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I want a tiny baby elephant. If you clap, I clap back. I write: Ayiti, Untamed State, Bad Feminist, Difficult Women, World of Wakanda, Hunger, Not That Bad.

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    roxane gay‏Verified account @rgay 22 Mar 2016

    To be able to tell a black woman's story and have it directed by a black woman is a dream come true, I'll tell you what.

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      1. Josh Logue‏ @jmlogue 22 Mar 2016
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        @rgay Have you written screenplays before? I'm trying for the first time and curious how you're approaching the project?

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      2. roxane gay‏Verified account @rgay 22 Mar 2016
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        This will be my first screenplay. @jmlogue

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      3. Josh Logue‏ @jmlogue 22 Mar 2016
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        @rgay I'm curious to hear about how you plan to tackle the project? (but Twitter maybe isn't the perfect venue for that question)

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      1. harp‏ @tinysugarcrab 22 Mar 2016
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        @rgay we're reading Bad Feminist in my Women in Pop Culture course at UNL, and your writing has instilled in me a perfect rage towards (1/2)

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      2. harp‏ @tinysugarcrab 22 Mar 2016
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        @rgay whitewashing and race representation in the media. thank you for being so eye-opening and brilliant. ❤️

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      1. Leesa Cross-Smith‏ @LeesaCrossSmith 22 Mar 2016
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        @rgay THIS MAKES ME CRY. kinda overwhelmed w/how amazing this is all across the board tbqh. like, forreal.

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      1.  👽DeMisty D. Bellinger 👾‏ @DeMistyB 22 Mar 2016
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        @rgay I needed to hear good news like this today. Congratulations!

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      1. Kristen Arnett‏ @Kristen_Arnett 22 Mar 2016
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        @rgay congrats!!! such wonderful news!

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      1. Robert James Russell‏ @robhollywood 23 Mar 2016
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        @rgay Yes! Congrats, Roxane!

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      1. Jenn Crowell‏ @jenncrowell 23 Mar 2016
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        @rgay Congratulations! What fabulous news, and so well-deserved.

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      1. Sandra Block‏ @block_sandra 22 Mar 2016
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        @rgay @cd_clifford a trifecta of lady bosses!

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        @rgay this is awesome! Congrats!

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        @rgay congratulations, Roxane! I can't wait to see it!

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        @rgay congratulations!!! looking forward to seeing it on screen :)

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        @rgay Congratulations, Roxane. This is fantastic news!

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