Behind every public profile, there’s a person - someone who works, feels, gets tired, and sometimes wonders why respect online seems to fade so easily. Recently, there has been a rise in inappropriate messages and videos being sent to my professional account. And honestly, it’s not just about me - it’s about the people who have to read these messages, the team behind the scenes, and about how we treat each other as human beings. Supporting equal rights does not mean someone is inviting personal

Cat Shavon Addison on Instagram: "Judy Garland’s blackface scene in Everybody Sing (1938) shows how minstrelsy was still treated as normal in Hollywood. Garland was a teenager under MGM’s control with little agency, forced into roles by the studio system. While common for its time, the performance was rooted in racist stereotypes that cannot be excused. Historians stress that the issue lies less with Garland’s intent and more with Hollywood’s exploitation and normalization of racism in entertain