Lawnyá Benton @AtlCane09 Twitter profile

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Lawnyá Benton

3 years

Dear Screenwriting "Educators", Breaking Bad isn't the only good pilot to exist. *Also, please learn to incorporate shows that center on & are created by people of color in the curriculum. White shows aren't the only "classics".

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

2 years

"Why are you the best person to write this script?" Because I wrote it

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@AtlCane09

2 years

The Head of TV for a major production company just gave me notes & told me she loved my script. The notes were minimal too. I might actually know what I'm doing 😭😭🙌🏽

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1 year

At least once a week, I see tweets begging for more Black coming of age or slice of life stories. Y'all think writers aren't pitching these stories, but it's the execs telling folks that the market isn't looking for that right now.

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1 year

A room full of Bucket Hats & Meishas to cheer QD on 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ @TheBaddestMitch

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1 year

They’re saying the quiet part aloud. Please don’t be silly girls.

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2 years

Omg, I advanced to the next round for the Black Boy Writes/Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative.

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@AtlCane09

10 months

Isabella's mistake was hanging with these white people. 😭 #CruelSummer

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@AtlCane09

4 years

Kevin got John Legend for a first date surprise. King things. #ThisIsUs

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@AtlCane09

4 years

Since Wonder Woman is trending I'll bless the TL with some cuteness.

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

2 years

Defund essay questions on writing applications. A script, a bio, a logline, and y'all want to ask for essays too? People are tired.

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@AtlCane09

4 years

@lindburk @ashleykatina3 @softandpoetic That's the narrative I've always heard. And my very limited interaction with his company was quite unprofessional.

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@AtlCane09

2 years

@FineNFilm Lmao. There's literally no rule to any of this. The sooner people learn that, the better.

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@AtlCane09

3 years

😂😂😂 As a former script supervisor, this is 1000% true. Continuity matters.

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@MatthewACherry

3 years

Script Supervisors when actors hold a cup with a different hand than they did the takes before

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

7 months

Two things: Gen-Z is more conservative/strict than we thought they'd be Also, Hollywood stopped prioritizing realistic teen/YA shows -- looking at you CW. Things either feel super kid-ish or overly sexual, out of touch. There's hardly a balance.

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@EW

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Gen Z is tired of toxic sexual relationships on TV and in movies and wants to see more friendships and platonic relationships, a new UCLA study shows.

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8 years

😭😭😭😭😭 RT @aguero_kd : Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have broken up. Yooo I actually can't breath 😂😂😭😭😂

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@AtlCane09

3 years

If you don't procrastinate are you even a real writer?

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@AtlCane09

4 years

@dj_RTistic Lmao!! I'm happy for his wife. Maybe she can find a new husband after this. Get yours sis.

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@AtlCane09

1 year

Tell Jamie Lee Curtis to share her Oscar with Angela Bassett since this is the time y'all on.

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@AP

1 year

After watching the women's NCAA basketball championship from the stands, Jill Biden says she wants Caitlin Clark and Iowa to join victorious LSU at the White House.

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10 months

Black Twitter to Jennifer Aniston:

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@AtlCane09

4 years

Someone who works in Development at Disney told me she loved my story idea and thinks I'm funny 😭

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@AtlCane09

6 months

All of them

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@duttypaul

6 months

21 years of Dutty Rock What’s your favorite song?

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2 years

This is the moment Murda captured my heart. Been in a chokehold ever since.

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@YaGirlJiggy

2 years

First thought, 27th thought, Last thought. THE ONLY THOUGHT! 😍😍😍 #PValley

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@AtlCane09

4 years

Wait, somebody might really die in the Pynk on Murda night. #PValley

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3 years

Smoking on that Adam pack #YourHonor

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11 months

This performance didn't deserve a nomination??

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4 years

@ripvictoria Bland is putting it nicely.

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@AtlCane09

1 year

"Don't give Jesus my credit." Ava 😭😭😭 #AbbottElementary

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@AtlCane09

1 year

A showrunner from a Netflix show hit me up on LinkedIn. I'm taking this as a sign that good things are on the horizon.

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

3 years

A development exec from @ScriptPipeline & @thejkstudio just told me that my pages are excellent. She said she's not easily impressed, but my pages blew her away.

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@AtlCane09

5 months

Slamming it closed to end an argument >>

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@FatKidDeals

8 months

These things were nearly indestructible back in the early 2000s

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@AtlCane09

1 year

Louie has some nerve acting like some kind of victim. Girl, gtf! You started this shit. #SnowfallFX

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@AtlCane09

3 months

@TheFineFeminine I have this thought every time people say they feel sorry for her. It's like everyone forgot how nasty she was for years.

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

11 months

We've been hearing about this overwhelming evidence & video for months, and yet it has still hasn't surfaced.

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11 months

Jonathon Majors’ attorneys have provided the DA with overwhelming & significant evidence against his accuser that essentially vindicates him from guilt through eyewitness testimony & video surveillance footage & also exposes the NYPD. Dismissal is likely.

