“But this moment clarified something for me: if I really want to have deeper conversations about how power works and how it fails, I needed somewhere where my words and not someone else's version of them could speak for themselves. So now here we are.” 👏🏾👏🏾
I was disappointed in Matt Belloni’s off-the-cuff remark and felt it continued the unfortunate framing of your voice and perspective in this conversation about Sinners and conventional wisdom. I'm glad you took him to task for it.
I'd just been in another meeting that same day where discriminatory language was being used cavalierly by well-meaning people and had been lamenting about how difficult it is to get people to be more thoughtful with their words.
“That framing also reflects something deeper and more insidious: A fragile view of power that treats scrutiny as aggression.”
What I love most about this essay is how clearly and succinctly it gets to the heart of the matter. You’ve said everything I’ve ever wanted to say about my observations of Hollywood and the way it operates—but you said it in a less inflammatory manner and backed by data. This is a seminal text that I will be returning to again and again. Thank you for your testimony, Brother. 🙏🏾🙌🏾✊🏾
“But this moment clarified something for me: if I really want to have deeper conversations about how power works and how it fails, I needed somewhere where my words and not someone else's version of them could speak for themselves. So now here we are.” 👏🏾👏🏾
I was disappointed in Matt Belloni’s off-the-cuff remark and felt it continued the unfortunate framing of your voice and perspective in this conversation about Sinners and conventional wisdom. I'm glad you took him to task for it.
I'd just been in another meeting that same day where discriminatory language was being used cavalierly by well-meaning people and had been lamenting about how difficult it is to get people to be more thoughtful with their words.
Thanks for this.
“That framing also reflects something deeper and more insidious: A fragile view of power that treats scrutiny as aggression.”
What I love most about this essay is how clearly and succinctly it gets to the heart of the matter. You’ve said everything I’ve ever wanted to say about my observations of Hollywood and the way it operates—but you said it in a less inflammatory manner and backed by data. This is a seminal text that I will be returning to again and again. Thank you for your testimony, Brother. 🙏🏾🙌🏾✊🏾
Not gonna lie. I was so hoping for a follow up after the success ’Sinners’ found at the box office.
I really wanted to see what folks had to say, especially after that Variety headline & article.
Anyway, glad you responded and excited to read what’s coming next.