Posts Tagged Montana Fishburne

By Rose • 13 years ago

Boyce Watkins’ awful choice of words and Montana Fishburne in her own

I usually find Boyce Watkins’ commentary at Black Voices, helpful and informative. While I don’t always agree with him, his recent piece on Montana Fishburne has crossed the line.

I’ve often wondered what I would do had my daughter called me up to tell me that she’s chosen to take the Montana Fishburne route to fame and fortune. Well, after I finished choking her, I would then help her to realize that the porn industry is a very dirty game, filled with malicious and deceptive people.

While  his latter point about the possible pitfalls of the porn industry is understandable, condoning violence against women–even in a hypothetical situation against your own daughter–is totally wrong. It’s also interesting that ...

I usually find Boyce Watkins’ commentary at Black Voices, helpful and informative. While I don’t always agree with him, his recent piece on Montana Fishburne has crossed the line.

I’ve often wondered what I ...

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By Rose • 13 years ago

It’s hard out here for black woman directors

There is an incredibly revealing article over at The Root by Nsenga Burton about the struggle black women filmmakers face when trying to get films funded and made. Burton really hits the nail on the head when she connects the struggle of directors to how that impacts the films about black women that are made:

Arlene Gibbs, screenwriter and producer of the upcoming Jumping the Broom, starring Paula Patton and Angela Bassett, says, “Black women writers and filmmakers are frustrated because we want to tell good stories. We don’t always want to write about black women, but often we are boxed into that category, so often that’s all there is. If we can’t tell other people’s stories or ...

There is an incredibly revealing article over at The Root by Nsenga Burton about the struggle black women filmmakers face when trying to get films funded and made. Burton really hits the nail on the head ...