I’m so sad about Aisha Tyler. So sad. They seemed like a cool couple, and she is the absolute coolest.

drag her, mom!

wow, so now i’m old, too. I guess at 45 my brain stops working . . . or could it be that I actually remember the things that are being misreported?

Also, it’s not a spotty record. Working for the Children’s Defense Fund and actual SNCC vets doing equality work in other arenas is not spotty. It’s really irritating to me how the history of both Hillary and Bernie are cherry picked for soundbites. He worked via CORE in the 60's, and didn’t introduce one piece of…

I like Yummy better than Spanx actually. I know I’m not an expert, but it’s way more breathable and shaping . . .

I don’t get the difference between what you just said and I what said. But I guess I’m just old(?) and 20 years behind.

I read that quote as not a sappy, we’re all the same, but that through the power of diverse storytelling, at the end of the story one is able to recognize our shared humanity and understand, in a small way, from another perspective. It’s kind of the point of telling our stories— we want people to understand our…

Hmmm . . . I thought (according to Skip Gates, et al.) that “voluntary Negro” was a term for Black people who could pass for white and chose not to. The phenomenon of white people choosing to be Black is so remarkable that Rachel Dolezeal’s story blew up to what it is now.

Again . . . I was just saying Stallone was weakest in a relative way. I thought everything was well done. And like I said— I hate bloodsport! I totally agree with your analysis!

Yes, I agree that movie “love” is subjective. There are always nominees that I think gave absolutely crap performances and movies with which I was wholely unimpressed. I pointed out Creed because I really did love it— I totally disagree with you about Jordan, Coogler’s story, and the quality of the film overall— and…

THIS all m-fing day. You’re a film maker. Dream in technicolor!

The fact that he’s doing Black Panther makes me so damn happy. I think Coogler has a mighty bright future.

We don’t only have ourselves to blame, in this instance and the comparison you’re making isn’t apples to apples. The Academy is by and large white, male and older. These older white males are notorious for not watching all of the movies sent for consideration. The effect is nominations based on reputation and…

My use of weak here is relative. I don’t mean that he was terrible, I mean that he was the weakest part of a very strong, well acted movie.

Zoe Kravitz wasn’t in the movie. Is this a tongue in cheek post? I hope?

. . . or can we?

No, makes you shake your fist at the air and yell, “GODDAMMIT!”

TRUTH.

I’m tired of slave movies, too. We only get kudos when presenting a racial struggle. It’s frustrating. I loved the movie Creed— Ryan Coogler presented a thoughtful, nuanced, beautifully made picture, and the weakest thing about it was Sylvester Stallone as Rocky. I can’t stand blood sport . . . and yet I was…

I am happy for allies to attend and speak up. Show up and show out. Ruffalo is really good at that.