The Whoremonger of Club Juke.

“Huh! da-ah da-ah. BA-BA.”

My mom tried to lose weight in vain for months before she finally gave into my begging her to get a second opinion. The first doctor she saw next scheduled her for surgery the same day she met him. When my mom asked about the risk of operating on her he told her that there was some minor risks for complication and that all she would need to do to alleviate the risk was spend an extra night in the hospital so that they could keep a look out for any complications.

There were zero. There were also zero complications when she had her other knee done, her hip replaced and her gallbladder removed.

Passing was a theme in the movie, but not a vital part of the over arching story. If the character was unambiguously Black, there would be no need to mention passing at all. There were ways for the story to exist and progress without it. Shit, there are plenty of examples in the fanfiction on this here app.

Yes, passing was a thing. But we aren’t short on those stories. We are however, missing out on seeing more brown skin/dark skin Black women as romantic leads and dynamic characters in big box office films. We are missing out on seeing more queer and disabled Black people on screen. And personally, I could do without seeing a white presenting woman putting all those Black folks in danger, particularly since the klan was already present.

But while we’re on the topic, let’s keep it a buck, Mary (and by association, Hailee) represents a dynamic that a lot of us are tired of: white people being centered in Black stories. I’ve said this before, but I didn’t like the way she was centered over Annie in the ancestral montage scene or how they pushed Hailee above Wunmi during the first press run for the movie.

Understanding that, there shouldn’t be an issue with me wanting to see more Black women on my screen.

It’s interesting that you don’t feel the same.

I wonder why that is.

I believe Black Women are more than valid in Our demands to be the center of attention in art that is supposed to be about US and We don’t need a whole think piece as to why

They know they was on some bullshit and can’t even stand on it.

Miss Dewanda Wise…as Mary in Sinners.

In front of fellow industry people and her man.

Like E-MAGINE one of your coworkers kissing another married coworkers’ pregnant belly in front of everybody at the job.

Not Mama Jordan, giving Wunmi her flowers.

I think she really appreciated how she poured into her son, and Wunmi just seems like a nice person.

Ugh. I hope the bond remain.

Ugh, maybe in another lifetime mama jordan 🤐