Because no gifset could do Terry’s monologue justice.
This may be the most important 3.5 minutes of television in years.
This episode needs multiple awards, and so does Terry Crews for his delivery.
this episode had me in tears. how long have we been praying for things like this to be represented in a nuanced way? the conversation BETWEEN BLACK FOLKS, acknowledging generational differences in viewpoints, acknowledging that racial profiling and police brutality affects young black girls, addressing how police departments stifle progress through internal intimidation tactics, addressing the respectability politics and victim blaming that happens when black folks are targeted by police… for a half hour comedy B99 did a much better job of addressing police racism and brutality with this episode than any other tv show i’ve seen in recent years
fave things about growing up chubby:
- feeling like the ‘unattractive’ friend
- being called the ‘wingman’
- acting as a personal shopper for your smaller sized friends
- not being able to fit into any of the popular clothing brands
- “oh shut up, you aren’t even plus size!!”
- “you have a really cute face though!!”
- trying to wear baggy clothes so they don’t cling to your body
- “nice rolls”
- earthquake and tsunami jokes
- gym class. everything about gym class
- developing a bad posture from trying to appear smaller than you are
- not getting asked to school dances, or even to dance once you’re there
- needing a special uniform/costume in dance/team sports
- not wanting to eat in front of anyone
- having what is a serious eating disorder turned into a joke
- being compared to elephants/whales
- little to no positive media representation
- low self confidence, depression, and anxiety
- “concerned” looks/comments from family members
- having people assume you don’t care about yourself/body
- hoarding snacks to eat in secret
- being stared at when you go into particular stores
- buying mens clothing because the sizes are more generous
- crying in the change room
- having doctors assume every problem in your life is due to your weight
- “so are you trying to lose weight?”
- “are you sure you want to eat that?”
- “just try eating less!!”
- avoiding looking in the mirror
- never letting anyone take your picture
fave things about being chubby now:
- thick thighs
- overwhelming softness everywhere
- maximum appreciation of food
- the fullness i feel when a dress stretches around my stomach, but also around my lil booty booty
- i still have a baby face
- when my little cousin calls me “squishy belly” and tries to tickle me
- crop tops
- leggings
- those stretchy pants with the wide ankles (what are those niggas called?)
- bras that have my titties sittin UP
- dress pants/slacks
- coming into myself & understanding that fat does not equal ugly. fat does not equal unworthy. fat does not equal ugly. fat does not equal unw
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When the teacher don’t assign seats
“Sharing is caring”
The dread took me out