I've followed the discussion surrounding Django Unchained and yesterday, read a Tavis Smiley interview that pretty much summed up my thinking about the movie: "I don’t know what’s inside Tarantino’s heart; what I do know is what’s inside his head, because that’s what we see on film. If what’s inside his head is connected to …
His favorite: Getting relationships right by knowing where your favor, privilege, power and authority comes from.
It's a funny thing, how favorites work. Growing up as the daughter and granddaughter of some pretty powerful folks, I was certainly privileged as a result. All my life in one area or another, I can say I was considered somebody's favorite: Choir directors, professors, instructors, coaches, artists, boss's, friends. Everyone is someone's favorite. Everyone …
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