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Mar 11 • 3 tweets • 1 min read
One more thing about the white-only casting in films about historical events:

This country has historically kept a boot on Black, Brown & Indigenous People. They’ve hidden their contributions. Books & teachings are currently being banned in racist-led school systems.

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Many in this country want the POC who did great things to remain hidden.

Why? Because it continues the MYTH of white supremacy.

So miss me w/the “The casting is historically accurate” mess. MAYBE you should tell the story from the perspective of the #HiddenFigures

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There’s ALWAYS a way to diversify a project so that everyone gets a chance to SEE themselves & every talented actor gets a chance to play…yknow, if diversity is a goal.

We see all too often that that is NOT a goal.

I’ll CONTINUE to call it out. As Tab says #ThatsMyBusiness

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From THIS Christian, please know that you ARE enough for Christ who loves you.

Period. The end.

w/that knowledge go forth & continue to strive to be better for the kingdom & to love God, yourself & others as you love yourself because THAT is what Christ boiled it all down to.
LOVE is who He is. LOVE is what He left with us. LOVE is what He called us to be. LOVE is what He called us to do.

Judgment & condemnation was NEVER supposed to be on our list of duties because WE are ill-equipped to do it.

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John 8:7 “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”

Matthew 7:1-5 “Judge not lest ye be judged…”

James 4:12 “…Who are you to judge your neighbor?”

I could go on. This wisdom is EVERYWHERE in the Bible.
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She told ZERO lies.

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Please. This.

I know we are tired. I sure am. I feel like I’ve been fighting for what’s right 24/7 since that orange snake slithered down that gilded escalator. His evil has encouraged the evil in others.

It’s always on us to fix it. But the alternative for us is death.
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Know what’s wack?

Every time a Democrat is elected President, it comes after some Republican yahoo has ran up the deficit, started a war or FULLY spearheaded the rebirth of racism & white supremacy via a four letter cult.

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