Viola Davis Fixed Television (VIDEO)

There are a bunch of industries that have a convention every year to talk about how awesome they are and hand out awards and make the hookers in the zip code just a little bit heavier in the purse. Maybe one M.D. gets up in Aspen every year and announces himself a living god, but it doesn’t happen thirty times in the evening with a sober audience applauding. Military men typically are humbled by their honors, shying away from any individual attention. Film and television actors truly believe they deserve the praise.

Viola Davis cried over her Emmy award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series after reciting some Harriet Tubman and talking about the scarcity of roles for minority actresses in Hollywood. Davis was followed by black actresses winning every single award.

Before you quote a famous dead person, ask yourself, would this same person quote me? How could Harriet Tubman fathom the hardship of scoring a seven figure acting gig? Do you realize what it takes to bypass the Venison Alfredo when dining at Spago, Tubman?

You’re both interested in helping liberate black people. Harriet Tubman risked her life dragging them hundreds of miles to freedom in the North. You’re giving a rehearsed speech at the Emmy’s in a Carmen Marc Valvo five thousand dollar gown. Who’s quoting who? Tubman doesn’t deserve you. She wasn’t even SAG.