Im tired of seeing white people on the silver screen. First, let me note that I am white. I am a white woman who goes to the theater to see probably a dozen films (if not more) in a given year, a white woman who readily consumes TV shows and series and often blogs/tweets about them. I love film. I love what Hollywood could be, but I must say that I dont love what it is, and that is a machine generating story after story in which the audience is asked to root for a white (usually male) hero over and over and over (and over) again. Im tired. Im tired of directors pretending that white actors are the default and that people of color are a distraction when it comes to filmmaking. Im tired of black women in Hollywood being relegated to roles of slaves and the help over and over again. Im tired of films convincing themselves that they are taking on something fresh and new, the likes of which the world has never seen, but in actuality adhering to tired tropes and stereotypes.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:36:37 +0000
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