F.D Signifier (B-Sides)
#BlackMastodon #Capitalism #RacialCapitalism #Colorism #Featurism #GenderStereotypes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lerPDZou70
Has anybody seen this?
From the reviews, I'd say it's horror or gallows humor.
‘Bad Hair’ Cast Unpacks Camp Thriller With Shadow And Act At Sundance
#genre #horror #BodyHorror
#Black #movies
#BadHair
#GoodHair
#InternalizedRacism
#Featurism
#Texturism
#Colorism
#BlackFolk
#BlackFedi
#BlackMastodon
https://blavity.com/entertainment/watch-bad-hair-cast-unpacks-camp-thriller-with-shadow-and-act-at-sundance
Shadow And Act Managing Editor Brooke Obie moderated the MACRO Lodge Bad Hair panel while at Sundance. The panel, featuring director Justin Simien and cast members Ashley Blaine Featherson, Kelly Rowland, Lena Waithe, Yaani King Mondschein, James Van Der Beek and Elle Lorraine, discussed the social and cultural narratives told within what on the surface appears to be a campy story about killer hair. Simien said that the film started after conversations about a particular style of Asian horror film. “There’s like a bunch of hair horror movies…but it felt like there was a truly American story to be told in that kind of premise, and I went looking for one and there wasn’t one,” he said. He also referenced psychological thrillers from the late 1960s to the 1980s, such as Rosemary’s Baby, The Shining , Body Double , Carrie and others. “I love those movies…but there are no Black people in them,” he said. “I felt like I could really play with that genre but make it Black and say something...
UPDATE
Regardless of their race or ethnicity, I tend to be skeptical of people like this Vlogger, who constantly dismiss Diversity, Equity, Inclusion as having a hidden agenda, while never evidencing any level of critical self-reflection, and offer no intellectually honest disclosure about their biases and their motives for their remarks.
Why did seeing two consecutive black Miss Brazil winners bother people?
Black Brazil Today
#BlackMastodon #RacializedClass #Colorism #Featurism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux5L70OTkFU
Feature Creep: What Causes It and How to Avoid It
"Feature creep is a common problem that comes up in many projects. When it comes to product design, it's easy to assume you’ll create a better product if you include more features. More features will translate into more value for your users, right?
Actually, in most cases, the answer is no—it will not."
#feature #project #development
#backlog #featurism #strategy #market
https://www.shopify.com/partners/blog/feature-creep