Equality Issues Michael B Jordan at the protest Here’s Michael B Jordan in LA at a protest in support of Black Lives Matter. We are now approaching two weeks of sustained demonstration, in major cities across the United States and around the world. Even here in Canada, thousands (thousands!) gathered in St John’s, Newfoundland in solidarity By Lainey • Jun 08, 2020 03:10 pm
Dumbass JK Rowling isn’t just Transphobic – she’s a Troll Let me raise my hand as one of those who was shocked by JK Rowling’s tweets on Saturday evening. Not because of her transphobic views, which erase, diminish, and harm the trans community – though it’s important to be clear that they do, especially since Rowling has such an By Duana • Jun 08, 2020 01:56 pm
Equality Issues What about the other Pop Justin? There have been a lot of problematic celebrities during the COVID-19 lockdown and in the aftermath of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery joining the long list of Black people dying because of anti-Black racism. Tell me if I’m out of line here By Lainey • Jun 08, 2020 12:15 pm
Equality Issues Second City’s systemic race problem Second City, the Chicago comedy institution known as a breeding ground for SNL talent/tourist trap, was rocked last week by news that company Executive Producer and co-owner Andrew Alexander will be stepping down. In his statement, published on Second City’s website, Alexander acknowledges failures on the part By Sarah • Jun 08, 2020 11:41 am
Douchebags Mark Wahlberg, Black Lives Matter, allyship, and forgiveness On June 4th, superstar actor and producer Mark Wahlberg tweeted in support of Black Lives Matter against the murder of George Floyd: The murder of George Floyd is heartbreaking. We must all work together to fix this problem. I'm praying for all of us. God bless. #blacklivesmatter ❤🙏❤ pic. By Melayna • Jun 08, 2020 10:35 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 8, 2020 Dear Gossips, As Black Lives Matter protests continued across the United States and in many cities around the world this weekend, including Canada, defunding the police has become a major talking point and on Last Week Tonight last night, John Oliver and his team broke down the history of anti- By Lainey • Jun 08, 2020 08:49 am
Equality Issues Dick Wolf Fires Writer. This Is News It shouldn’t be news. ‘Man [or woman] behaves abominably, loses job as a result’ is a narrative we know very well – one that’s been playing out in fast-forward over the last few days, a cold comfort relative to the atrocities we’re seeing every single time we By Duana • Jun 05, 2020 03:23 pm
Equality Issues K-pop fans and Black Lives Matter You may have noticed some headlines this week about K-pop fans and what they’ve been doing on Twitter to support Black Lives Matter. When the Dallas police put out a call for people to alert them to what they called “illegal activity” from the protests via their app, By Lainey • Jun 05, 2020 01:24 pm
Equality Issues The Black History of Stonewall (This is the latest installment of our Long Reads series. For more entries, please click here.) TRIGGER WARNING: The following article has detailed descriptions of police violence and abuse, particularly towards LGBTQ+ and Black communities. Picture this. It’s a breezy Friday night in New York City’s Greenwich Village. By Prem • Jun 05, 2020 10:50 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 5, 2020 Dear Gossips, I am on the American Film Institute mailing list and since the end of March every day I get a message from the AFI about their Movie Club Movie of the Day that was launched in collaboration with Steven Spielberg so that people could gather virtually to celebrate By Lainey • Jun 05, 2020 08:56 am
Equality Issues The Goldings at the protest Henry Golding and Liv Lo were at the Black Lives Matter protest yesterday. Henry’s mother is Malaysian, Liv’s father is Taiwanese, and I’m bringing this up because as we know, the three other police officers involved in the murder of George Floyd have now been charged with By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 03:16 pm
Equality Issues Jodie and Joshua’s new haircut go for a walk These pictures are a few days old but you know what? There’s no one out there who’s going to complain about seeing them even if you’re seeing them again, right? It’s Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson. Seeing them is self-care for Kathleen. Every time By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 12:33 pm
Equality Issues Meghan Markle speaks to the students In a new video first shared by Essence, Meghan Markle has spoken out about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Tamir Rice, and the long list of Black victims who lost their lives or have been wounded emotionally and physically because of anti-Black racism and/or police brutality. She By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 10:43 am
Equality Issues THR’s Pride Issue The Hollywood Reporter debuted its Pride issue yesterday morning with a cover story, “The 50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood”. THR Cover: The 50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood https://t.co/FXkONuuuXl — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 4, 2020 Now THIS is a Pride cover. For one, By Prem • Jun 04, 2020 09:36 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 4, 2020 Dear Gossips, John Boyega joined protestors in London yesterday in support of Black Lives Matter, delivering an impassioned, emotional speech denouncing anti-Black racism, calling for justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and so many more, and praising the contributions of Black women. He also made By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 09:04 am
Top Reads John Boyega marches in London John Boyega has not been quiet this past week after the murder of George Floyd. He shut down commenters last week when he tweeted that he hates racists which, I dunno, seems like a pretty uncontroversial statement, non? And people still had to get into his mentions with some all By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 12:16 pm
