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It was around the 20-minute mark of my sustained sobbing during last night’s
Pose that I realized I may not be able to objectively assess these final few episodes. Certain plot points? Ridiculous. Motivations? At times, nonsensical. Still, I’m so invested in these characters, I’m rooting for them on these journeys, no matter how wild the turns.
It’s a testament to the entire
Pose team, but Janet Mock in particular deserves credit for writing and directing this episode and masterfully weaving in character histories that keep the emotions grounded even when the story flies so far off the rails its floating above
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May 25th, 2021 by KRNB
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Pose, its Emmy-Award winning star,
Billy Porter, tells ABC Audio that there’s still many more important “conversations” he’d love to have before the series officially bows out.
“I, as a Black gay man who came out in the ’80s and grew up in the Pentecostal church, it’s time we have that conversation,” Porter says. “It’s time we pull out our Bibles, both sides, and have that conversation.”
“The homophobia in the Black church is killing us,” he declares. “And it’s not about acceptance. It’s not about tolerance. It’s about respect for my humanity.”