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Lawnyá Benton

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3 years

Who says talking shit doesn't pay off? I had a writing strategy call and clowned the guy's football team & fraternity within the first 2 minutes. He asked to read my whole script. 😭😭

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

4 years

I'm by Camp Creek Marketplace and don't see anything going on. Please don't spread lies.

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

7 months

Happy Seduce & Scheme day to all those who celebrate Watch #RapShit

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

1 year

Please stop telling people to be their own best friend when they speak of desiring companionship/community. It is not the same thing. Wanting to share your life with people doesn't mean that you don't already love yourself.

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@AtlCane09

1 year

My nerves. Something is about to pop off. I feel it. #SnowfallFX

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@AtlCane09

4 years

The irony of Elena trying to dig up dirt at the abortion clinic. 😂😂 Go ask Lexie what she's been up to. #LittleFiresEverywhere

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

2 years

You have a problem with a Black actor saying he only wants to date Black women.... Yeah, we're losing the plot

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@ada_akpala

2 years

John Boyega saying he dates only black women isn't a problem. Double standards are a problem. If a white actor said they only dated white women, many would not defend his right to have "preferences," they would call him racist. The rules have to stay consistent, that's all.

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4 years

I was rooting for Callie & Jamie but I knew their differences would catch up eventually. #GoodTrouble

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

1 year

If you were middle school in 2019, please deactivate Twitter

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@AtlCane09

5 months

@FRYsmalls This! You can not want kids, but still do a lot for them.

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

5 years

Fuck Sallie Mae

NBC News

@NBCNews

5 years

Sallie Mae flies more than 100 employees to Hawaii to celebrate $5 billion in sales while student debt crisis tops $1.6 trillion

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1 year

They don't deem those stories interesting enough without some super unique hook. Yet so many people crave them.

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@AtlCane09

1 year

As soon as you see "high value", you know it's about to be some wack shit

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@AtlCane09

2 years

We don't talk about Bianca Lawson enough. An ageless beauty, who's been working for damn like 3 decades.

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@AtlCane09

7 years

😂😂 He didn't get the memo.

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@NFLRT

7 years

RG3 is out there trying to ruin the Browns perfect season

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1 year

So I need get some friends & head to Puerto Rico. Noted. #HarlemOnPrime

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@AtlCane09

4 months

Throw the ball higher than Black blood pressure 😭😭😭 So wrong

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4 months

Film session w/ Coach 30 - #MiamiDolphins vs. #KansasCityChiefs #NFLPlayoffs2024

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3 months

Russell saying that the Body Party video is when he knew Ciara was the one for him is just 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

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4 months

Too many of y'all aren't good people. At least stand on your bullshit instead of trying to justify it by misusing therapy terms & self care/preservation.

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6 months

I just want Chastity to get a win. She been going through it all season. #RapShit

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@AtlCane09

9 months

Coming hard inside early, like his dad 😭😭😭

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9 months

Film session w/ Coach 30 - #USC vs. #SanJoseState

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3 years

James arriving to any scene #QueenOfTheSouth

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1 year

They better run Denise her coins.

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1 year

CK is wild for this.

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@AtlCane09

2 years

Sending love to all the Black screenwriters out there, who constantly have to deal with bullshit goal posts being moved about what the industry wants/looking for. Keeping believing in yourself and your work. The 'yes' is coming.

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

3 years

For Screenwriter Twitter: When did you start believing that you're a good writer?

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@AtlCane09

1 year

Starting the year off with a call from a development exec showering me with praise for my script. Let's keep this energy up 2023.

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@AtlCane09

2 years

My mentor loved my script, and said she thinks I'd be great for the P-Valley room.

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@AtlCane09

1 year

Majority of the Black men at my school were into Black women. I went to University of Miami, this was not an issue.

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1 year

I could poll every Black woman I know who went to a PWI and ask them if the Black men there were even looking their direction, and I’d know the answer. Don’t even start.

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2 years

A Sony TV exec told me I'm smarter than some of the people he works with. Lol.

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@AtlCane09

2 years

Way too many people don't understand how long it takes to make a show. This ain't a Tyler Perry production 😭😭 Good shows don't write scripts in 2 weeks & shoot 10 episodes in a month.

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7 months

This team is so predictable in the worst ways 😭😭😭

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4 months

Dissing the Grammys while accepting a Grammy >> 😭😭😭

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2 years

There's no way Khloé can make herself look like a bigger dumbass. Khloé:

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3 years

When I see Boaz #QueenOfTheSouth

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8 years

A TLC inspired dance. I'm excited to see this. #BringIt

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4 months

This video was gold. She didn't realize she said that out loud. Lol

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Honorable mention:

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2 years

@AmandaDannielle People can't want love or friendships anymore. People tell you to date yourself or be your own best friend as if desiring companionship makes you weak.

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4 months

Let me know when y'all ready to talk about the ways William was trash. He gets a pass every time when we drag the girls.

