THIS IS THE FUNNIEST AND BEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN

GIVE HER AT LEAST SIX OSCARS

BECAUSE THE BREAK IN HER VOICE, THE MOVEMENT, THE PHRASING, AND THEN THAT FUCKING PLOT TWIST…SHE IS THE BLACK MERYL STREEP

Hey everyone! I’m Alex, and I’m a 16 (almost 17) year old lesbian artist. I’ve been on Tumblr since I was 11 or 12, and in that time I have been exposed to so many amazing artists and have seen so many people receive help. I really hate to do this, because everyone is facing their own hardships, but - 

Today, I’m hoping you’d be willing to help me. 

I’ve been accepted to, and intend on attending, VCU’s Summer Art Intensive program, an eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, three-week long program. The major I would be attending for is 2D portfolio development, a program intended to help prepare me for applying to college. 

VCU’s program costs $3,000, not counting the $300 deposit (which my parents have graciously offered to pay) and the $50 fee for weekend classes. My fees are due in full on June 1, with my deposit (being covered by my parents) due May 11th. They do not offer scholarships. 

With college just on the horizon, the constant burden of my mother’s expensive medical bills, and my brother’s education to think about as well, paying for this by ourselves is impossible. Currently, I have a part-time job (that pays less than minimum wage) with all my money going towards this, I’m going to empty my savings account and I’m selling many of my things to try and reach this goal. 

This program is an amazing opportunity, and I would be so, so grateful to attend. With your donation, you can help me take one step closer to achieving my dream and paying for this program. Your help means so much to me, to my parents, and to my future. Seriously, any amount helps. And if you can’t donate but still want to help, it would mean the world to me if you would share/reblog this so others can learn about it. 

I’m also open to commission work, so if you’re interested you can look at my website (linked below) for examples of the work I do and then message me about specifics. 

Thank you guys so, so much <3 

“I have a story, and you guys are gonna be the first to hear it,” said Spencer to a panel on Women Breaking Barriers at the Sundance Film Festival. Fifteen months ago, Chastain approached her about doing a movie together. (The two have been good friends since they both starred in “The Help”).

“She wants to do comedies, and I wanna break out of period pieces,” she said as the crowd chuckled. “I love ’em! They’ve been kind to me! But I kinda wanna play someone who resembles me in some fashion.”

When the subject of pay equity between men and women came up, Spencer agreed wholeheartedly: “We were dropping F-bombs and getting it all out there. And then I said, ‘But here’s the thing, women of color on that spectrum, we make far less than white women. So, if we’re gonna have that conversation about pay equity, we gotta bring the women of color to the table.’ And I told her my story, and we talked numbers, and she was quiet, and she said she had no idea that that’s what it was like for women of color.”

Spencer paused as she choked up. “These are happy tears!” she assured the crowd. “I love that woman, because she’s walking the walk and she’s actually talking the talk. She said, ‘Octavia, we’re gonna get you paid on this film. You and I are gonna be tied together. We’re gonna be favored nations, and we’re gonna make the same thing.’ Fast forward to last week, we’re making five times what we asked for.”