Posts by OnScreen Blog Writing Staff
Growing into 'The Color Purple'

“I see myself, when I wake up and realize that I’m home and I’m not alone, and that I have a voice. That’s me shouting that I am a proud, successful, light skin, Bi-Sexual, Jewish, Black Woman, and I’m going to FIGHT for my voice to be heard. That’s what growing into The Color Purple is.”

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Be a Guide, Not a Gatekeeper

One of the more infamous examples of gatekeeping in recent memory is how toxic Star Wars ‘fans’ harassed and attacked the cast members of the recent Star Wars films. Passion for something you love is valid and understandable. However, the instant that anyone attempts to use that passion to attack others or to claim agency over a given work, it ceases to be a good thing.

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