Mapplethorpe’s Matt Smith Defends Gayface With Slippery Slope Argument
“Where does it stop?” asked Smith. Drug users cast as heroin addicts?
www.advocate.com/film/2019/2/25/mapplethorpes-matt-smith-defends-gayface-slippery-slope-argument
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Glenn Close may have lost the Oscar, but she totally wins in this amazing GIF
Glenn Close may have lost the Oscar, but she totally wins in this amazing GIF
The GIF was captured from a candid video of Close when she first noticed Billy Porter’s show-stopping look on the red carpet.
Chris Evans, George M. Johnson, Regina King, Karl J. Schmid, Terrence Howard Says He Knew Jussie Lied, and More: HOT LINKS
Chris Evans, George M. Johnson, Regina King, Karl J. Schmid, Terrence Howard Says He Knew Jussie Lied, and More: HOT LINKS
DID TERRENCE HOWARD THINK JUSSIE WAS LYING? Sources say Howard, who plays Jussie’s on screen father and the patriarch to the Lyons family on Empire, apparently suspected something was fishy from the jump. Page Six reports: “Terrence Howard screamed at co-star Jussie Smollett to come clean about his hate crime claims — then locked himself in his trailer on the set of Empire Thursday after the actor was arrested, according to a new report. Howard had long been suspicious about the 36-year-old’s claim that he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in Chicago last month — and periodically confronted him about inconsistencies in his story as the investigation unfolded, TMZ reports.”
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Terrence breaking during a cut with Sam Olivares, who was in character as a New York cop. Photo by Samoliv13. CC BY-SA 4.0
DYNAMIC DUO Regina King accepted her first Oscar with a little help from Chris Evans according to DListed.
“I have been rocking with Regina King ever since she played Brenda on 227 back in the day. My love for her only intensified when she voiced both Huey and Riley Freeman from my forever favorite series The Boondocks. However, last night she chalked the deuces up to whatever she played in before If Beale Street Could Talk because you can now add Academy Award Winner to her name after snagging the Best Supporting Actress award. And as you already know, King Regina is the master when it comes to acceptance speeches. Regina, who brought her mother Gloria King as her date, was about to make her way up to accept her award when her dress somehow got nervous because it appeared like it didn’t want to join her onstage. Captain America himself Chris Evans was there to save her from giving the audience a different kind of show. The moment happened quickly but you know the Twitter misses nothing with most people praising Chris:
Chris Evans knows what to do in the presence of a Queen. #ReginaKing #Oscars pic.twitter.com/UBVxiERfmQ
— Radheyan Simonpillai (@JustSayRad) February 25, 2019
THE HOSTLESS OCARS was a success and ran smoothly and ended shortly after 11PM EST. But the Academy’s choice of Green Book for best picture wasn’t so well received.
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DARK MATTER Is making the universe expand faster than expected according to the New York Times. “Long, long ago, when the universe was only about 100,000 years old — a buzzing, expanding mass of particles and radiation — a strange new energy field switched on. That energy suffused space with a kind of cosmic antigravity, delivering a not-so-gentle boost to the expansion of the universe. Then, after another 100,000 years or so, the new field simply winked off, leaving no trace other than a speeded-up universe. So goes the strange-sounding story being promulgated by a handful of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University. In a bold and speculative leap into the past, the team has posited the existence of this field to explain an astronomical puzzle: the universe seems to be expanding faster than it should be.
The cosmos is expanding only about 9 percent more quickly than theory prescribes. But this slight-sounding discrepancy has intrigued astronomers, who think it might be revealing something new about the universe.
SHOES PROVIDE RESPITE FROM POLITICS Over at Shakesville, something to take your mind off the sh*** show that’s the Trump Administration.
QUOTE OF THE DAY From Jason Adams over at My New Plaid Pants. “For the first time, everything was painful and problematic from start to finish, from funding to post-production, and beyond… It would be inelegant to name precisely the people who were problematic, and I am finally proud of the end result, but we had to make very difficult choices. I lived all the disappointments that I could live, humanly and artistically. By switching to a large budget, a fragmented shooting, in English and on two continents, I had to face my own ignorance, inexperience, incompetence. Everything was new to me, I had the impression go out of my kitchen, that is to say, leaving my artisanal practice of the cinema.” That’s Xavier Dolan talking to Télérama (via The Playlist) about the making of The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, starring Kit Harington et cetera — that film is hitting theaters internationally in March but we don’t have a US date yet; we posted the trailer and some piping hot pics of Kit a couple of weeks ago right here.
THIS IS A PSA from George Johnson.
And the #Oscars never needs a host again.
Thank you Kevin Hart for allowing us to now know this
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) February 25, 2019
THE BLUE GREMLIN Kenneth M. Walsh tipped us off to this creepy doc. “[I] finished watching Children of the Snow, a new four-part documentary about the Oakland County Child Killer, a case that haunted my childhood growing up in the suburbs of Detroit.
JUNGLE BOOK‘S ELEPHANT TAKING A SHOWER IN A WATER FALL Made our day.
YOU TOO CAN RUN IN PARIS IN 2024 Yesterday, organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have revealed that in a bid to get the public more involved in the games, they will be allowed to take part in the Olympic marathon. According to news publications, the organising committee has been quoted as saying they plan to stage a mass participation event on the same day as the elite race, “on the same course and in the same conditions as the Olympic athletes,” according to Runners World.
