Window of opportunity.

[rogueslayer452]

Viola Davis winning and providing a beautiful, powerful speech at the Emmys was truly the most and only remarkable thing to come out from the event. I know many were disappointed that Tatiana didn't win, but let's be real, Tatiana was up against some major competition and honestly it's kind of like placing your favorites against each other and deciding who is more deserving. Both Viola and Tatiana are incredibly talented women in their own right and deserve recognition for their work, even the fact that they're nominated means so much, especially in Tatiana's case where it was a miracle she was recognized at all at this event especially for a little genre show that probably nobody at the academy knew or cared about until very recently. But since it's been 67 years since a WOC won such an award, Viola certainly was more than deserving of this moment. She has been very vocal about racism in the industry, and the fact that she made history with this speaks volumes, which hopefully will become a huge step in the right direction.

Similarly, Lilly Singh, one of my favorite YouTubers, won at the Streamy Awards the other night as well, providing a fantastic bookend to her speech which she further elaborates on in her vlog, before and after the event. Just seeing these amazing women getting the proper recognition and opportunity in a positive light is phenomenal to me. ♥

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[saturnsdaughter.livejournal.com]

That whole moment had me in tears, starting with Taraji being so overjoyed for Viola as well. It's so inspiring to see Black women starting to get mainstream recognition like this. I'm tired of having to be content with the few token characters that might as well not be there.

I didn't realize Lilly had won an award too, but that's awesome! I found her channel one day by accident and I'm glad I did. She's so funny and seems like a cool person.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Taraji being overjoyed whenever a WOC won was fantastic. She was just over the moon, it was beautiful.

I'm tired of token characters, as well. Just having a POC in the background or as a minor character in some shots doesn't make your show/movie progressive. Develop them as three-dimensional characters in their own right, give them a storyline, make them human beings rather than caricature background props.

Lilly is so awesome! When I discovered her channel it was such a delight. She seems like such a chill person to be around, so positive and laidback, but also very hardworking. Just looking at how her schedule is through her vlog channel is insane. But I love how she loves to work and it's quite inspirational, I'm not gonna lie. So her winning is well deserved, indeed. :) ♥