‘Ghetto Superstars’ You Can Be for Halloween

Anita Hill and Virginia Thomas

Requirements:

Two phones

White female friend (to play Virginia Thomas)

Non-waterproof mascara

Options:

Bottle of pills and/or wine

Black male friend (to play Clarence Thomas)

Earlier this month Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, called up Anita Hill’s job at 7:30 a.m. asking for an apology that she felt was 20 years overdue. She wanted Hill to apologize for what she said and did to her huuuuuuusband.  Right. As you know, Anita Hill almost derailed Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation in the early ‘90s when she accused him of sexual harassment. Needless to say, he ended up getting confirmed anyway and everybody basically moved on with their lives or so we thought. Use stuff in your closet to recreate this wtf moment.  You are Anita Hill listening to the voicemail. Dress professor-like and put on your screw face as you hold the phone up to your ear.  The friend playing Virginia Thomas should look distraught and disoriented with mascara running down her face, disheveled hair, rumpled clothes and a bottle of something or another in her hand.  If you want, have a Justice Thomas in tow too complete with a flowing robe and hapless expression.