“They have also hinted they are looking at other events on the Olympic schedule in which they can include mass participation. The mass race would take place on the same day as the elite competition, but would take place at a different time, according to committee president Tony Estanguet. In this respect, it would be similar to other Major Marathons, in which the elite set off before the masses. However, Estanguet added, “this is the Olympic marathon. And that’s what’s really, truly different.”
MEME OF THE DAY #CTFU
#MCM ABC Correspondent Karl Schmid.
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Four Ways to Support LGBTQ Youth During National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Four Ways to Support LGBTQ Youth During National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Trigger warning: This post includes mention of eating disorders.
Post submitted by Children, Youth and Families Program Coordinator Sula Malina
When I came out at 17, the notion that I had an eating disorder was the furthest thing from my mind. I was a queer, trans, non-binary, masculine-presenting person and, as far as I knew, eating disorders were about conforming to beauty standards. I did not identify with the popular narratives I saw in media; in my mind, I was controlling my weight to reduce the appearance of my hips, chest and cheeks — all of which translated as “feminine” to me.
As a non-binary person, losing weight was my own dangerous form of self-controlled gender transition; I wanted to appear “androgynous” at any cost. In reality, there is no such thing as “looking androgynous.” The idea that such a singular image exists is rooted in fatphobia, transphobia, transmisogyny and racism. It is no accident that the few examples we see of non-binary identity in popular media are consistently thin, white, transmasculine and hairless.
It took years of therapy with mental health providers who were competent in transgender identities and eating disorders before I came to terms with my reality. I was diagnosed with the most common eating disorder: Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder. Finally, I began the lengthy and ongoing process of recovery. For me, this meant not only engaging in conventional methods of eating disorder recovery, but also recognizing eating disorders as a social justice issue, confronting my unconscious biases and pursuing safe methods toward physical transition.
HRC Foundation and the University of Connecticut’s 2017 survey of more than 12,000 LGBTQ youth revealed sobering statistics around the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors among those in the community.
- Sixty-six percent of LGBTQ youth reported skipping meals and/or eating very little food within the past year in order to lose weight or prevent weight gain;
- Twenty percent had made themselves throw up;
- A staggering 80 percent of LGBTQ youth reported eating because they felt depressed or sad. This is not a narrative that we share often; few people are aware of the dangerous rates of eating disorders among the trans population in particular.
From February 25 through March 3, the National Eating Disorders Association hosts its annual NEDAwareness campaign. This year, the theme is “Come as You Are.” This NEDAwareness week, here are some steps you can take to support LGBTQ youth, whether or not they are vocal about struggling with disordered eating behaviors.
- Examine your own tendencies to talk about calories, weight loss or exercise habits. For those struggling with disordered eating behaviors, these topics of conversation can be triggering. We already live in a culture that normalizes weight loss trends to a dangerous degree. Avoid bringing these things into everyday conversations and consider speaking to a mental health professional about your own behaviors.
- Be a vocal ally. Several researchers cite minority stress and discrimination as a major cause of eating disorders among the LGBTQ community. HRC’s own data around mood-related eating indicates the importance of allyship and a commitment to bettering the all-around mental health of LGBTQ young people.
- Help trans and gender-expansive youth access gender-affirming health services. Studies indicate that disordered eating behaviors among trans people decreased once they were able to access safer forms of physical transition, including hormones and surgeries.
- Use your platform — whether it’s social media or something larger–to celebrate a diversity of LGBTQ bodies. From the movies you watch to the music you stream to the people you follow on Instagram, we make choices all day about what types of people receive our attention. Next time you’re scrolling through Instagram, consider following and sharing content from LGBTQ, Black, fat activists, including Ericka Hart, Roxane Gay and others.
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Brandon Rogers’ New Video ‘Apathy’ Is Your New Favorite Thing: WATCH
Brandon Rogers’ New Video ‘Apathy’ Is Your New Favorite Thing: WATCH
American Idol alum Brandon Rogers just dropped his new video Apathy.
Rogers’ musical journey has been exciting and challenging as he’s experienced major victories and navigated tough obstacles to get to where he is today: a man who is ready to own his spot as an artist and accomplished songwriter.
Rogers says Apathy came about following the break-up of a short relationship. He felt the sting of it when scrolling through his Instagram feed and seeing that the person had moved on with someone else. He notes, “It’s that emotional grey area where you know you don’t want the person anymore, but you see them moving on and happy with someone else and it’s not you.”
The concept was further inspired by his favorite quote from Holocaust survivor/humanitarian, Elie Wiesel, that states, “The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference.”
He decided on the synonym “apathy” as it worked better melodically and thus the song and title were born.
Produced and written solely by Rogers, it is an R&B laced modern pop classic showcasing his vocal range, prowess and undeniable mark as a fully actualized artist. At the heart of his music, he is a genuine storyteller, which is clearly evident with this single and other material he is eager to release for an upcoming album that will drop in the early part of 2019.
The video also includes an all-star cast featuring: Nikki Rae, Dylan Dovale, Natalie Cantral,l Ronnie Kroelle, Tadjh Brooks, Rachel West, Trinity Ganatt, Gilles Marini, Brandon Rogers, and Sasha Birrittella on guitar.
Watch the fire video below.
Photos by Rahsaan Patterson and Brett Richards.
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Brandon Rogers’ Video ‘Apathy’ Is Your New Favorite Thing: WATCH
