I will gladly be her cub.

Because she was working on it in the bathroom. I think the idea was that she was so busy she was always working .

I hate the Lakers, but I think Magic is smarter than people give him credit for. He’ll bring in someone better to be GM, he’ll bring Jerry West back as consigiliere, and he’ll reap all the benefits if they’re good.

Yeah, true. And it’s really noticeable. I was bingeing black-ish this weekend and went to see Hidden Figures. I could tell that the former was done primarily by POC while the latter was creatively done by white people.

I was entertained but I was really distracted by the white saviors. And the fact that it felt like every conflict got a short shrift.

There are still psychoanalysts out there?

I’ve always said that when I have a TV show I’m going to make sure the writer’s room is 50% women and POC.

That’s not true! Magic has always had a POSITIVE attitude but he has never had AIDS.

Oh, the only way it could be better is if he brings in Kobe.

Oh, I loved La La Land. I just think there’s a noticeable difference between something that was written and directed by a POC (Moonlight) and something that wasn’t (Hidden Figures)

Hollywood Executive: “I want a woman director! Get me Kathryn Bigelow!”
Underling: “She’s busy working on a project about the Detroit riots.”
Hollywood Executive: “Get me Ava DuVernay!”
Underling: “She’s making ‘A Wrinkle in Time’”
Hollywood Executive: “Oh, fuck it. I tried. Get me Mel Gibson.”

I know this is unrelated but I saw Hidden Figures and thought it was spectacularly okay. Not terrible, but not great.

“I want something that looks like Saddam’s palace.”
“Say no more, fam”

You should feel uncomfortable around mentally ill people.

That’s what I assumed.

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I thought he couldn’t delete things from his POTUS account.

I know it’s not the same, but I used to weigh 348 pounds. A lot of fat people won’t admit it, but in their heads they don’t picture themselves as fat. When I was that heavy if I closed my eyes I wasn’t that big, I was thin me. And when I lost that weight I remember looking in the mirror and seeing a square jaw and…

Lavern Cox is a fucking amazing actress.

For me, I just believe in supporting trans people to live their truth. My comfort level is immaterial regarding that. Irrespective of my comfort, I’m honestly baffled by antagonism towards the trans community.