Thoughtful essay that is extremely helpful in understanding our tepid response over several presidential administrations. Let me tell you why this terrible historical development reminds me of Succession:

https://twitter.com/AVindman/status/1496821510337712130

I have noticed some differences in how white and black audiences respond to Succession. It's not hard for black folks to imagine the awfulness and depravity of the rich, white elite, because our necks have been their footstools forever.

So this has been on my mind re: Black Panther. I know some people think the role should be retired in honor of Chadwick, but I firmly believe it must live on. Here’s why: Black Panther isn’t just a character. It’s an ideal. This role needs to live on so that black people, children in particular, can see themselves as powerful. So many of our dreams die. We can’t let a black superhero be one of them.

Let me address this. I saw some folks circulating this tweet from 2009 in my TL after I criticized Barstool’s Dave Portnoy for a racist skit that went viral yesterday. Let me explain why I kept this tweet up when it was brought to my attention:

https://twitter.com/TommyG/status/1277578212944547840

For context, the tweet was in reference to Manny Ramirez testing positive for the woman’s fertility drug, gonadotropin. It was wholly ignorant, dumb, and offensive. I am ashamed that I was so uneducated about trans issues at the time. I stand with this community firmly today.

Been thinking about Pippen’s horrible deal with the Bulls and one thing many are dismissing is the trauma that comes with growing up in poverty. And then the quadruple whammy of being black, poor, from the South and the breadwinner of your family at a young age. Growing up poor leaves you with massive insecurities about yourself, and in constant fear that your financial security can be taken away at any moment. A poor kid from Arkansas, as Scottie was, would look at an $18M contract like it was worth $100M.