Dee Dee Thorne Was Our Black Elle Woods | Legally Blonde

Elle Woods became iconic because she got to be pink, girly, unserious, and still brilliant. The movie lets her be all of those things without treating her femininity like a flaw. But Black women on screen have not always been given that same grace. In this episode of The Movie Room, I’m coloring and revisiting Legally Blonde by comparing Elle Woods to Dee Dee Thorne from Half & Half. Dee Dee had the intelligence, ambition, the femininity, the privilege, and the pink. But she never got the blockbuster, the musical, the Halloween costumes, or the kind of universal cultural status Elle Woods received. I LOVE Legally Blonde and will always love this movie because it showed what was possible. And I'm glad we got Half & Half after this movie because I got to live out my fantasies through that show. 🎨 Grab your markers, pencils, or coloring book and color with me while we revisit the movies, shows, and Black girl memories that raised us. The Coloring Room is where Black girl memories live on. #LegallyBlonde #DeeDeeThorne #HalfAndHalf #moviecommentary #BlackWomenInMedia #BlackGirlNostalgia #BlackCinema #ColorWithMe