ESIKWAZIYO NGOMFAZI KAWANDA SYKES, u-ALEX SYKES?
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umazi emdlalweni wakhe wamahlaya, amafilimu akhe amaningi, noma indima yakhe edumile ku-Curb Your Enthusiasm, maningi amathuba okuthi u-Wanda Sykes kanye nephimbo lakhe elimangalisayo likwenze wahleka. Kodwa nakuba usomahlaya oneminyaka engu-57 ubudala ekhuluma ngokukhululekile uma esesiteji, uzibambele mathupha uma kuziwa empilweni yakhe siqu. Eqinisweni, abalandeli abaningi bangase bangaqapheli ukuthi uWanda Sykes unomfazi nezingane! Nakhu ukubuka kwangaphakathi izingane zakhe nomkakhe, u-Alex Sykes.
UWanda Sykes owazalwa ngoMashi 7, 1964, ePortsmouth, eVirginia, wasebenza njengochwepheshe wenkontileka ye-National Security Agency (NSA) ngaphambi kokuphishekela umsebenzi ukuzijabulisa. Ekuqaleni kwawo-1990, wathuthela eNew York City eyoqala umsebenzi wakhe wokusukuma, evela emaqenjini endawo futhi nokwazi abanye osomahlaya abasafufusa abafana no-DL Hughley, uBernie Mac, noBill Bellamy.
Kusukela ngo-1991 kuya ku-1998, uSykes wayeshade nomdidiyeli werekhodi uDavid Hill. Ngeshwa, inyunyana ayizange ijabule, yingakho izinto eziningi zikaSykes zokumisa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi zabeka ukukhanya okungekuhle ngobudlelwane. "Kukhuluma nje ngokuba sebudlelwaneni obubi nomyeni wami," etshela i-New York Times Magazine ngo-2019. "Ngangikhuluma iqiniso. Ngangifuna ukuhamba. Njengokuthi: 'Nkulunkulu, kukhona ubuso bakhe obuyisiwula, futhi uyahlafuna. Ugh, ingabe kufanele aphefumule? Menze ayeke ukuphefumula.' Manje ngithandana kakhulu, futhi ngijabule, ngakho ukuhlafuna komkami akungicasula.”
USykes wahlangana nonkosikazi wakhe wesikhathi esizayo u-Alex Niedbalski ngo-2006 ngesikhathi egibele isikebhe esiya eNew York's Fire Island. Ngokusho kwesihlabani seCrank Yankers, kwakuwuthando ekuqaleni. "Kunento eshiwo kimi ngempela - njengokuthi, ngokuzwakalayo - 'Wow, yilokho okudingayo, Wanda,'" kusho uSykes ngo-2018, ekhuluma ngesikhathi eqala ukubona u-Alex.
Lo mbhangqwana washada ngo-2008 futhi ngemva nje kwalokho, u-Sykes waphumela obala njengowesifazane othandana nabanye. Ukwenze emhlanganweni owawuphikisana nokuphasiswa kweSiphakamiso sesi-8, okwakuyisichibiyelo okwakuhloswe ngaso ukuvimbela umshado wobulili obufanayo esifundeni saseCalifornia. “Ngesikhathi ngiphuma, bekungeyona neze into ebesiyihlelile,” kusho yena ngo-2013. “Kwakuwusuku lukazwelonke lokubhikisha ngokumelene nokuphasiswa kwe-Prop 8. Ngathi, 'Kulungile iphi irali, sizoya emhlanganweni.' Futhi ngenza. Nasenkulumeni yami ngike ngasho ukuthi ngashada ngadinwa.”
USykes wayesevele ephumile eya emndenini nakubangane bakhe, ngakho wamangala lapho isimemezelo sakhe esingalindelekile siba sematheni ngokushesha. “Ngifika ehhotela bese ngivula i-TV bese kuskrola i-CNN kuthi, 'usomahlaya u-Wanda Sykes, 'Ngiyaziqhenya ngokuba gay,'” ngase ngithi, Oh, lena into enkulu [ehlambalazayo]. . Ngingowesifazane omnyama, usaziwayo, futhi ngiphumile.' Anginakho ukuzisola."
Ubani u-Alex Sykes?
Ongowokuzalwa eFrance, u-Alex Niedbalski (manje osengu-Alex Sykes) wazalwa ngo-1974. Uthweswe iziqu esikoleni esihlonishwayo sebhizinisi e-Paris futhi ube nomsebenzi oyimpumelelo kakhulu njengosomabhizinisi. Njengamanje, usebenza njengephini likamongameli eliphezulu kwezokuthengisa enkampanini yaseCanada yasekhishini.
Nakuba engekho embonini yezokuzijabulisa njengomkakhe, u-Alex uwusekela ngamaphesenti ayi-100 umsebenzi kaWanda. Eqinisweni, isihlabani seBlack-ish sithi umkakhe uvamise ukuhambela izinhlelo zakhe zamahlaya, nokuthi lokhu ukusebenzisela ukusizakala lapho izithandani zingavumelani ngokuthile. Kwesinye isikhathi, uma ngazi ukuthi uphakathi kwabalaleli, ngizoveza ngamabomu into ebesiyixoxa ukuze nje siyihlole kubalaleli,” etshela iWindsor Star ngo-2015. “Uma bevumelana nami, ngizomgcona. mayelana nayo kamuva.”
U-Wanda no-Alex Sykes banezingane ezimbili
Umbhangqwana unezingane ezimbili ndawonye, amawele abafowabo aneminyaka engu-12 ubudala u-Olivia noLucas. Bazalwa ngo-April ka-2009, futhi uWanda wenze ihlaya ngobunzima bokukhulisa izingane ezimbili ngesikhathi esisodwa. "Ngangithi oh Nkosi yami senzeni?" utshele uVulture ngo-2016. “Ngesinye isikhathi ngangicabanga ukubuyisela eyodwa. Bengithi, singayibuyisela eyodwa? Ngisho ngempela, oh nkosi yami. Bengicabanga ukuthi ngeke sikwenze lokhu, kuzofanele sibuyise eyodwa.”
UWanda futhi uthi ukuba ngumama kuye kwaba nethonya elikhulu ezintweni zakhe zokuma. “Ishintshe kakhulu. Ngingasho nje ukuthi izihloko zishintshile. Ngaphambili, bengivele ngikhulume ngalokho okwenzeka empilweni yami, "wavuma ngo-2017. "Nasi isifinyezo salokho okwenzeka kimi noma emhlabeni jikelele, futhi kusukela ezinganeni kuseyindlela efanayo njengoba ngikhuluma. kwenzakalani, kodwa okuningi kumayelana nezingane kanye nomndeni, ngoba bavele bathathe yonke into, niyazi?”
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