Facebook: Life… yeah I mean it's like whatever… you know how it is… anyway might be offline for a while, so hit me up on the cell… tell me if you don't have my number, yo…
Twitter: If you don't know about the dog park, I don't know what to tell you, bro. (But srsly if you don't RT I'll sic the glow cloud on you.)
Tumblr: You guys I just saw the new snippet of the new interview for the new preview for the new season of Sherlock and FEELS, THE FEELS, I CANNOT EVEN, if you like it then put a trigger warning on it, but seriously what's up with being an adult I seriously cannot, I cannot even, byeeeeee
Instagram: Just tossed up for funsies a pic of myself where I casually put on a vat of makeup, photoshopped myself skinnier, and applied twelve filters. Off to drinkkkk, lol!
Facebook: Now I see how it really is… it's cool, it's fine… anyway, like I said, going offline… lemme know if you need the cell #
Snapchat: *We apologize; it seems this content has disappeared. But it was naked.*
AIM: Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude everyone using this was a kid in the 90s. Their profiles probably still have creatively colored New Found Glory lyrics.
Youtube Comments: u suk man watever u so uglee diaf
LinkedIn: Are any of us hired yet?
Facebook: I can be bad all by myself… you know how I do… off to do me, offline… if anyone needs it, I'll post my cell number in the comments…
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Why is Nobody Listening to Jada Pinkett Smith?
Jada Pinkett Smith is an accomplished A-list actress, woman of color, and mother. She's extremely active in charity work. She has 3.1 million fans on Facebook.
Compare this to her husband Will Smith, who has 43 million fans. Or Justin Bieber, who has 52 million fans. Or even The Rock, who has 8 million fans.
Here's the thing about those other folks on Facebook. They update occasionally, sometimes with what even seem to be personal messages about how they hope you see a new movie they're in or about celebrating milestones.
But Jada Pinkett Smith actually talks.
On March 10th she posted a short essay titled "Are We Bullying Our Young Artists?", in which she talks about the offhand way the media treats stars as young as single digits. On March 18th she posted another short essay called "Will there ever be a day in which women will be able to see each other beyond race, class, and culture?" And on March 21 she posted a response thanking her readers for listening and commenting, and saying that she hopes they keep thinking.
Did she really read all those comments? There's no way of telling. But that's not the point. People constantly bemoan the lack of thought and leadership in the areas of diversity and education in our celebrities. Here we have a celebrity who seems to be genuinely invested in connecting with people on a personal level about these subjects, and she's ignored. Where's the news articles about Jada Pinkett Smith starting a cultural dialogue?
I'm not saying that her thoughts are necessarily ground-breaking. But Jada Pinkett Smith is trying to talk, and I'm not sure that anyone is listening.
Compare this to her husband Will Smith, who has 43 million fans. Or Justin Bieber, who has 52 million fans. Or even The Rock, who has 8 million fans.
Here's the thing about those other folks on Facebook. They update occasionally, sometimes with what even seem to be personal messages about how they hope you see a new movie they're in or about celebrating milestones.
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| "12 pizzas. Sent by my 2 agents. Dominated by 1 man." I kind of want his life. |
On March 10th she posted a short essay titled "Are We Bullying Our Young Artists?", in which she talks about the offhand way the media treats stars as young as single digits. On March 18th she posted another short essay called "Will there ever be a day in which women will be able to see each other beyond race, class, and culture?" And on March 21 she posted a response thanking her readers for listening and commenting, and saying that she hopes they keep thinking.
Did she really read all those comments? There's no way of telling. But that's not the point. People constantly bemoan the lack of thought and leadership in the areas of diversity and education in our celebrities. Here we have a celebrity who seems to be genuinely invested in connecting with people on a personal level about these subjects, and she's ignored. Where's the news articles about Jada Pinkett Smith starting a cultural dialogue?
I'm not saying that her thoughts are necessarily ground-breaking. But Jada Pinkett Smith is trying to talk, and I'm not sure that anyone is listening.
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