Eating with my sister. We hear a gasp: “Girl, that is Shonda Rhimes.” Her friend doesn’t look up from her plate:”Fool, that ain’t Shonda Rhimes. What the hell would Shonda Rhimes be doing in Chili’s?” You can take a girl out of the Midwest but don’t come for her baby back ribs.
Okay. Entertainment industry, time to stop using the phrases "Smart Strong Women" and "Strong Female Leads". There are no Dumb Weak Women. A smart strong woman is just a WOMAN. Also? "Women" are not a TV trend -- we're half the planet.
But honestly she got what she deserved. As I tell my 4 year old, one makes a choice with one’s actions. Roseanne made a choice. A racist one. ABC made a choice. A human one.
Correction: a black woman built an empire of Humanity-themed tv shows. Do your homework. Get woke. Black is not a theme. I am not a token. But I am a night of television.
As a citizen and a mother, I am tired of death by shooting being treated as an unpleasant side effect of freedom. That is not freedom. That is not democracy. Responsible gun owners can't possibly agree with this.
Why do reporters always say writers were "lured"? Like we're children following a trail of candy. I created a $2B+ revenue stream for a major Corp with my imagination. I do not follow trails of candy. I am the candy.
My 4 year old upon seeing Meghan Markle’s mother: “Mommy, the Queen is so beautiful!” Me: “Yes. Yes, she is.” She never once noticed any other Queen in the room. My work here is done.
“I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight because I wanted to be here and look out onto this audience and witness this moment of change. I’m not fooling myself. Next year could be different and probably will be. But right now, this moment is real." - Sandra Oh
My 7 year old just asked me how a man who can’t share and won’t follow the rules is allowed to be President. Stop making me have these conversations, America...
#CountEverVote
I am still a little in shock to discover
@GreysABC
is about to become the longest running medical drama ever. Best crew, best fans, best cast -- once in a lifetime experience.
#GreysAnatomy
I am writing. Like really writing! Deep in it. SO happy about it. I am characters again. If you see me mumbling to myself out in the world, don't judge. Those are Netflix mumbles. I need them.
I woke up this morning, opened my eyes and whispered to myself “Black Panther is here.” And I was instantly recovered from Idris’ engagement.
#BlackPanther
If Valentine’s Day is making you feel extra single or extra lame, please remember: having a partner does not define you. YOU define you. And you already possess everything you will ever need to define yourself as worthy, flawless, intelligent and powerful.
My small humans are hollering at each other in the kitchen. Making me breakfast. I just heard “Fine, then mom’s bacon will just be raw!” Ummm…
#MothersDay
.
It is happening -- today is the final day EVER of production on my beloved
@ScandalABC
. An amazing crew. A brilliantly talented cast. Spectacular writing staff. Extraordinary fans. Not one storyline regret. Let's do this.
I still can't believe that THIS Thursday
#GreysAnatomy
will become the longest-running primetime medical show. I'm forever grateful for my
#GreysAnatomy
family.
Every five years or so there is a movie I am driven to actually leave my house to go see no matter what anyone says — this is that movie. I am so there for this story.
That this type of ignorant hate can flourish in 2017 tests my faith in humanity. Who raised this inhumane ignorant waste of space? Who chose to be her friend and look the other way?
The first time I was in the
@TIME
100,
@IamSandraOh
wrote my tribute. Now, I could not be more proud to write a tribute to her. Sandra's forever influential to me and so many.
#TIME100
You do realize that "opportunistic" is whiny-"women want too much"-speak for adult words like capable, clever, shrewd, strategic, political, smart and adept? Welcome to the future where we don't put up with this ignorance anymore.
Wasn’t looking forward to a quarantine birthday. But i heard from so many thoughtful friends in so many ways. It has been lovely. Also? I got a shiny new impeachment.
#birthday
Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress on this day in 1968. Fifty years later, her words still speak truth to the state of our country. People. Get out there and VOTE.
Don’t ever come for a black woman. You may think that particular one was merely your princess but we are all our own Queens.
#HarryandMeghanonOprah
lessons
To all of you — the moms, the ones hoping to be moms, the ones sick of people asking WHEN you will be moms, the ones who never wanted to be moms but end up mothering out of need — Happy Mother’s Day. The struggle is real. It’s full of love. But it’s real.
She was an extraordinary person. And this is an extraordinary loss. She had so much to teach. And I still have so much to learn. I am grateful for every moment. Her power and grace will be with us forever.
#cicelytyson
Time's up on silence. Time's up on waiting. Time's up on tolerating discrimination, harassment and abuse.
#TimesUp
Sign the solidarity letter & donate to the
@TIMESUPNW
Legal Defense Fund:
The suggestion that a black person is "not really black" is tired and ignorant. The black experience has never been one size fits all -- no matter how much old tv/films tried to make you think so.