It is tired and boring at this point, Hollywood continues to push this narrative of blacks as oppressed victims (which in itself is quite racist) in order to pat themselves in the back when they cast black people in their movies. But the reality is anything but and we may well speak of black privilege at this point.
shareWhat privilege do black people have?
The privilege to live in economically depressed areas?
To make less money than other groups?
To have idiots like Kanye West and Al Sharpton dragged out as their spokespeople?
High infant mortality rates?
Shorter Lifespans?
multiple times more likely to be killed than other groups?
Politicians who campaign to bring in immigrants to take their jobs?
What privilege?
The privilege to have online posts like this every time a movie like this is being released. (the OP not yours sorry)
shareAnd considering that literally only four movies about slavery (12 Years A Slave, The Retrieval, Django Unchained, Harriet) have been made in the past decade---with only two of them being Hollywood films, and the other two indies---the fact that some idiots on here are even complaining about movies on slavery is really fckg ridiculous. Tired of hearing them b**** about a film they're never gonna see anyway, which is really stupid as hell.
There have also been TV shows about slavery, such as the 2017 remake of Roots, the WGN series Underground, the series from last year by director Barry Jenkins called The Underground Railroad, and the series The Good Lord Bird.
"... Tired of hearing them b**** about a film they're never gonna see anyway, which is really stupid as hell."
Eh that's all they can do really. It's amusing to read sometimes.
huh....
I've known many very well off black people. they worked hard for it.
and many lazy black people, who barely work.
Additionally, I've known many well off white people. they worked hard for it.
and many lazy white people, who barely work.
I am see some commonality here.
seems pretty fair. i bet the population percentage of races plays into it also. like, if there is only 15% black in america, probably no more than 15% in the well off group? makes the numbers LOOK less, because there IS less. like 50% of the well off are not going to be black.... more like 15%?
First of all, it's a damn fact that slavery existed in this country, and it's part of our history. Only idiots like you (the OP) think we should just ignore it and only make films about the good parts of American history, which is some bull****. Also, Hollywood has only made two films about slavery in the past decade----the other two are indies---so you don't know what the hell you're talking about claiming Hollywood is trying to "push some narrative". That's some bull****. America was a slave nation for most of its early history---that's not "pushing a narrative", that's just part of American history---the part some white folks don't want to hear about. Every time a film like this comes out every five years or so, there's always some fckg idiot like you to whine about it. Just stfu about it. And the fact is, it's mostly black directors and producers/writers who have made the last few films about it, because they're more truthful about how brutal and vicious slavery was, and they don't whitewash it, and more importantly, it's black people telling the stories of our history in this country from our points of view for a change. It dosen't have s*** to do with whatever the fck you think. And as a black person, I'm gonna go see it. You don't have to, so stop whining like a fool about a film you're never gonna see.
Hollywood is a business---this film only got made only because a big-name box-office star like Will Smith is starring in it, and because a hit-making director like Antoine Fuqua chose to direct it. It has nothing to do with pushing any "narrative" or whatever bull**** you're whining about. It's not about you, and no one gives a f*** what you think about it. Nobody's making you go see it, so just stfu whining about it. And there is no such thing is "black privilege", so get the hell off that bull**** too. White privilege has always existed in this country, only because white people created it and have always benefitted from it, and that's the damn truth.
Only white supremacists try to pimp the idea that attacking white supremacy (or merely acknowledging its ramifications) & its ramifications is and attack on "white people" so it's important to always make that distinction, so their bad faith rhetoric is all the more simple to identify.
shareAnd just like that, they were gone.
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