MADEFEATURE
MADEXXX
Allison Kugel: Is that how you are in
relationships? Are you the kind of woman
who likes to do everything for herself?
Pam Grier: Oh, no. I'm a partner. Who-
ever can do it for me, I'm game and I'm a
listener. I love to listen. I am a researcher,
but if you
know
more,
then by
all means
share it.
I don't
have to do
everything.
But if it
is life and
death, I'm
the person.
At home,
in all my
fields, I
have fire
extinguish-
ers because people flick their cigarettes
out, and in a time of global warming fires
are starting on the side of the road and
burning up entire communities.
Allison Kugel: They could have used you
in California.
Pam Grier: People have sprinklers on the
inside of their homes. They should have
them on the outside of their homes. Turn
them on, wet down your property and
leave. At least it will be so wet that the em-
bers won't land on your house or around
your house and burn it down. At the very
least, it's a retardant. It will slow it down,
if it won't completely stop it. I live in a
forest and I am responsible for six animals.
I'm responsible for not starting a fire and
burning down everyone else's home and
killing people. Aside from the comedy,
that's also what our show is about. Having
fun, enjoying and re-
specting our naturally
occurring resources.
Allison Kugel: And
having a sense of
responsibility for the
earth, our ecosystem,
our land and other
people.
Pam Grier: People are
fear-based because
they have given up a
lot of their own confi-
dence and strength to
other people. "Here,
handle my politics,
do my taxes, you take care of me." And
then when other people mess up, they feel
victimized by the person they gave their
power over to. People don't even realize
how much power they have. They have ac-
quiesced; they've given it away. I'm around
people here in Colorado (where Grier
lives most of the year) who've never flown
before. They've only seen black people
on television. When they meet me, they
go, "Oh, she's just like us." It's astonishing.
I can't criticize them, but they are so glad
to meet me and to know that everything's
going to be alright, that I'm not gonna
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