Tag Archives: Television Shows
Viola SLAYED and Scandal Stayed
I’ll kick things off with my usual —-> SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT <—- Not because I want to spoil things for ya – I’m actually so not into doing that, but in my enthusiasm, I might ruin some aspects of … Continue reading
Viola Davis is Beautiful
Classic African Beauty: ENJOY ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Gurl, BYE. ~*~ For those that don’t know, Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and Private Practice fame has cast the amazing actor Viola Davis … Continue reading
Posted in General, Hellz YES, WELP
Tagged Love, Pop Culture, Race, Racism, Reality Check, Television, Television Shows, TV, Viola Davis, White Supremacy
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Netflix Racism Roulette
For those that don’t know. Netflix is a paid service that gives you television shows and movies directly to your computer or mobile devices via Instant Watch (streaming), or directly to your television set or via direct to your snail … Continue reading
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Tagged Entertainment, Film, Movies, Netflix, Non-traditional Casting, Pop Culture, Race, Racism, Stereotype, Television Shows, Token, TV
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Why Almost Human is Mediocre TV
Just like Agents of the S.H.I.E.L.D., Almost Human was touted as the next best thing since sliced bread for the scifi genre in television. Well I took a look, and, like SHIELD, it is nothing of the sort. #SorryNotSorry. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Asimov, Male Gaze, Misogyny, Science Fiction, Sexism, Television, Television Shows, TV, WTF I'm Tired of This Ish
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So Not Feelin It
Ok this post will be short and sweet bitter. I just need to get this off my chest. What in all the world is up with some people?? Been hiding away buried in Netflix as is my wont to help … Continue reading
Severe Lack of Imagination in Sci-Fi Casting
If you’ve been a constant reader – shoutout to my Intersect Tesseracts! – you know I’ve spoken a lot about the Invisibility Of The Black Woman In Television & Film. I have over the years come up with the (not … Continue reading
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Tagged Casting, Film, Movies, Non-traditional Casting, Patriarchy, Race, Racism, Television, Television Shows, TV, White Supremacy, WTF I'm Tired of This Ish
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Scandal Season 3 Opener Reaction
~*~ Yeah, that’s all I got :D I really don’t do recaps because the AWESOMEST Scandal recaps are already HANDLED (see what I did there?) by Luvvie of Awesomely Luvvie: CLICK HERE for last night’s season 3 premiere recap. (It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dayum!, Gladiators In Suits, Olivia Pope, Pop Culture, Recap, Scandal, Shonda Rhimes, Television, Television Shows, TV
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Black Female Lead
These three words are not often seen or heard, and what they symbolize is also very rare: Black Female Lead. When you hear those words the first thing that might spring to mind is Olivia Pope played by Kerry Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Mills, Nicole Beharie, Olivia Pope, Pop Culture, Racism, Sleepy Hollow, Television, Television Shows, TV
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Invisible Girl: Twisted Sister
This is Part 3 of my “Invisibility Series”, which didn’t start out as such, but here we are. You can get caught up on the conversation by reading the first post, Black Woman Invisible, and the second, The Invisibility Continues. … Continue reading
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Tagged I Told You So, Invisible Woman, Racism, Sunday Thoughts, Television, Television Shows, TV, Twisted, WTF I'm Tired of This Ish
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The Invisibility Continues
I’ve written a lot about the presence – or lack thereof – of Black women in television and TV shows. My post Black Woman Invisible touched on it using the show Criminal Minds to make several key points. Yes, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Dexter, Invisible Woman, Non-traditional Casting, Racism, Reality Check, Sunday Thoughts, Television, Television Shows, TV, WTF I'm Tired of This Ish
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Awake Black Woman 