OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "BringBackBirdie said: "Had she kept her mouth shut, Patti's show might be making Kecia's money! (or Nicole's!)"
And everything about this comment and the conversation on this board the past few days shows why we have the election results we have. Those that think themselves white by and large will find any way to uphold the standards and beliefs of white supremacy. In something so little as what Kecia spoke out about, we saw on this very board, white people and those others who align with the ideas of whiteness over and over again dismiss the experience of a Black woman and Black people who repeatedly TOLD YOU THE TRUTH NOT AN OBJECTIVE ONE THE TRUTH.
Also as a Black non-binary person (I saw someone say he/she and didn't add they which lets me know something about your age demographic and that I was homophobic for calling out white cis gay men on this board, b*tch I'm Black and Gay) I can speak with pride about who and what I am. What we as a people KNOW to be true, no matter how much white folks and those who align with supremacy beliefs deny them. I hope you prejudice non listening MF**s are happy today. I hope you have some soul reckoning even on the smallest level to be better people. It has been legit gross on this board. And still we fight. We believe. But as an artist, who does social justice theatre, get ready! We coming directly to get you together AT THE THEATRE. The work, the shows that we will produce, get ready to STAY uncomfortable and hopefully heal a little.
Sonya Renee Taylor said it best..."Whiteness is a death cult. It will kill you, kill itself and then say I died better than you."
Actually....
"The nature of whiteness is to constantly validate its existence. And the only way to validate its existence is through the illusion of superiority. Without the illusion of superiority, then literally it creates the kind of existential crisis that says “Do I actually exist?”
Like if whiteness doesn’t exist—and it doesn’t, it’s made up—and someone’s identity is firmly structured on the illusion that is whiteness, then to challenge that illusion is to challenge the very nature of one’s existence. And when challenged with the very nature of our existence, when challenged with trying to understand or create reason for being alive—inside of that question is suicidality. Like if I don’t exist, why do I exist? Because it creates such conflict inside of people who have no other sense of understanding of themselves it creates a willingness to uphold the illusion at any cost. Because to get rid of the illusion is some ways is to kill one’s self.
And so, however, particularly in the current context we’re living in, to hold onto the illusion is also to kill one’s self, but at least it’s to die with the belief still intact. And that is what whiteness is, is being willing to die and kill everybody else for the ability to maintain the illusion. And that is what whiteness has us all on a death march toward. Because whiteness would sooner die than denounce its superiority, because to denounce its superiority would be to denounce its own existence. It would rather die in the physical and live in the imagination than to live in the truth."
Black artist, we grieve right now. For America being who we know she is. And then we come together, protect and defend our own, and do what our calling is, which is to make dynamic art that is a reflection, life's mirror."
Bruh... It's still about HK bleeding sound into a much smaller theater currently housing a small two actor play. This audience also deserve to have the same experience as the audience of HK. End of of discussion.
The election results are caused by relentless woman hatred and misogyny, deeply rooted in every society and every political side. Especially towards older women. A woman can never be good enough even next to the lowest, most vile man.
Updated On: 11/6/24 at 11:15 AM
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