“When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade”: an adage used to encourage an optimistic mindset for those who face adversity. I’m almost certain this was first said by some rich asshole in an attempt to pacify the poor. Because who said I had access to water, or sugar, or even a glass to make lemonade in? This is the reality of the white working class trying to break into the film industry . For Black people, it’s worse.

Even when the lemon looks juicy, we often cut into them and realise it’s actually rotting inside. The bright, yellow and shiny rind was preserved by layers of wax (promises of change) on the surface. While we squeeze to make the best lemonade possible, the gatekeepers, who expect us to be grateful for these lemons, are drinking freshly blended tropical fruit smoothie

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