The 'Black Problem' in Television
Posted By: mc squared, 10/22/2020 12:13:28 PM
It was recently reported that Patrissa Cullors, a founding woman of Black Lives Matter, was signed by Warner Brothers to a multiyear deal across all of its programming platforms that “encompasses scripted and unscripted series, longform series, animated and kids programming, as well as digital content.” In a statement released by Cullors after the signing, she mentioned that a reason for celebration is that “Black voices, especially Black voices who have been historically marginalized, are important and integral to today’s storytelling.” Historically, yes. Contemporarily, no. (This begs the question: Why are most examples of oppression from the past?)
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I cannot imagine their mindset
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If I had just landed from Mars and turned on an earth tele-viewer, I would think whites were an oppressed minority blundering through life like idiot children. Particularly men.