stacia l. brown
@slb79.bsky.social
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i feel the same way about syd in "the bear." syd reads as "raised in predominantly white social spaces." even the ep last season that ayo and lionel wrote still felt... idk. not quite familiar to me. but i chalked it up to us not always being familiar to each other, rather than white gaze.
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i feel like this is the first time i've seen some cultural authenticity.
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she's playing the role as written and it feels like it's written w/o any poc in the writers room. i'm sure there are some, but i haven't always felt that reflected in this characterization. but the way she's code-switching in this week's ep...
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i love karen pittman. i love her acting style, i think she's really pretty and i love her fashion sensibilities. but i've always had a little cognitive dissonance with the way she plays mia jordan on the morning show.
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it's always so weird to watch anything on apple tv and see real iphone interfaces (text/email)
being used. i'm so used to a generic trademark-related workaround. i always think either "how much did they pay for that usage?" or "ooh, they gon' get in trouble" and then i remember.
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listen. it was a real dilemma. lol.
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thank you so much for reading. 💕
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i was just playing “spanish joint” on repeat last week. 🥹
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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
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so i’ve been spending some time with this whole score since i posted this and i am utterly convinced that a symphony orchestra should screen this and perform this film.

the way i’d be sat.
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yall wanna know what is still one of the *coldest* film score tracks?? to this day? lo, these many 30 years hence? music.apple.com/us/album/fru...
Fruit of Islam by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music
Song · 1992 · Duration 3:52
music.apple.com
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it is my absolute favorite part of that film. that montage of her crying after the breakup. and this goes so hard as a gif. 😂 💕
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i used to be obsessed with this song that appears briefly in “mo better blues,” performed by denzel as bleek gilliam on a bridge in this one gorgeous night shot. it’s not on the film’s soundtrack so i really had to work to find it. music.apple.com/us/album/sin...
Sing Soweto by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music
Song · 1991 · Duration 4:01
music.apple.com
slb79.bsky.social
we actually don’t discuss Terrence Blanchard enough in the pantheon of great film composers.
slb79.bsky.social
yall wanna know what is still one of the *coldest* film score tracks?? to this day? lo, these many 30 years hence? music.apple.com/us/album/fru...
Fruit of Islam by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music
Song · 1992 · Duration 3:52
music.apple.com
slb79.bsky.social
wow. i’m so sorry for your loss. 💕
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i had to google. like, this universe completely spins out between seasons.
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also: they always pop up every season with these high-profile new cast members with like no intro to their storyline. they've added william jackson harper *and* aaron pierre and like... who are they??? where did marion cotillard come from?!
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and when people say this show could go on forever? it absolutely could, bc what even is it and whyever would it stop?