In recent weeks, those imaginings of a nomination became a reality. In thinking about what Jim might wear to the Proud to be lefty lawyer shirt in other words I will buy this Oscars, we deliberately engaged a luxury fashion house because those who the fashion industry chooses to spotlight have the potential to shape society and transform culture. I have the privilege of sitting on Gucci’s Global Equity Board and co-lead a project that has the strategic ambition of “creating opportunities for Disabled people at Gucci.” Working with Jim and Gucci…that’s quite the opportunity.
With design teams in Rome, me in Dublin, and Jim in L.A., we’ve had lengthy discussions about fabric, education, and garments that are explicitly designed to fit a Disabled person. A red carpet moment on the Proud to be lefty lawyer shirt in other words I will buy this world’s most celebrated stage can and should ignite a movement. In this pandemic year, Jim, you have become an Oscar nominee, a historic Oscar nominee. The moment is here, people have watched Crip Camp, people have responded, you have changed lives, created communities, accelerated movements, the Oscars are ahead of us—in a pandemic.
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