DramatistDreamer

If Y&R hired a Black scriptwriter, that AA/Black demo must be dumping the show in numbers too large to ignore.

Many of us were watching with a "we'll see where this is headed" perspective.

One aspect that I posted in the Harry& Meghan thread (which, I no longer wish to visit as it looks like a complete clusterf*ck now), is the conditional (and as it turns out, disingenuous) support of many whites toward BLM. Even with the article's obvious narrative flaws, the overall example is one of peak conditional support that was never genuine to begin with. Dancing with BLM activists one day, storming the Capitol the next.

While I regarded Lula da Silva as a charismatic leader whose initiatives led multitudes of Brazilians out of poverty, geez Brazil, can't you find new candidates? Preferably ones who haven't been to jail for corruption? Still, considering their current President, Lula would be a massive improvement. Brazil needs fresh leaders.

Glad that people are actually watching the interview. So many of the most negative comments appear to have come from people who didn't watch the interview. A few years ago, I remember getting pulled down a YouTube rabbit hole, all because I watched a trailer for The Crown (a series that was alleged to have had tacit approval from the royal family, until the portrayals became less sympathetic). There was some documentary where some former palace adviser and a Prince Charles biographer claimed that Diana was a master manipulator, who worked the press and knew how toake herself sympathetic. The biographer suggested that Diana's mannerisms, down to the way she cocked her head to the side were all practiced affectations. This contrasted with tapes of Diana, who worked with a speech therapist, struggling to work through nerves and a lack of confidence. The symmetry is a bit unsettling. You realize that Diana was once spoken of as if she were a problem to resolve.

Oh the irony! Honestly though, I believe that one has the capacity for change, but one must demonstrate that change in actions, not just words and although I was dubious about anyone being that clueless about the implications of wearing such a costume, I have since given Harry the benefit of the doubt, even before he married Meghan. If anyone tries to make pronouncements on the feelings of the Commonwealth without acknowledgement of the fact that the majority of the Commonwealth consists of people if a darker hue, well as someone whose heritage intersects with that a former colony that whose people were enslaved by Great Britain and Spain, we'll, I just can't take anyone who fails to acknowledge that seriously.

I took a photo in front of Buckingham Palace when I was a student studying there. I had to go as part of an assignment where we had to visit a number of British landmarks. I tried to get out of it by visiting Madame Tussaud's Wax museum but I was told that was not on the list of acceptable landmarks. I was pissed, lol. Buckingham Palace is a place where the British Empire has furnished their palace with stolen artifacts from their subjugated colonies and conquests. Talk about gold diggers. I couldn't wait to get out of there. At least I looked good in the picture.

It doesn't surprise me, tbh. There was a recent survey here in the U.S. about BLM and George Floyd and support among white Americans has dropped significantly. Risen, are the numbers of people (again, white Americans) who believed, in some way that George Floyd brought about his own killing by the police. Support can be conditional sometimes, perhaps never genuine in the first place, which looks to be the case here.

The reality is that those Netflix and Spotify deals will likely net double what Harry's inheritance from his mother gave him. If Meghan is a gold-diggers, then she's a damn good one because she's bringing up gold Harry didn't even have before he met her. Shiiiiit, can I get that type of gold-digger too?!

I think it would be sadder to see someone who is pushing 40 hanging out at clubs and pole dancing. The Nazi costume alone was a cry for help.

I saw this yesterday afternoon and it was a fun watch. I wish he would do something like this with Melissa Hayden, Monti Sharp and Nia Long.

Take it from someone who has written alone, as well as with a partner and a "team", writing by committee increases the odds of a very messy outcome. It's the reason for so many flops in Hollywood.

Some of you are wilding out in this thread. Seriously. Like, I said, I speak to my own experience, no one else's. I spent months studying in London when I was younger, so I have first-hand experience there too. I have no delusions about what America is. Also, I have no delusions about England is. Both are f*ucking racist countries.

Uh, I did in fact watch the interview before I posted a word in this thread. I cannot and would not presume to speak for anybody else.

I am reading these posts on this smartphone and I hate it, so I missed the question, lol but that wouldn't offend me. I mean, as a light skinned woman, Meghan has had some privilege in the U.S. and she may have believed that she could make some changes from the inside, however naive that may seem. Having been raised by a black woman, I find it incredulous that she wouldn't have at least some knowledge of what racism looks like.

The British royal family has been around for hundreds of years, and have been at the center of countless scandals and they're still around. They're "modernization" has only gone as far as their purse and how they have managed to maintain their establishment despite reduced public financial support. On a side note, Oprah really is the Queen of media! With all those ads that aired last night, you just know CBS was able to pay for several primetime lineups! Daytime TV wishes...! Could you imagine?! Any of these remaining soaps that are in the fire financial straits that I keep hearing about could actually build/restore some decent sets.

Something that some will never understand: As a black person, as a black woman, neither money not social standing will ever protect you from racism. In theory, if you are not black, you might be able to partly understand on an intellectual, observatory level but you will never be able to fully understand the full breadth of what this means and how this feels. Did anyone see the experience that U.S. poet laureate Amanda Gorman talked abou over the weekend? This is a very common occurrence. I could personally tell you some stories. Education, stays and money don't mean a thing in these instances and guaranteed the line of people seeking to blame black women for their own suffering will be long. Yeah, and what about Andrew, who has been involved in scandals and scams (including the one involving ex-wife Fergie and her selling access to him with foreign businessmen) before. Man's got a track record, Meghan does not, ijs.

It will be interesting to see what the reaction of governors of "Red States" to the offer of funds for Medicaid expansion will be, and if their constituents, after being eyewitnesses to mass suffering as a result of a pandemic will allow their governors to rebuff the offer, the way so many did in previous years. Good to see the specific mention of providing proper ventilation to schools. Hopefully, not just schools (though this was a major concern, as I mentioned last year) but municipal and public buildings, churches and housing will be able to make improvements to the air filtration and ventilation systems, as poor indoor quality has been a significant problem, even before the pandemic.

Sewell's bill is also a good dose of pragmatism, which sometimes gets a bad name from the left flank of the Democratic party. For those who may not be up to speed with the bill that Sewell has been proposing:

Wait, Jeffrey Scott passed away too? Didn't he briefly portray Billy Lewis?

Apparently, Eileen Fulton didn't remind people enough, by the way she was cast aside and disrespected towards the end of ATWT. If I were her, I would have been referring to myself as "The Original Daytime Bad Gal" every chance I got, in a true "I'm Britney, Bitch" fashion. They may not have liked it at first, but they'd remember it!

This is indeed sad news. Before many GL and ATWT videos were forced down (or coerced), I was watching a lot of GL and even revisiting the late 80s and early 90s we era and I enjoyed Hawke's relationship with his kids, especially Reva and Roxie. Just last year, or the end of 2019, I read his Wikipedia entry and couldn't help but notice his advanced years but thought it was great that he was still around and kicking. Now, that has changed. At least, we still have his performances. R.I.P.

These pool reporters need to shake off the corrosion and do better. They got so used to dealing with basics that they've gotten dim-witted and intellectually lazy. They're being embarrassed for lack of due diligence and rightfully so.

Wasn't there a character on ATWT named Hutch Hutchinson? But I digress, This was an interesting interview with Stacey Abrams. Much more nuance than what you may hear from a lot of political circles. Also interesting that she says that, from her work in GA, she observes that one cannot give up on certain states, and she includes the state of Ohio in this, which is the opposite of what I have heard many say in this past election. Very interesting listen.