“I’m writing for black people in the same way that Tolstoy was not writing for me, a 14-year-old colored girl from Lorain, Ohio …The point is not having the white critic sit on your shoulder and approve it,” said Toni Morrison
Photo: Getty Images Anyone with a Twitter account knows that in addition to the internet’s blessings , it’s where some of the harshest critics abound. For women whose jobs require living in the spotlight, having thick skin and a sharp, savvy tongue remain two unspoken requirements for dealing with unwelcome barbs tied to their appearance, bodies, race, rights, politics, and more on the daily. They respond to these comments accordingly.
And I can’t control how people see me. I can’t control whether when someone says my name they think of an actress or an activist.” — Vulture, March 2017“Never let anyone silence your voices. Make your voices heard every single day. And when they even try to dismiss your lived experiences, maybe they’ll call it ‘identity politics,’ stand up and say your identity is as important and valuable as the identity of anybody else who lives in the United States of America.
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