Comments on: Audacity indeed.

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:34:05 +0000

*Just in case anyone wondered, that was NOT a slam at thin actresses in particular, or thin women in general. That was a slam at the way ALL actresses are treated by the industry – as produce.

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:32:01 +0000

“350 pound actresses don’t grow on trees?”
WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF
And skinny white ones do, I guess.

Yes, of course they do, lt. They’re what the directors call “twigs”.

If I banged my head against the keyboard over every comment that deserved it, I’d be concussed. There’s no respect for ANYONE who isn’t ciswhiteboy. I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that actresses are regarded as produce, because it’s certainly how they’re treated.

You know what? Any designer worth his/her salt can make clothes for Ms. Sidibe. Sure, there are some who aren’t capable, but it isn’t up to Ms. Sidibe to ensure that they know their craft. There are others who might simply refuse – but again, it isn’t up to Ms. Sidibe to make sure they’re not revealed as the @$$holes they are. There are plenty of talented people who don’t have the opportunity to show their designs to the public; if the mainstream designers don’t want to design for Ms. Sidibe, then it means one of the non-mainstream designers will get a chance. How is that bad?

By: lt

lt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:32:24 +0000

“350 pound actresses don’t grow on trees?”

WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF

And skinny white ones do, I guess.

By: I’d like this one on a t-shirt « Spilt Milk

I’d like this one on a t-shirt « Spilt Milk — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:24:31 +0000

[...] – Gabby Sidibe, from here, via Feministe. [...]

By: AWFJ Women On Film - The Week In Women, October 23, 2009 - MaryAnn Johanson - Alliance of Women Film Journalists -

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:26:46 +0000

[...] A COMPLIMENT. Jill at Feministe notes that some of the press coverage of the upcoming film Precious has been rather disturbing: What I don’t love is the media narrative about the film and about [star Gabby] Sidibe. Luckily, [...]

By: clyde

clyde — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:34:38 +0000

Speaking of critics, Roger Ebert spoke about this movie on his blog and praised it very highly: http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/09/tiff_11_and_the_winners_are.html

The trailer for it brought tears to my eyes.

By: thetroubleis

thetroubleis — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:24:00 +0000

I love how she must have something wrong with her to love herself.

I can’t wait to see this movie.

By: Bagelsan

Bagelsan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:15:36 +0000

Second, the Precious Jones character in Push is a fat Black woman, so I would think it makes sense to cast an actor who is—newsflash—a fat Black woman. Who the hell else is going to play a believable Precious?

Miley Cyrus. Obvs. :p

By: Yolanda C.

Yolanda C. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:12:14 +0000

First off, Gabby Sidibe is a beautiful, beautiful woman. Seriously.

Second, the Precious Jones character in Push is a fat Black woman, so I would think it makes sense to cast an actor who is—newsflash—a fat Black woman. Who the hell else is going to play a believable Precious?

I’m sorry, but the idea that women of color should apologize to the likes of the New York Times and all the other ciswhiteboy outfits for our sizes, ambitions, or anything else fills me with unspeakable rage. I for one have spent too much of my life trying to make myself smaller for other people, and I’m not about to go back to that hell. If the old boys who run this media can’t deal with sisters in all their gorgeous wonderful humanity, then bump them.

By: tigtog

tigtog — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:46:39 +0000

Tricksy IP numbers, changing without warning! Fixed it now, Jill.