There's so much about the strong black woman stereotype that makes us forget that we do need and deserve help and care.
Morgan ParkerI also think that [political turmoil] gives artists something, a way of kind of processing.
Morgan ParkerArt movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil. We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art. I also think that it gives artists something, a way of kind of processing. My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we need to and want to and think should be in the world. Hard times are really a fire under your ass to prioritize and think, "Okay, how can I challenge myself to put something in the world that wasn't there that can reach other folks and help them to process"?
Morgan ParkerIt's been interesting to look back on those works [I've done previously] and see all the things that Beyoncรฉ has done and become for us in the meantime, because back then, folks were like, "Why Beyoncรฉ? I don't get why she is kind of the symbol for black womanhood."
Morgan ParkerThere was something about Beyoncรฉ that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings and thoughts onto. I was drawn to a little bit of a dichotomy between the glamour and celebrity and the very deep and complex legacy of black women, and what that means in terms of performance.
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