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17 May, 4 tweets, 4 min read
I've had a few folks ask how to get access to my new podcast #Aword from @Slate, so I figured I'd re-post a few of our episodes and share some background. Feel free to tag and share with a friend. #Thread
The premise of #AWord @Slate is that race is real, dynamic and everything from white supremacy to #blackgirlmagic plays a role in pop culture, economics and politics. I don't talk down to listeners, we want you to enjoy and catch up
slate.com/podcasts/a-wor…
My discussion w/ @JIJennings abt #FalconAndWinterSoldier addresses some of the challenges and success in trying to make fun and realistic black super heroes in a large corporate environment like @DisneyStudios slate.com/podcasts/a-wor…
I had a throwback conversation w/ @storymodebae about black characters in video games and how to make sure gaming environments are actually as diverse as the people playing them. We also talked about the Def Jam fighting game which was awesome !
slate.com/podcasts/a-wor…

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30 Apr
This was a pretty historic moment in TV
I used to think that Cosby's from grace after assault charges and America's conflicted relationship with the Cosby Show was a uniquely American thing. Until I read about "Hey Dad!" a HUGELY popular Australian sitcom where the lead actor was accused of abusing his sitcom daughter
Australians were horrified that "Australia's Dad" was a serial abuser. In 2014 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting young girls including his TV daughter.
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4 Apr
This us the kind of lazy anecdotal analysis that was supposed to die in the 90's but gets occasionally resurrected by self-serving black politicians hoping to gain favor with white conservative voters and media... About "acting white" a short thread....
I've had black people say I "talked white" or "acted white" as a critique but it was NEVER about academic or financial success, it was short hand for a lack of perceived cultural competence. And honestly no one has said that to me really since high-school.
Being accused of "Talking white" in informal or social black settings was a way of saying "Relax, there's no need to code-switch here. It's just our people" it wasn't even always about grammar, sometimes it was tone or cultural references (a Seinfeld reference no one gets etc)
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24 Mar
This is a long..... Perhaps a little unwieldy but a decent summation of some part of black genre culture...
nytimes.com/2021/03/24/t-m…
I've never used the term #Blerd because
1. Just doesn't roll off my tongue
2. It makes whiteness the default for Fandom identity
I also think the term "Nerd" has been so watered down that it means anybody who likes something and that Mae's the term less powerful
Being a "nerd" implies above average intelligence, not just being socially awkward or interest in science fiction. Rae makes a good point here about the definition creep of "nerd" . Issa on @insecurehbo is NOT a nerd or a geek. She's an awkward black girl. Big difference Image
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3 Mar
A couple of people have responded to this thread about #Cuomo with "What about Northam?" I felt the same way about him. Neither he nor Justin Fairfax should have resigned, until an outside investigation occurred, then made public
Northam was about 15 minutes from resigning over blackface photos of him from 30 years ago re-surfacing, not to mention him lying about it. Fairfax would have replaced him, becoming only the second black governor in Va history and one of the few black governors ever
Within days allegations of sexual assault were levied against Fairfax, and calls for his resignation overshadowed blackface scandals with Democrats Northam AND the AG. It was incredibly convenient for Northam given Fairfax's rising star at the time usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
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3 Mar
As a general rule, unless a politician has committed a criminal offense (and even then it's not automatic) I don't think they should be forced into resignation. It's ultimately up to the voters to decide who they want to represent them. IE: Cuomo likely won't resign
Obviously if the crime committed is one that keeps the politician in POWER (election disruption, influence peddling) then yes they should be bounced, likely by an impeachment process after an outside investigation
In #Cuomo case, as bad as the allegations are, there should be a full investigation carried out by a non-governmental agency. Then his party and the voters can decide what they want to do with him. The key is an investigation
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26 Feb
Could barely get through one episode of #ginnyandgeorgia . I swear sometimes you can look at the casting alone and realize nobody who looks like you or has any cultural knowledge about you was in the writers room for a show
OMG thank my spidey sense that told me to stop watching #ginnyandgeorgia after EP1. If I had invested in this show long enough to watch cringe worthy idiotic racially insulting scenes like this in later episodes I would've damn near canceled #Netflix
Who writes this stuff? And where were thier black and Asian friends and co-workers to tell them to stop?
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