I saw both Brave and Beasts of the Southern Wild this weekend, and I hadn’t thought about the connection between the two movies until this morning. I don’t read film reviews (ironic no?) so I am often in for a surprise when I see a movie. With regard to “Brave” it is interesting that [...]
Archive for July, 2012
Brave x Beasts of the Southern Wild
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012Thinking About the Importance of Hood Lit/ Urban Fiction
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012Nearly 4 years ago I wrote “From Gossip Girl to Ghetto Girls: What are We Teaching our Daughters” and I think that my thinking has changed or crystallized in terms of my thinking around Hood Lit/Hood Fiction/Urban Fiction. Given the fact that there are different kinds of Black people, shouldn’t different kinds of stories be [...]
Love and Hip Hop Atlanta and Carol’s Daughter Transitioning Kits: Some Preliminary Feminist Thoughts
Saturday, July 21st, 2012I have watched the last four episodes of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, while taking notes, fractured wrist and all, because I knew that culturally this show represented a kind of shift in Black women on reality television. Furthermore, I knew that I needed to commit to watching the show. I was at a [...]
8 Things Having a Broken Arm and a Fractured Wrist Has Taught Me
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012My hand in the cast after the cast has been cut open the day after surgery for observation. Yes, the surgeons wrote “Yes” on my left thumb to ensure that they operated on the correct hand. Holy shit Gina. The day after I wrote the most recent post I got into a car accident where [...]
All City Real Talk for @JessSolomon, @Mqueez, @Afrolicious
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012I have been reflecting on why I have been scared of taking these next steps. The thing about it is, is that it is fear. Fear that I won’t have the people in my life now that I have had because I am not only working way more, but moving in new and other circles. [...]
