What Art Is About
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DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE TO REPRESENT? DO YOU FEEL THAT THERE'S A BOARD OF BLACK CENSORSHIP SOMEWHERE THAT'S GOING TO KICK YOUR BEHIND IF YOU TELL TOO MUCH TRUTH ABOUT THE BLACK EXPERIENCE?
LEMMONS
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THESE DAYS IN SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I DON'T FEEL, I CAN'T BE BEHOLDEN TO THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD CRUSH ART, RIGHT?
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YES.
LEMMONS
I MEAN YOU CAN'T CREATE LIKE THAT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, SO I DON'T KEEP THAT CENSORSHIP BOARD ON MY SHOULDER.
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RIGHT.
LEMMONS
I JUST HAVE TO DO ME, AND I'M INTERESTED IN THE GRAY AREA OF HUMANITY. I'M INTERESTED IN CHARACTERS THAT ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND THAT MAKE MISTAKES, SOMETIMES TERRIBLE MISTAKES.
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HUMAN BEINGS WHO HAPPEN TO BE BLACK.
LEMMONS
WHO HAPPEN TO BE BLACK.
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THAT'S WHAT ART'S ABOUT.
LEMMONS
YEAH.
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