“Firstofall,thereisnochildtherapistwhocomesindressedasLittleBoPeeporanyothercartooncharacter,”NewYork-basedpsychotherapistKathrynSmerling,whospecializesincouplesandfamilytherapy,toldHuffPost.“Thisdegradestheefficacyofaplaytherapistandinfantilizestheprofessional.And,mostofall,itisnottherapeuticallyproper.ThechildthenbondswithLittleBoPeep,andnotarealperson,whichistheantithesisofsuccessfulplaytherapy.”

    Iwanttoacknowledgeprogress,becauseIfeelliketherehasbeenalotofprogressinthelastfiveyears.I’mseeingwaymoreinclusion.I’malsoseeingyoungerpeoplebeingacknowledged,whichisreally,reallyspecial.Whenwetalkaboutinclusion,wecannotforgettheyounger,andwecan’talsoforgettheolder.

    Thankyouforgivingourteamoffilmmakersthegreatestgift:Theopportunitytosharethisfilm,thatwepouredourheartsandsoulsinto,withyou.

    Fields’mother,SamanthaBloom,toldtheToledoBladeonSaturdaythathersonhadtoldherhewasgoingtoVirginiaforan“alt-right”rallybutdidn’tdescribeittoherindetail.Bloomsaidshe’dwarnedhersontobecarefulandtoprotest“peacefully,”accordingtothenewspaper.

    Petersurgedhisaudienceattheeventtomatchtheenergyoftheirenemies,whomhedescribedas“thisdeep-statecabal…theseuniparty,globalist,sold-out,demonicsataniststhatwanttokillyourkidsandtolockupwhitepeopleforever.”

    Also,MichaelB.Jordan...damn

    Thenewseries,whichisalreadypickedupfor20episodes,soundsalotliketheoldone.Accordingtothepressrelease:

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    Idon’tthinkthatIvieweditatthatlens,whichmightbeadeficiencyofmeasawriterin2003.IjustthoughtalotaboutwhoMannywas.IlovedManny’sbackgroundandManny’sfamily.WedidalotofresearchandhadconversationswithFilipinofriendsabouttheculture.ButIdon’tthinkwecameatitthatwayatall.Oneofthegreatthingsaboutwriting“Degrassi”wasthatit’sananthologyshow,andIthinkit’s,like,oneofthesecretsthatnobodyrealizesisthateachepisodeisaboutsomebodyentirelynew.Therearen’tthatmanyshowsthatdothat,andsowheneveryougetachancetowriteacharacter,yousortofjumpintotheirlife.AndIlovedjumpingintothataspectofher.

    “Ihaveagirlfriendwhoistheloveofmylifeandwhoiseverythingtome,”explainedSiwaofgirlfriendKyliePrew.“Myjourneyofcomingoutandhavingagirlfriendhasinspiredsomanypeoplearoundtheworld.IthoughtthatifIchosetodancewithagirlonthisshow,itwouldbreakthestereotypicalthing.Itwouldbenew,differentandchangeforthebetter.”

    Indeed,givenGolding’sparticularbackground,Yuensuggestedhe’sverywell-suitedtothepartofNickYoung.AndmaybeAsian-Americanactorsshouldn’tbeheldtooverlyrigidmatchingofactor’scultureandcharacter’sculture.