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4 months

Monica was too good for William

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1 year

@writtenflair Now that I'm in my 30s, I see that Aiden was 100% the better man. With that being said, I don't want them giving it another try. This is not a victory for Aiden fans.

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2 years

Wow, a man who steps it up instead of fleeing because things are rocky 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #AllAmerican

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@AtlCane09

2 years

The replies just show how many good quotes they gave us this season. Shout out to @pvalleywriters

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2 years

#PynkPosse ! We love y'all deep deep. To help some of y’all get ready for this finale, we givin' you a chance win your own locker at The Pynkl! Hit us in the comments below with yo’ favorite line from this season. #PValley

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1 year

"Just cause tonight wasn't exactly as you pictured it does not mean you do not have a life worth celebrating." Let me remember this as my birthday approaches. #SingleDrunkFemale

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1 year

Rom-coms these days are just 2 big names, with no chemistry 🥴🥴

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2 years

@Therealbrandee is acting tonight! #PValley

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6 years

He's so sassy. 😂😂

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6 years

Jalen Ramsey isn't worried about the Seahawks

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2 years

I know my TV is sick of me watching episodes 207, 209, and 210 of P-Valley 😭😭

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@AtlCane09

4 years

Any other time the news is quick to differentiate between North Fulton & South Fulton, now y'all just wanna say these infected folks are in Fulton County. I need to know which side of Fulton.

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10 months

@YikesPhD @BlkAssFeminist When she called them allies for killing themselves, I was cracking up.

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@AtlCane09

1 year

Gets thrown to the side like a condom wrapper 😂😂

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1 year

Film session w/ Coach 30 - #Kansas vs #Arkansas #MarchMadness

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@AtlCane09

4 years

High maintenance for close friends, low maintenance for acquaintances and others. It's easy for me to forget about people if they're not present in my life.

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i get that high maintenance friendships may require more but low maintenance friendships give me bare minimum vibes. very low effort and energy. which do y'all prefer?

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1 year

It's Regina Hall's birthday Happy anniversary to this gem

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@AtlCane09

4 months

I've seen it 3x already. It's on Starz now. Definitely check it out.

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How did we allow JOY RIDE to bomb last year? That movie should've been a Superbad-sized hit. As funny as the best Seth Rogen comedies (he produced & it follows that template) with a cast that shines together. Ashley Park. Sherry Cola. Stephanie Hsu. Sabrina Wu. Delightful movie.

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5 years

When is someone gonna tell Bailey off & remind her that she also did something illegal when she gave a bubble boy a negative strain of a virus to save his life? #GreysAnatomy

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@AtlCane09

3 years

Whites, Camera, Inaction This headline!!

Bossip

@Bossip

3 years

Whites, Camera, Inaction! Representation-Allergic Hollywood Desperately Needs An Epipen Of Reality, Racistly Costs Itself $10 BILLION By Underfunding & Undervaluing Black Projects

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3 years

Am I the only person who felt like this was a psycho's anthem? Doesn't help that the psychotic roommate that I had at the time loved this song.

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In My Mind • Heather Headley was one of 2005’s most heartfelt songs.

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@shanellegenai I just saw Swam Cooke

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@AtlCane09

2 years

I'm 34 & can confirm you won't have it all together & that's fine. I'd tell 25 year old me to relax.

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@anniemaymoo

2 years

I’ve always loved how realistic the timeline is. Issa nem are 33 and JUST beginning to get it all together. You don’t have to have life figured out by 25. #InsecureHBO

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@AtlCane09

1 year

A lot of the responses are very unserious. You'll want characters to be perfect models of Black excellence. Angie had the best season 2 storyline.

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What’s a tv show/movie where a dark skin woman / femme was written poorly? I’ll start: Angie on the tv show Harlem.

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The way y'all don't understand friendship vibes vs. romantic vibes. -- Sydney/Marcus is the romantic seed being planted

kristen (not crystal) yellowjackets shish-kabob 🍡

@lordesbbqribs

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when they kiss before sydcarmy does

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4 years

@JaimePrimak This man is a whole entrepreneur out here, and they're shaming him for being a sex worker. Smh. Tell them to give him his money back. And this is totally a movie.

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@AtlCane09

4 years

So I also spoke with the VP of Development & Programming for Freeform today. No big deal. 😭😭 She offered to give me notes on my script & wants to stay in touch. This week has been a rollercoaster for me, but today gave me a sign of hope.

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Lawnyá Benton

@AtlCane09

10 months

Part of the problem is that most of the classic comedies were slice of life type shows & execs want everything to be high concept these days.

TVLine.com

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TV Has a Serious Comedy Problem, and This Year's Emmy Nominations Prove It

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@AtlCane09

1 year

I submitted one of my scripts to a little script fest thing. 2 people ripped it apart with feedback & super low scores. The same script/draft got me several meetings, advanced in contests, and got high praise from several execs. Lmao!!

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1 year

1. Whatever Rubi Rose said he did, he did that shit. Why else is he still talking about this? 2. The song is trash. 3. Halle, dump him!