Going to do a thread of all of the reviews, interviews and various press covering Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze. ๐๐๐พ๐
First up, the
@TheAVClub
๐ฅ
I have to say itโs pretty amazing to see my name in
@TheAVClub
and thank you for covering Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze. They also put my favorite quote from the interview in the article. ๐๐พ
Can you imagine being a little brown child and seeing Black Panther, only to find out that the creators look like you? That the director has the thickest Oakland accent ever? That the production was filled with black people?
#WhatBlackPantherMeansToMe
Men are trash. Any man who ever tells you that he isnโt trash is the worst kind of trash.
The good ones battle being not trash everyday. But we still trash.
My favorite Shock G story, other than when I met him, is when Tupac screamed on him for not giving him beats as hot as Kiss You Back. Shock said he gave him So Many Tears and I Get Around. Let me say that again. I Get Around.
Without Dallas Penn, there is no Combat Jack Show. Without CJS, thereโs no Budden, Nore, Ak, none of this. The whole Hip Hop podcasting industry owes him a debt of gratitude.
This woman Gina Carano was a mediocre actress and yet she still managed to secure one of the most never ending bags in the world.
All she had to do was keep her ignorance to herself.
Someone should write a thesis on this one.
White people be like โI have problems understanding Lovecraft Countryโ but they can tell you which of the Space Marine chapters stayed loyal to emperor after Horusโs Heresy.
When people talk about Abolishing The Police we arenโt talking about mob rule or anarchy, even though I challenge you to tell me how that differs from our current system, we are talking about replacing a violent, militarized police force with something thatโs actually humane.
We are going to see a lot of black and white photos of John Lewis from the 1960's, but that's just because they want you to think that sixty years ago is ancient history.
โIssa Rae doesnโt know anything about toxic men!โ He belched from his motherโs basement, only pausing his xbox long enough to ignore his overdue child support payment.
Iโve known Chadwick since we were both at Howard, and Iโm nowhere near as close with him as a lot of my friends. Prayers and love to all of his friends and family.
I need all of my followers, especially the ones who donโt consider themselves racist, or think that they are progressive to read this article.
Especially the part about what people do behind closed doors.
And eff Amy Cooper and anyone who supports her.
Batman might be the perfect analogy for a billionaire like Bezos or Elon.
Fully capable of making a better world, but theyโd rather pull stunts to feed their own ego.
So,
#WhatBlackPantherMeansToMe
? Honestly?
I think it is the most important geek movie of our lifetimes.
It is battling Star Wars as my most important.
It is a game changer in every sense of the word.
The NY Times review of
#LovecraftCountry
has some excellent points, but I think we miss how much whiteness is accepted as the norm, and that anything that isnโt, has to be near perfect to get the respect that mediocre whiteness centered entertainment gets for simply existing.
A couple of weeks ago I tweeted that
#SorryToBotherYou
was my most anticipated movie of the summer, and that
@BootsRiley
should be on
@FanBrosShow
to talk about it.
Itโs just twitter though.
Iโve seen
#BlackPanther
three times now and itโs easily the best film Marvel has produced and itโs in my personal top five if not number one.
#CrownWakanda
That's what bugs me out. I hadn't seen him since Howard, and every time I've seen him since, he acted like we were still in front of Fine Arts. Rest In Power King Chadwick.
I was in the car with my mom when they announced Black Panther and I pulled over to the side of the road and screamed and cried tears of joy until I couldnโt anymore.
Chadwickโs impact canโt be measured.
Iโll never understand the idea that you need a daughter to respect women.
Just go on and say it, I didnโt think of women as human beings despite having been born by one.
My life is too bugged out. ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Djing a wedding tonight, and who is a good friend of the couple?
The one
@SimuLiu
, yup that happened.
You already know I invited him on
@ForAllNerds
@ViewsFrom616
so we can talk
#ShangChi
I canโt take yโall seriously.
#WakandaForever
is one of the best films of the MCU but because the creators didnโt recast TโChalla it sucks?
This is why Iโm so glad Marvel kept it moving
In the words of MโBaku โif we give them what they want, whats to stop him from coming back?โ
Ever since my mother passed on, I do my best to remember that energy can't be created or destroyed, and when we live our life in their memory, their energy lives on forever.
Them: Jon Snow better win the throne!
Me: Jon Snow? Same Snow who got Ygritte killed? Same snow who got saved at the battle of the bastards? Same snow who got Viserion white walked? SNOOOOOOOOW?
Good morning.
Black people have been dealing with the reality of America since itโs inception.
We donโt need to be told that America hasnโt changed because of one election.
But, let us have this moment.
My father, William Byrd Johnson, transitioned into a higher plane last week. Celebrations of his life and legacy will be held on August 17th in Kent, Ohio as well as in Houston, Texas on August 22nd. Thank you for your love and support.