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lib87

(535 posts)

20. Where's my Violin?

Reply to onpatrol98 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 01:02 PM

Sep 2015

Ah, here we go

lol I shook my head again when one of her tweets in the midst of her dismissal of the struggle of Black women to get roles in Hollywood she wished 'shondra' would write her a role. No seriously.

Dense as a rock.

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Nancy Lee Grahn Pulls an #AllLivesMatter in Wake of Viola Davis’ Historic Emmy Win [View all] onpatrol98 Sep 2015 OP

"Minutes after the speech, Grahn cried the whitest tears imaginable" Number23 Sep 2015 #1

Ha.... sheshe2 Sep 2015 #4

Just lurking about, as usual... M0rpheus Sep 2015 #27

MO, you look so debonair! sheshe2 Sep 2015 #28

Hard to believe... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #36

You're a better one than I am. M0rpheus Sep 2015 #42

I did exactly that at your post... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #30

Girl, that picture makes EVERYBODY laugh. Number23 Sep 2015 #34

How about this one, Number? onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #39

Black Twitter is NOT to be effed with Number23 Sep 2015 #41

This is perfect. nt betsuni Sep 2015 #43

Holy Shit! sheshe2 Sep 2015 #2

Did you read this bit??? Number23 Sep 2015 #3

You are so mean...mean, mean, mean! sheshe2 Sep 2015 #6

Sounds like SOME Bernie supporters..... PragmaticLiberal Sep 2015 #23

Well, at least Bernie actually did march... Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #25

Good point. PragmaticLiberal Sep 2015 #26

They tried all night... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #31

Damn, I missed this thread ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #48

What's her du name? gwheezie Sep 2015 #5

Inquiring minds want to know. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #7

I don't know whether I was juror #1. #2, #3 or #6. TexasTowelie Sep 2015 #9

Par for the course these days. Number23 Sep 2015 #10

That alert proves why the jury system is a complete failure. If I was a mod and someone randys1 Sep 2015 #24

Is it our sense of humor that leaves a bit to be desired??? onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #35

It's funny, because that line about "what is his/her DU name?" has been a running joke for years. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #38

So true!!! onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #40

You were just alerted for this post. murielm99 Sep 2015 #8

Yes indeed, wheezie Number23 Sep 2015 #11

Thanks jury gwheezie Sep 2015 #19

She's going to be sorry, for words that were from envy. delrem Sep 2015 #12

I've discussed this elsewhere JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #13

I would have marched for those people gollygee Sep 2015 #16

What did Lena Dunham say?? I haven't watched a second of her shitty looking little show Number23 Sep 2015 #29

It's what she didn't say JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #44

Not at all impressed with Lena Dunham... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #32

Second response JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #14

Oh my gollygee Sep 2015 #15

Snarf: Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #17

Well explained!!! onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #33

Geez...just Geez... Spazito Sep 2015 #18

Where's my Violin? lib87 Sep 2015 #20

her own show general hospital is horrible when it comes to POC JI7 Sep 2015 #21

Well zappaman Sep 2015 #22

The Emmy for the Shadiest Tweet Goes To… onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #37

Another white person taking their privilege for Grahnted. nt betsuni Sep 2015 #45

thread in GD related to this about how whites respond to white privilege JI7 Sep 2015 #46

Thank you for this... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #47