In this image flooded world we all live in, what we see matters. There are ideologies behind every movie, intentional or not. They affect us all even if we think we’re aware of them. Movies are so immersive they usually force some sort of emotional response out of us; crying, laughing, cringing, longing, we feel it in a dark room of strangers as a shared experience. How many times do you use movies in conversation as a reference point? Or as a way to help people understand, “it’s just like in that movie when…”. Movies of the past are referenced again and again, pop culture literally relies on us all watching films and tweeting about them. If black people don’t have a space to create and tell their own stories, will we only be remembered as stereotypes, as token supporting characters?
"WILL POC ONLY BE REMEMBERED AS STEREOTYPES, AS TOKEN SUPPORtING CHARACTERS?"