On more than one occasion, I’ve had conversations with folks who say that Black women put up walls to keep people out and keep emotions in. Silly humans. We don’t put up walls. We build entire whole damn houses up around us. Mansions. People, thoughts, emotions, events and things all have a place. There’s a fancy word for it—compartmentalizing, but we just call necessity. Because you can’t survive racismsexismclassismcapitalismpatriarchy and think about it every minute of every day. So[...]
Olivia Pope once held a golden ticket to safety in the event of Armageddon. No less than 3 men have professed their love for her in the last season alone. Pope has a ride or die crew that would give their lives for her (Gladiators, in suits). She is the daughter of arguably one of the most powerful men in the world and mistress to another. Add a wardrobe envied by most women, lips that probably have their own insurance policy, a walk that makes everyone pay attention and Olivia Pope is one bad m[...]
Rewind. In 1976, Ronald Reagan did what many politicians do when giving anecdotal support of his/her platform—he made stuff up. She has eighty names, thirty addresses, twelve Social Security cards and is collecting veteran's benefits on four non-existing deceased husbands. And she is collecting Social Security on her cards. She's got Medicaid, getting food stamps, and she is collecting welfare under each of her names. Her tax-free cash income is over $150,000. Enter the social constru[...]