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Mar 31, 2021 · The full “hoeism” thread from 2015 went viral detailing the Odyssean saga of A’Ziah-Monae “Zola” King, a Detroit waitress and dancer who embarked on a mind-boggling road trip to Florida with...
- Lauren Steussy
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On October 27 2015, A’Ziah ‘Zola’ King tweeted four photos of herself with her (as we’d soon learn) former friend Jessica, along with the intriguing opening lines: “Y’all wanna hear a ...
Sep 5, 2024 · In October 2015, A'Ziah "Zola" King took to Twitter to share a wild tale. Her thread began innocently: "Y'all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It's kind of long but full of suspense."
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Janicza really wanted to make sure that she did it justice and kept it as authentic as possible. We began talking on the phone all the time. I didn’t end up actually going to the set because I was pregnant. So she’d FaceTime me and walk me through everything she was thinking. Same thing with Taylour [Paige]—she asked for my blessing before even mov...
That was the main thing for me. Because, you know, we already have a lot of misrepresentation when it comes to sex work. It’s either a bit too glamorized or a bit too dehumanized. So I think that keeping it accurate to my actual experience was the most necessary thing. These experiences are taboo still, but it’s such a norm, this is something that ...
Right, everyone got to really interact with it! I think that’s another thing that makes it such a big deal. And so close to everyone’s hearts, because they remember really being a part. It’s like they’ve been on this journey too. Everyone remembers where they were and what they said. And I think that makes it a moment.
I would love to. I’m not necessarily, I don’t think, a playwright. But I do really enjoy writing. And I have a lot of experiences that I think are worth sharing. So I would definitely love to continue writing in some way or producing in some way. That is the goal. I guess I’m good at it!
- Cady Lang
Apr 1, 2021 · While the film itself may sound way too wild to be real, A’Ziah ‘Zola’ King’s 148-tweet thread had the exact same energy. The thread, while long, was “full of suspense” as Zola warned.
Jun 29, 2021 · On Oct. 27, 2015, in a series of almost 150 funny and often profane tweets, Zola — born A'Ziah King — spun a wild, mostly true tale about how she found herself on a road trip that went...
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Jun 25, 2021 · A’Ziah ‘Zola’ King was working at Hooters as a waitress when she meets Jessica (who has been renamed Stefani in the forthcoming film). Jessica and Zola become fast friends, with the customer and the waitress “vibing over our hoeism or whatever” and ultimately exchanging numbers. Zola suggests that the pair dance together sometime in the future.
