So I arrive super early. I live an hour outside of LA so I always leave ridiculously early so I can arrive at a decent time. I walk in the screening room entrance and the white woman running the show asked me ”Was I here to check in for the screening?” I said yea and she promptly
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Walked away. So I'm standing in the lobby of this screening room waiting to be checked in. She comes back says something and then goes into the projection room. Now I'm disabled so standing for a long period of time is hella uncomfortable. Eventually no one came out so I peeked
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My head into the projection room and asked if I could sign in or sit down in the screening theater. She came out all red faced saying, ” Oh I thought you were here to sign people in and work for the screening.” I explained I was press and she realized how bad it looked that she
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Mistake me for the help. I was finally given permission to sit in the theater where I was one of two Black people there to cover a film with a predominantly Black cast.
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Not to mention earlier that week at the Jurassic World screening I went to check in at the press desk and was told to line up with the fans. I had to make it clear again that I was indeed press.
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