Where to begin? First, I do like Dr. Marty Klein. In fact, I frequently quote his views on polarizing issues such as pornography, sex work, and government intervention into the private sex lives of the country’s citizenry. However, I’ve seen Klein stumble on certain issues: with off the cuff remarks during public speaking engagements, and […]
An Open Letter to Straight, White, Cisgender Men, CC: Christians, the Able Bodied, etc. Hey, How you guys doing? I understand some of you are feeling some kinda way about that women’s only screening of Wonder Woman. Here’s the thing. Throughout our nation’s history, from the dawn of the republic to eleven seconds ago, […]
Or, Bustin’ [Stereotypes] Makes Me Feel Good Let’s get a couple things straight: I have nothing against people with regular-ass jobs. Neither of my parents attended university. My mom was a nurse and my dad was a general contractor. I spent my formative years covered in drywall dust working alongside my dad. I love me […]
My roommate, Andy, and I have lived together so long that we’ve developed a style of communication that few other people could understand. For example, this exchange on the color blue. Me: That’s really blue. Andy: It’s like “Dante Spinotti Blue.” Me: I was going to say it was “Janusz Kaminsky Blue.” Andy: No, it’s […]
BRUCE BANNER (VOICE OVER)
Dear Director Fury: We accept that we all had to give up being the stars of our own movies in order to save the world. However, we think you’re
crazy to ask us to write an essay on who we think we are. You see
us as you want to see us, on the simplest terms and the most convenient
definitions. But, what we discovered today is that each one of us is a monster…
CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOICE OVER)
…and a super soldier…
BLACK WIDOW (VOICE OVER)
…and a spy…
THOR (VOICE OVER)
…and a demi-god…
HAWKEYE (VOICE OVER)
…and an assassin…
IRON MAN (VOICE OVER)
…and a genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist.
BRUCE BANNER
Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, The Avengers.
I have created a new mathematic equation; I call it The Black Actress Tragedy Index. You take the number of Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys that a black actress has been nominated for and you divide that by the number of years between her most recent nomination and her first appearance in a film written or […]