POC of the Vampire Diaries: Bree

Talk about being at the bar....

Previously

The Vampire Diaries
Sheila Bennett
Emily Bennett

Oh, Lawd.  *rubs temples*  There is no end to the fail with this one.

First of all, can someone tell me what the hell Gina Torres is doing on the CW?

Gina Torres is a goddess.  Gina Torres is a sci-fi/fantasy legend.  Gina Torres is one of the warriors I have loved.  Ergo, Gina Torres has no business being on the CW, unless she lost a bet.  For real.

POC of the Vampire Diaries: Emily Bennett

Previously

The Vampire Diaries
Sheila Bennett

~ Special Edition Post ~

I need to start this one off with a preface or sorts.

1) I'm really not surprised Bianca Lawson is on this show.  I've noticed the names of Buffy alumni in the producer credits (though you wouldn't have guessed it by the quality of writing on this show).  That being said, Bianca really needs to learn to stay the hell away from the CW, especially when she's offered a character named "Emily".

POC of the Vampire Diaries: Sheila Bennett

Previously

The Vampire Diaries

Let's start with Sheila Bennett, whom Bonnie Bennett fondly calls "Grams."

First of all, Neo-Prodigy once asked why the hell Jasmine Guy was cast as a grandmother.  All I can say to that is...million-dollar question, boo-boo.

Anyhoo, Ms. Guy plays the powerful sorceress and professor Sheila Bennett who teaches occult at the local university, and whom everyone dismisses as a crazy, drunken loon.  Even Bonnie doesn't believe her Grams's stories about the craft...at first.  Later, Grams explains to Bonnie that it's better to let people think you're crazy, rather than know the truth.  She traces the family back to Salem, and when Bonnie asks how many of their ancestresses died in Salem, Grams scoffs that it takes a whole lot more than ignorance to kill a witch.

The Vampire Diaries

Katerina Graham as the witch
"Bonnie Bennett"

I've bitten the bullet, sat down for the past few days, and gotten caught up on the goddamn Vampire Diaries.  Oh...do I have a lot say about this one.  In fact, this is about to be a series of posts.

Before we begin, let me clarify a few things.  1) I hate the CW, 2) I hate the CW, 3) I hate the CW, 4) I actually grew up reading LJ Smith, whose books serve as a basis for this show.  For those who are not in the know, LJ Smith is basically the ancestor of Stephanie-fucking-Meyers.

I'm going to knock some of the core white people out first, so that when I begin to write about the women of color on this show, those of who you who are smart enough to avoid this show will know what I'm talking about it.

Um...It Ain't About Us

Angel Coulby

Issa [Rae] and I sat down with a television executive from a prominent network. In short, his response confirmed our worst fears. He felt that in order for "ABG" to become more mainstream, the entire cast would need to be replaced. His suggestion for the lead character, J, was a long haired, fair-skinned actress....

~ Tracy Oliver

So I deleted a comment on one of my Merlin posts in which an Anonymous commenter was saying that Angel Coulby's casting was "to appease a certain race of people" and that it was "rubbish."

Awwwww...come on now.  Talk about pissing on someone's leg and then saying it's raining.

Black Women and the Republikkkan Party

Let's start with Michelle Obama.

Look at Michelle Obama.

Any of those white men who trash her probably lay in bed at night burning with need for her…and they know it.

~ Truthbetold

Contemplating "Black Love"

(Thanks, Coffey!)

And, Quite Naturally, Politics Wins Out

*cracks neck and knuckles...pops collar*

I Need a Topic

I feel like it's been a long while since I properly ripped into someone or something.

Bar patrons...bring me a victim.

RIP America Ferrera's Thickness, Y'all

From her first film, Real Women Have Curves
(until they get famous, anyway)

Don't get me wrong; I understand how she might have needed/wanted to drop a few...

What was wrong with this size??!??

...and so drop a few she did...

...but c'mon now.