while the internet and al gore usually take the blame for this, the bastardization of the term “thick” actually began thirty-five years ago on the set of thomasine and bushrod.¹

apparently, director gordon parks was convinced that the slender former model vonetta mcgee didn’t look “yammy” enough to be cast as a realistic early 2oth century deep south cowgirl, so he suggested that she eat a stack of molasses pancakes and a strawberry milkshake each day before shooting. Continue reading →