you are lisa simpson

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from “you can win friends with salad! why lisa simpson matters”:

In a classic 1991 episode of The Simpsons, Lisa is distraught to learn that her inspirational substitute teacher, Mr. Bergstrom, is leaving her.

With his train ready to leave the station, Mr. Bergstrom writes Lisa a note. “Whenever you feel like you’re alone, and there’s nobody you can rely on, this is all you need to know,” he says. Lisa opens the note as Mr. Bergstrom’s train disappears into the distance. It reads, “You are Lisa Simpson.“

am i ________ enough?

Zazie Beetz. Photo by Colette Aboussouan. Styled by Danielle Nachmani. Courtesy of The Cut.

good interview with zazie beetz of atlanta:

While the show explores many kinds of blackness, Beetz also worries about what [the character] Van’s called upon to represent. “I just feel like I’m among so many black women’s stories, right? She is one of them, and I am one of them.” Beetz pauses. “Growing up I definitely, definitely had a bunch of things of, Um, am I black enough? — and I guess specifically, Am I German enough?”

digging this song

having a diddy moment

(via jenna wortham instagram story from a long time ago)