Tessa Thompson & Lakeith Stanfield (’Sorry to Bother You’) for GQ
“There are so many movies with people of color coming out that are like, ‘It’s the people-of-color version of a heist movie!’ Or, ‘It’s the people-of-color version of a buddy-cop thing!’ You know, ‘People of color in this romantic comedy instead of Jennifer Aniston’ or whatever.”
[Director Boots] Riley’s representation doesn’t mean just slotting people of color into roles “they wouldn’t have gotten originally” (read: white), it means creating roles we haven’t seen before: “This is a new movement of art for people of color that has to do with not only people being represented on screen and behind the screen, but a new way of thinking about the creation of art. [Stanfield and Thompson] are two of the prominent members of this kind of new group of actors that are coming up.”
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I don’t know if it’s like I have a recognizable face or if I look different enough in the things that I’ve done, but I love that people really know that they know me but they can’t place it. [x]
Tessa Thompson for Porter Magazine
Tessa Thompson via hairstylist Lacy Redway Instagram
I just wanna paint the town. I don’t wanna hide my love. I just wanna hold your hand, and be the one that you think of. When you need a holiday. When you wanna drink Rosé. I just wanna paint your toes, and in the morning kiss your nose. Cause when I’m with you I don’t feel afraid, maybe this love will indoctrinate. The way you feel, yeah I feel the same way. Remember the night that I combed you hair, I hope I didn’t freak you out when I stared. I donate my truth to you like I’m rich. The truth is love ain’t got no off switch, so if the world come tumbling down and if the ocean really does drown, and if my memories never come back, I’ll still remember where we first was naked at. Picture our faces in new oasis, when we made love we left many traces just like the blush that’s on your cheeks. Deep inside we’re all just PYNK. Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture] (2018) dir. Andrew Donoho, Chuck Lightning
just in case any transmisogynists are trying to co-opt this music, it’s important to know that these two women value their trans sisters
In response to some sort of racist tweet – just again, a fan not happy that the Valkyrie in our film doesn’t look like the Valkyrie – somebody responded “Well, Valkyrie in the comics is a big ol’ lesbian, so I don’t think she would care what you think.” I thought it was a very funny tweet, but I corrected that person because she’s actually bi in the comics…I think she’s like Loki – she’s gender fluid and bisexual. I think that’s something really beautiful about her.
Pass Through Fire 