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∞  04/30/12
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gray37: Viola Davis, fresh off her Oscar nomination, is developing a movie about Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, who was the first Southern African-American woman elected to Congress, a lesbian, and a general bad-ass. Make it now! (via Feminist Friday: Making a Better World Through Legislative Sarcasm | AfterEllen.com)

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Viola Davis, fresh off her Oscar nomination, is developing a movie about Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, who was the first Southern African-American woman elected to Congress, a lesbian, and a general bad-ass. Make it now! 
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#movies I will pay theatres money to see  #viola davis  
∞  03/30/12
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#beautious  #viola davis  
∞  01/29/12
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Hollywood is a business. And I don’t fault it for that. It’s a business about money and advertising, and we don’t translate in the foreign market. And a lot of people want to indict Hollywood for that, but I don’t think it’s just an indictment on Hollywood; it may be more of an indictment on people who go to the theatre to put their money down – to see what? You see a film with a predominantly black cast and you don’t see it as inclusive, but you see a film with a predominantly white cast and it is. Why? I want to be a pioneer; I want to take on the responsibility and the weight of something bigger than myself, which is more diverse storylines, especially for African-American actresses. But I can only do what I do. I certainly can’t change Hollywood’s complete perception of black actresses – I need help.

Hollywood is a business. And I don’t fault it for that. It’s a business about money and advertising, and we don’t translate in the foreign market. And a lot of people want to indict Hollywood for that, but I don’t think it’s just an indictment on Hollywood; it may be more of an indictment on people who go to the theatre to put their money down – to see what? You see a film with a predominantly black cast and you don’t see it as inclusive, but you see a film with a predominantly white cast and it is. Why?

I want to be a pioneer; I want to take on the responsibility and the weight of something bigger than myself, which is more diverse storylines, especially for African-American actresses. But I can only do what I do. I certainly can’t change Hollywood’s complete perception of black actresses – I need help.

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#viola davis  #race  #representation  
∞  01/28/12
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