“Dear White People” doesn’t hit theaters until October, but chances are youll be hearing a lot about it until then...! “Dear White People” follows four black students as they navigate racial dynamics at their Ivy League college, Winchester University. The film’s first full-length trailer, posted on YouTube today, mirrors the conversations and awareness campaigns launched recently by black students at predominantly white colleges. The parallels weren’t lost on the director, who joined students from the University of Michigan and Harvard earlier this year to discuss race on college campuses. Their chat was hosted by Colorlines, a news site geared toward issues of race. The trailer deftly highlights identity issues and the challenges that come up when discussing race. Each character approaches the topic differently. There’s Sam, for instance, who airs her views in a campus radio show, saying: “Dear white people, the minimum requirement of black friends needed to not seem racist has just been raised to two.” She adds: “Sorry, but your weed man, Tyrone, does not count.” Another character, Lionel, wonders if he’s “black enough” after confessing that he listens to Mumford & Sons and watches Robert Altman movies. youtu.be/XwJhmqLU0so
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:37:12 +0000
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