So much all of this.
Wesley: Feng Shui. Gunn: Right. What's that mean again? Wesley: That people will believe anything. Actually, in this place, Feng Shui will probably have enormous significance. I'll align my furniture the wrong way and suddenly catch fire or turn into a pudding.
'Conviction (1)'
ita's thread
A place where we can talk about ita, miss ita, and share information about memorials. The hugging started over here in Natter.
amych - Jan 12, 2018 7:43:00 am PST #2833 of 3156
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
amych - Jan 12, 2018 7:43:55 am PST #2834 of 3156
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
(the fact that it's not just malpractice against black women, but malpractice against FUCKING SERENA)
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2018 7:48:16 am PST #2835 of 3156
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
She should get to see Black Panther. I am so angry about this right now.
Every time I see a trailer/commercial/featurette, I think that.
P.M. Marc - Jan 12, 2018 7:48:19 am PST #2836 of 3156
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
All I can hope, frankly, is that maybe now that it's happened to someone as famous and talented and brilliant as her, more people will take it seriously.
Seriously though, rage tears. Gonna have to find one of the fundraisers to take kids to see it and donate to it.
NoiseDesign - Jan 12, 2018 8:47:12 am PST #2837 of 3156
Our wings are not tired
The Code Switch podcast just did an episode that in part deals with the fact that just being a black woman in the United States prematurely ages them at the chromosomal level due to the high amounts of continual stress that comes with being black in this country. It's heartbreaking and it made me think once again about what she dealt with all. the. time.
Amy - Jan 12, 2018 8:51:36 am PST #2838 of 3156
Because books.
It surprises me sometimes, how much I still miss her.
Vortex - Jan 16, 2018 6:11:21 pm PST #2839 of 3156
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
(the fact that it's not just malpractice against black women, but malpractice against FUCKING SERENA)
The thing that pisses me off is that she is famous and wealthy, and they STILL discounted her. Her team should have been familiar with her medical history and been watching her for symptoms. It is INEXCUSABLE that she had to GET UP AND WALK OUT OF THE FUCKING DELIVERY ROOM to get a nurse, who then "thought that the pain medicine was making her delirious" If it was this hard for Serena Williams, just think about how hard it is for an ordinary black woman patient. And God forbid if she is uneducated or poor.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 17, 2018 9:34:14 am PST #2840 of 3156
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Question: if ita was the inspiration for a kickass superhero, what would her origin story and powers be?
There's a reason I'm asking - Tom is creating 100 heroines for his Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1538223149/make-100-heroines) and I suggested making one in honor of ita. The character wouldn't be named for her, and only we would know about it. Just kind of an inspiration/Easter egg based on one of the bravest people I've known. Totally non-exploitative. I could even run it by you guys before it becomes final, for feedback and approval.
I saw the action figure picture the other day, and it stuck with me, for this project.
-t - Jan 17, 2018 10:09:20 am PST #2841 of 3156
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh boy. Keeping the superpowers down to a reasonable level is going to be hard.
Fred Pete - Jan 17, 2018 10:32:27 am PST #2842 of 3156
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'll give it a go.
She is a member of an all-female organization. Membership is obtained by birthright -- each member brings her first-born daughter into the organization. Training starts at age 4, with each girl's training determined by a combination of her aptitudes and the (perceived future) needs of the organization. Her training emphasized hand-to-hand combat and computer skills, although she also has basic-to-moderate competencies in half a dozen areas that would appear to have nothing to do with each other.
Her superhero costume would be monochrome. I'm not sure which color, but I'm thinking one color. I'm also not sure about the design of the costume, but she would emphasize ease of movement -- no hobble skirts, for example.