On Emilia Pérez, Hollywood Stereotypes, and the Stories That Shape Us

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By Adetayo Adetokun

Hollywood has always been a storyteller. But it doesn’t just tell any stories—it tells stories that shape how we see the world. It decides who gets to be a hero, who is worthy of love, who is feared, who is pitied, and who is ignored.

Slapping Labels on People

Pointing at a black man
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I met a lady on my way home and complimented her hair. As soon as the words were out of my mouth, I was engulfed in a memory I shelved a while back.

The Weird One Out

PHOTO: ONE EQUAL WORLD

Society has defined how the ‘ideal woman’ should look, walk, talk, behave, and be interested in. This evolves every once in a while but the core tenets of what society wants from women are basically the same; be pretty, talk less, marry, give birth, support your man, and fade into oblivion.

The Men Who 'Snitched' On Their Sex

Picture: BLACK WOMEN OF BRAZIL

I woke up this morning with the thought of one of the shows I did on television. We had this business mogul on the show and he was talking about business principles for success. Just as we were rounding up, he asked us to let him say something. It went something like this: