By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 18/08/2026Bette Davis was the only white performer who agreed to be part of Hattie McDaniel's performing troupe to entertain Black servicemen during WWII. www.tumblr.com/themidcentur... 333674488
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 18/08/2026Bedroom Decor, 1951 wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/8253234... 1481
Cinema Cem Anos de Luz @cinemacemanosdeluz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#cinemaclassico "Escravos do Desejo" é um clássico de tempos mais corajosos do cinema americano onde toca em assuntos espinhosos e que consagraria a talentosa Bette Davis em definitivo. Saiba mais. cinemacemanosluz.blogspot.com/2026/09/cine...cinemacemanosluz.blogspot.comCine Especial: Conhecendo "Escravos do Desejo"Cinema Cem Anos de Luz Críticas, análises e programações dos principais cinemas 000
vamos supor que sim @camillebccc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Just think of the incoherence of discourse, fighting f4scism abroad while having national segregationist laws 080
Interpretanalyst @interprtz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Reminds me of how Marilyn Monroe supported Ella Fitzgerald as well. Great examples of just saying f*ck it and helping. 140
John Adams Ghost 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @johnadamsghost.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Awesome. i will think of this now every time I hear that amazing song “Betty Davis Eyes” 1151
Maurice van Steensel 🇺🇦 🇳🇱 🇸🇬🏳️🌈 @4dmanifold.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The USA have always been and still are a racist shithole. 081
jkatz1955.bsky.social @jkatz1955.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Always been a fan of Bette Davis, now even more so! 060
Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 19/08/2026“Although she won the Oscar, McDaniel wasn’t allowed to sit alongside her co-stars during the ceremony. Instead, she sat at a small table against the back wall with her escort, F.P. Yober, and her agent, William Meiklejohn” www.theroot.com/heartbreakin...theroot.comHeartbreaking Story of Hattie McDaniel, The First Black Oscar Winner 19519
Bartholomew Collins @bigfatbartolocolon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Bette Davis eyes see the content of a man's character 0101
RustyMuleshoe 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @rustymuleshoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Another example of women doing the right thing during difficult times. Take note. 010
GrandpereSteve @grandperesteve.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I love her more. Bette Davis’ eyes. Immortal. 000
INFINITE BLACK INSIDE @iyaka-iyaka-iyaka.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Really, very little has actually changed when it comes to being present through traumatic times.. 010
gwpda.bsky.social @gwpda.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Um, well, sorta. Davis was a STAR. My Mum, a Red Cross Entertainment Specialist in Northern India in WWII, travelled w/ Black women ARC specialists, from Hobart to points in India, who were also responsible for hosting entertainment at rest camps in-theatre. Neither Davis nor McDaniel made it there. 000
William Eduardo @theysaygetinbs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026True icons! Hattie McDaniel and Bette Davis making this happen during that era was major. 010
givepeteachance.bsky.social @givepeteachance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026That cigarette, casually held between her fingers ... 190
R Coachman @rcoachman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I love everything about this. From the cigarette to the gloves. 010
bellarocca3 @bellarocca3.bsky.social · 19/08/2026„Warum sollte ich mich beschweren, für eine Wochengage von 700 US-Dollar ein Hausmädchen zu spielen? Wenn ich das nicht täte, wäre ich eines und mein Wochenverdienst läge bei sieben US-Dollar. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattie_...de.wikipedia.orgHattie McDaniel – Wikipedia 010
artbykgh.bsky.social @artbykgh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Who else was asked ? In any event it was absolutely wonderful that she agreed to do this given that everyone in Hollywood was probably telling her to stay away 😉 140
Joel Dilley @okiedharmabum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Hattie's older brother Sam was also in (many!) movies, including 1943's The Ghost and the Guest, screenplay by Morey Amsterdam from a story by famed cartoonist Milt Gross! 280
FLR @mdksun.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Not the meanie that rumor and ageism pinned on her in later years. And it’s effing brave to be the only one who stands up. 2291
AlanG 🇨🇦 @alan1513.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I wonder what she did, as an entertainer. Acting? That's all we think of her for. 200
