Shonda Rhimes has taken “umbrage with a New York Times article written about her by TV critic Alessandra Stanley,” reports the New York Daily News.
According to the News, “The piece, which was published Thursday [Sept. 18, 2014], begins with an eyebrow-raising lede: ‘When Shonda Rhimes writes her autobiography, it should be called “How to Get Away With Being an Angry Black Woman.” ‘ ”
Stanley’s Times piece also identified Rhimes as the creator of the new ABC show “How to Get Away With Murder.” In fact the show was created by Peter Norwalk, a white man. Rhimes serves as one of the executive producers on the new series.
Rhimes responded to Stanley’s piece in a series of tweets:
“Confused why @nytimes critic doesn’t know identity of CREATOR of show she’s reviewing.”
The next tweet said, “Apparently we can be “angry black women” together, because I didn’t know I was one either! @petenowa #LearnSomethingNewEveryday.”
Rhimes then tweeted, “Final thing: (then I am gonna do some yoga): how come I am not “an angry black woman” the many times Meredith (or Addison!) rants? @nytimes… Wait. I’m “angry” AND a ROMANCE WRITER?!! I’m going to need to put down the internet and go dance this one out. Because ish is getting real.”
Shonda Rhimes
If Shonda Rhimes and the definition of an ABW is….Successful, rich, story-teller, artist, businesswoman, dominatinatrix of an international television medium for decade, plus a working mom..please tell me how to become that! – I wanna’ be an ABW!!
Nicely said.