THREAD: I've worked in Hollywood for 20 years, and also helped them cast "Japanese" actors for the past few years. I watched up-close how racist they are when it comes to casting Japanese characters, and I cannot stay quiet anymore. 1/
one of my pet peeves is the belief that a poem is just a more complicated way of saying something you could say plainly. no. at its best, every line of a poem is actually the simplest way you could say something—it’s just that the something is complicated & strange & alive.
Okay, after bout 15 years of public figure’ing, I’ve learned that no matter what you say or do, you a heretic to somebody. Some corner swears You’ve strayed away. Most the time that someone don’t know you IRL. Just follow the cloud by day and pillar by night my boy.
“Dear Alice”, our new campaign piece for @Chobani 🥳The animated video is complete with beautifully crafted backgrounds, delicate animation and a completely unique score by long-time Ghibli composer (and absolute legend) Joe Hisaishi.
https://t.co/folb2csNtH
#animation#motion
as we enter into March, the month that marks one year of the pandemic, please be forgiving with yourself. anniversaries of grief and trauma are always difficult and if your feelings of mourning and anger feel intensely heightened lately, this might be part of why.
Yo, @ThisIsMeTV asked me to reflect on 2020. And among the millions of things it taught me. One is not oversimplify the complicated and don’t overcomplicate the simple #terrafrom https://t.co/QjANIzf4Ub
There is a false phone number being shared with a message about FEMA paying for hotels for Texas Disaster Relief.
⚠️This is a scam.⚠️
The best information on legitimate sources of help in your area will come from local officials & @TDEM.
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Former Texas governor Rick Perry suggests that going days without power is a sacrifice Texans should be willing to make if it means keeping federal regulators out of the state’s power grid.
https://t.co/yffZkFIeq9
If you think hearing about racism is exhausting, try experiencing it. Daily.
All while having to remain calm so you don’t get fired, expelled, or labeled “problematic.”
That, my friend, is EXHAUSTING
Seven of our network churches now open as shelters for those who need refuge from the cold. Bring toiletries and a change of clothes. Locations here: https://t.co/RMg1cYC9D7 #ATXsnow#poweroutages#ATX#ADRNTX