more and did more than slavery. Call me back when there’s a fantasy…

I absolutely refuse to use the “I’m taken” line, because it enrages me so much. You WILL accept my disinterest, whether you like it or not. (And yes, I know that may mean it’s a hill I die on...but I absolutely refuse to be viewed as anyone’s property or have my worth defined by my status as someone else’s property)

And then, as I was about to tell them directly that I was not interested, one of them TOOK MY NOTEBOOK AND PEN OUT OF MY HANDS and said, “Why would you want to spend time in a fantasy world when you could spend it in reality with us?”

I will never understand men like that. They’re all “let me date you! You are so desirable to me that I’m going to pester you instead of hanging out with my friends at this party!” and then turn quickly to “you’re a bitch.” Then why’d you want to date me 5 minutes ago?

This is what enrages me. The only seemingly acceptable answer to the assholes that do this is a response that is along the lines of “I’m sorry, I’m seeing someone.” It’s like if no other man has staked his claim, pissed on your leg, or somehow indicated that you’re his property, then you MUST be open and accepting of…

“Why can’t women just be direct and honest if they don’t want to go out with you?!”

I feel like most popular children’s books with black girl protagonists are historical books (about slavery or the civil rights movement), and while those topics are undoubtedly very important, it’s like... Being black isn’t the only thing that black girls have to offer. And don’t even get me started on the white…

....and will probably think Holden Caulfield is a whiny little a**hole, just like I did....

Awesome. Also, for when she gets older, enough fucking books about 20-something creatives living in New York. And enough books about WW2. I was making my reading list for the year and it was amazing how many books fit that description.

I love to see a child passionate about books!