Absolutely. I do wonder if the first season focuses on child Rufus in order to allow viewers to build an affinity for him - the kind of motherly/sisterly feeling that sustains Dana for the length of their relationship - so we are more invested as we watch him turn into the raping monster you describe.

I had the same quandary about Kevin when I read the book, even after I read a line about how he had almost “clear” or colorless eyes or something (for a hot second I thought - he’s albino?). I had also assumed that a Black woman in the 70s would most likely be married to a Black man. Still, Kevin being White makes a…

I think Rhaenyra did hand little Joffrey over to a wet nurse, and then began applying the compresses to her breast to try to dry out the milk

Seeing a lot of judgment about her decision to take photos of the process. For those interested, she wrote an essay about that. An excerpt:

I think she might have some talent, but it’s not for live comedy TV. I thought her acting was best in the Horny Zookeeper sketch film (where her breaking could be edited out, perhaps). She was also great in the monologue. So maybe there’s something to be said for first-time nerves.

That cultural expansion rested mainly on the shoulders of Simon, Lady Danbury, Marina, and the Queen, and we got little insight into their their humanistic qualities or backstories. We never saw who these characters were when they weren’t consumed with sex or white trauma.

[insert Tyra “We were all rooting for you!” GIF here]

I was interested in cinematography as a film student. I remember a conversation I had with an older student who told me that, for some reason, it’s easier for a woman to become a director than a DP, which may seem counterintuitive, since the director oversees the whole shebang (along with producers). I guess it’s…

White supremacy doesn’t mean that each individual perpetrator of violence is white. People of any race can enforce white supremacy (see: Winsome Sears, Candace Owens, Michelle Malkin, etc). For me, it’s about existing in a society where the systems, policies and/or cultural beliefs reinforce the idea that whiteness…

I understand that he identifies as multi-racial, but Dr. Internet tells me he’s never specified Black within that. Huh. I think it’s safe to assume he’s Black, though. He rose to prominence after a short film he did based on his experiences as an actor where he’s too dark for certain roles, but too light to play in a…

Two black men!

I used to follow a blog on Twitter (“Sociological Perspectives”) and they had a guest blogger who wrote about how it’s acceptable in society to ridicule men for being “short” and had all of these cringey examples (like Anne Hathaway taking off her high heels while announcing an award at a luncheon so she wouldn’t be…

Is Joe Rogan 4 years old? Because I generally see only very young children who are so insistent that the word “Black” shouldn’t be used to describe people unless they are the actual color coming out of the Crayola box. It’s not a literal descriptor, dummy.

In Christmas in Love, she works at a bakery making Christmas Kringles—but she really wants to be a professional crafter. Sadly, I’ve never seen this one, so I cannot tell you how in the world she plans to make that work.

The return of the “ussie” guy from the season premiere demonstrates that the show isn’t afraid of a long callback

This is my concern, too. I can’t think of another character on the show who’s not at least a little bit funny. The closest I can come to it is Rebecca, but she gets in jokes. She’s also an excellent straight woman to the other characters in her scenes. There’s no clue that Dr. Fieldstone will even be doing that.

I don’t think you have to be overpowered or helpless to be raped. You can be coerced, you can freeze, you can choose to not physically resist. 

She couldn’t get on the plane. She needed to stay behind to distract the Guardians who had posted up at the fence where the group was going to enter. Keeping them occupied by throwing stones, and eventually having one Guardian run a ways after her, allowed Rita and the other Marthas and Handmaids to usher the children…

And then they hit teenager years and they’re like, Oh, shit. I have to fall into the assembly line.

Her go-to has been backup dancers (Cris Judd, Casper Smart), but if she’s not touring now...what will she do?!?!