There was an interview with Peele where he said he actually did want to hire a black American actor because he felt it was a specifically black American story and he hesitated to hire Kaluuya. They eventually had to discuss how/whether Kaluuya had some deeper understanding of the story before Peele would consider…

“There are a lot of black British actors in these movies,” Jackson told New York radio station Hot 97. “I tend to wonder what that movie [‘Get Out’] would have been with an American brother who really feels that.” He continued, “What would a brother from America have made of that role? Some things are universal, but…

Musing how the role in Get Out might have been played differently by someone with a personal experience with American culture is not a diss.

The thing is there hasn’t been a period of history where black people weren’t present in Britain since the days of Roman occupation.

It’s not the number. It’s the size. The scale is wrong for the space.

Do you understand the kind of brainwashing that woman has been subject to for her entire life? People in Quiverfull circles actually think that divorce is worse than murder. She’s under incredible pressure from both sides of the family to “forgive” him. And since she’s probably been homeschooled her entire life until…

Stuff like this is why I laugh when people suggest Capote wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. I don’t doubt he loved Harper Lee to pieces but he would NEVER let someone else take credit for his work. He couldn’t even handle other people covering similar material. Even though he knew it would never challenge the masterpiece…

I found In Cold Blood horribly, dreadfully, painfully compelling, and now kind of want to read this manuscript for the same reason.

I’ve never had those. But it’s basically shortbread coated in milk chocolate and the person who invented it should have been given a Nobel prize.

“I’m one of those weirdos who likes black licorice.” I think we’ve isolated your problem. Your taste buds are broken. 

Ooooh, and speaking of weird/delicious European candies, you should rank Ritter Sport bars!! Good excuse to buy all of the different kinds and have a sampling party.

I am making the exact same face as the little blue guy on that package right now.

Same. My long standing relationship with Modcloth is officially over.

Such a huge bummer. As a plus-size clothes wearer, Modcloth has been of my go to’s because they have such cute products. I won’t continue to shop there if they’re owned by Walmart, though. I refuse to support a company that treats its employees so badly.

Just like abortion didn’t exist until Roe v Wade! Why, no one ever had an abortion until those hippy libruls started forcing them on everyone willy nilly.

And we got along famously with the Coloreds until Obama stirred things up!!!

20 years ago, when I lived near Philly, my very fabulous and very gay hairdresser Larry always talked about as his days as a dancer during this era of Bandstand. He had great memories.

And a lot of the music they danced to was written and/or performed by folks who were gay, too.

Not true! “The Gay” didn’t exist until the Clinton administration.

Dick was dick to anybody who couldn’t further his agenda including the artists on the show.