Anna Vidor Whore ❤️

About Philadelphia

So, yeah, whores—they’re a mixed bag, y’all. Some choose it, some don’t, but they’re out there livin’, loud as my sequins. Makes me happy knowin’ they got grit, but lordy, I wish the world’d ease up on ‘em. “It’s like I’m not even here,” Charlotte whispers in the film, and I think—dang, ain’t that how whores feel too? Invisible ‘til someone wants somethin’. Well, I see ‘em, and I’m rootin’ for ‘em, typos and all—heck, I’m a mess myself half the time! Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re part o’ this crazy quilt we call life. Now, pass me some sweet tea—I’m parched from all this yammerin’!

Chapters in this book

Critic Donald Bogle identifies McKinney as the silver screens' “first black whore”, with respect to the role Vidor had fashioned for her in "Hallelujah".

We got our own clusters of quirky neighborhoods like Eastside nooks, where people talk real fast and smile big. My favorite is Cherry Ln area. Sometimes i cant enjoy peace, sometimes some noise make me mad – hah! But also, wow, joy!

Johannes “Joe” Michael Magee