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Janet Mock Talks ‘Scandal,’ Black Women In Media With Melissa Harris-Perry

By The Huffington Post News Editors

Transgender advocate and writer Janet Mock joined Andrea Plaid, Heather McGhee, and Joy-Ann Reid on MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” for a “Scandal” April 6 “watch party.”

Mock chimed in and discussed Kerry Washington‘s role as “Oliva Pope,” Shonda Rhimes’ work and the representations of black women in media.

“It’s an exhibition in the fact that trans people do have other interests than just being trans or having transitioned,” Mock wrote on her Tumblr page. “It was a pleasure to return to my giddy pop culture editor roots (with a touch of depth, right?!) and do it on such a powerful platform with one of my sheroes, Melissa Harris Perry.”

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