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A play I call "Holy Crap, Racism" (based on real events):
Setting: Social platform called "Twotter"
Cast of characters:
White men
White women
People of color
Setting: Social platform called "Twotter"
Cast of characters:
White men
White women
People of color
Act I, sc 1:
Poster 1: Love my White Woman Candidate for VP!! Represent!!!
Poster 2: I think we shld have a Black woman as a VP candidate. We've had these marches for justice and representation is important. Also, we have a Black woman who is extremely qualified.
Poster 1: Love my White Woman Candidate for VP!! Represent!!!
Poster 2: I think we shld have a Black woman as a VP candidate. We've had these marches for justice and representation is important. Also, we have a Black woman who is extremely qualified.
Like Clinton qualified.
Poster 1: But when will it be a white woman's turn?!?
Poster 2: Er, why wldn't a Black woman represent white women just as a white woman?
Poster 1: You're being racist now against white women! And why are you capitalizing "black?"
Poster 2: sigh
Poster 1: But when will it be a white woman's turn?!?
Poster 2: Er, why wldn't a Black woman represent white women just as a white woman?
Poster 1: You're being racist now against white women! And why are you capitalizing "black?"
Poster 2: sigh
Act II, sc 1
Poster 1: I'm voting like Black women!
Poster 2: I'm voting like Black women!
Poster 3: I'm voting like Black women! But hey, my WWC is pretty much like a Black woman and probably wld do a better job representing Black women!
Poster 1 and 2: Huh??
@Ange_Amene WTF.
Poster 1: I'm voting like Black women!
Poster 2: I'm voting like Black women!
Poster 3: I'm voting like Black women! But hey, my WWC is pretty much like a Black woman and probably wld do a better job representing Black women!
Poster 1 and 2: Huh??
@Ange_Amene WTF.
Act III, sc. 1
Poster 1: Not voting for my WWC candidate is to vote for the more centrist conservative candidate!
Poster 2: According to votes in Senate, your candidate is something like #15 in progressive votes and this other woman is #2.
White man to Poster 2: Shut up, bitch.
Poster 1: Not voting for my WWC candidate is to vote for the more centrist conservative candidate!
Poster 2: According to votes in Senate, your candidate is something like #15 in progressive votes and this other woman is #2.
White man to Poster 2: Shut up, bitch.
Act IV, sc. 2
Poster 1: Did you read this article on how the VP position isn't all that important now?
Poster 2: Yes. Interesting.
Poster 3: What?? It was horrifically racist.
Poster 1: I was so shocked.
Black women on Twotter to each other: White ppl are "surprised" by racism.
Poster 1: Did you read this article on how the VP position isn't all that important now?
Poster 2: Yes. Interesting.
Poster 3: What?? It was horrifically racist.
Poster 1: I was so shocked.
Black women on Twotter to each other: White ppl are "surprised" by racism.
Act V, sc. 3
Poster 1 (a white woman): This Black woman hurt my feelings by saying I'm a racist! So mean. I have health issues. This is impacting me!!
White male posters to accused Black woman: You bitch. I hope this makes you physically sick!! How dare you!!!
Poster 1 (a white woman): This Black woman hurt my feelings by saying I'm a racist! So mean. I have health issues. This is impacting me!!
White male posters to accused Black woman: You bitch. I hope this makes you physically sick!! How dare you!!!
Interlude: White Lit professor re-reads https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-bronzeville-mother-loiters-in-mississippi-mean/
Feels tremendous shame.
Feels tremendous shame.
Act VI, sc. 6
Poster 1: We need to do more abt institutionalized racism.
Poster 2: Tear down monuments!
Poster 3: Change the names of things!
Poster 4: Those things are good, but we could also request a qualified Black woman to be VP.
Posters 1,2,3: That's too much.
Poster 1: We need to do more abt institutionalized racism.
Poster 2: Tear down monuments!
Poster 3: Change the names of things!
Poster 4: Those things are good, but we could also request a qualified Black woman to be VP.
Posters 1,2,3: That's too much.
To be continued ... every fucking day ...
