Archive for August 2009
WAT? Roger Sterling in Blackface????
Posted by: elledub08 on: August 31, 2009
If you follow me on Twitter, then you probably saw my shock and awe at seeing Roger Sterling in Blackface on last night’s episode of Mad Men. Wat? Blackface? In the 60s? I was in disbelief. In my last post I talked about my frustrations with the lack of race commentary on the show. Wasn’t [...]
Black people on Mad Men (or lack thereof)
Posted by: elledub08 on: August 17, 2009
As a pretty big Mad Men fan, I was so excited about last night’s Season 3 premiere. Not only did I want to know how the rest of the story unfolded but part of me hoped that maybe, just maybe, we’ll see more than a passing glance at a Black character on the show or [...]
Amber Rose in Complex Magazine: Sexy Beast (?)
Posted by: elledub08 on: August 16, 2009
Jezebel talks about Amber Rose’s most recent photo shoot for Complex Magazine:
The industry’s general unwillingness to embrace models of color as anything besides the exoticized “other” is thwarting the development and popularization of other kinds of black beauty. Even Alek Wek, the Sudanese supermodel, noted that she was often asked to pose in spreads that [...]
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- loryn24: so i guess i should be glad that i'm not watching Fallon tonite? cuz y'all are goin IN on this show
- loryn24: @DeePhunk oh i'm in DE myself
- loryn24: @nueva_voz oh that is so annoying--and cowardly. don't say some shit then delete it cuz you can't take the heat. ugh these PEOPLE. >:(
- loryn24: @wisemath yes, there is a wordpress for blackberry. it kinda sucks though.
- loryn24: #youlie! RT @wisemath: I'm sure I'm in a small lonely minority but I like Exhibit A more than Exhibit C
- loryn24: LOL RT @chrispitre: Not sure why people think hopping w/ your back bent = Beyonce dancing to "Crazy in Love" #Glee
- loryn24: Made me lose interest in the show sorta. Bad decision on writers part RT @xayide: And the preg story is never going to end. *headdesk* #glee
- loryn24: @stylish_in_dc thanks you too!
- loryn24: @JessicaWakeman oh it was horrifying wasn't it? It had been such a long time sense I had seen a good scary movie, but orphan was it
- loryn24: @nerdette so sad I won't be at townhouse tonite! Boarded my train right around 9 too :-(
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