'A24 Black' divides us and narrows Blackness down to what's acceptable to white people. My criticism of Tyler Perry has never been 'it shouldn't exist' — it's 'it could be better.' We keep advocating for Black people to be less. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #TylerPerry #BlackFilm

I drove to Torrance to see Dreams and Nightmares because no theater in LA was playing it. Did I enjoy it? No. But I stayed, and now I can actually speak on it. If you love cinema, that's what it requires. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm #Cinephile

You know Tyler Perry's latest project but you never watched Harlem? You're an A24 Black but didn't show up for the Black films that needed you? She hit the nail on the head. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm

Ryan Coogler Black? I get it. Barry Jenkins Black, Ava DuVernay Black, Spike Lee Black — I get it. But calling yourself an A24 Black just to say you don't watch Tyler Perry or 'trauma porn'? We are losing the plot. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm #TylerPerry

I care more about telling authentic stories well than feeling soft and fuzzy at the end. I understand needing control over what you consume during hard seasons — but don't call that prestige. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm

From 'Black books are the hood' to 'A24 Blacks' — it's one conversation: respectability politics and the myth that being palatable enough will save us. It doesn't matter how much distance you create. You're still Black. #EricaPleasePodcast #RespectabilityPolitics #A24Blacks

A24 has made some incredible Black films — and historically hasn't supported them like its white films. This feels like the Jack and Jill conversation: 'this is the only acceptable way to be Black.' We need MORE representation, not less. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm #Representation

No 'trauma'? Girl, have you stepped outside? America is traumatic. Our media shows our lived experiences — and white films get acclaimed for their trauma while ours get called lowbrow. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm #TraumaPorn

You could've said Spike Lee Black, Ryan Coogler Black, Barry Jenkins Black. Instead you aligned your Blackness with a studio founded by two white people — just to separate yourself from 'those' Black people? Wild. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm