I’m writing this after watching the double feature of Queen and Slim and Waves yesterday.Hollywood is churning out “black pain porn.” What is a“black pain porn” film? They are depressing films which usually deal with the same old storyline remixed: black people are dealing with intense poverty/discrimination and/or being killed by cops, or white people, or white cops, and/or being sent to prison. Examples of black pain porn films are: Harriet, Blindspotting, Queen and Slim, Waves, Birth of a Nation, Moonlight, Fruitvale Station, Precious, 12 Years a Slave, etc. Some of those films were beautifully shot and had amazing acting but all did two things for me as a black man: left me feeling depressed and traumatized. I am TIRED OF SEEING BLACK BODIES RIDDLED WITH BULLETS It is not okay.Positive black portrayals: Little, Last Black Man in SF, Black Panther, Love and Basketball, Brown Sugar, The Pursuit of Happiness.I’m done spending money to watch films where I leave it wondering why the world hates me for something I have no control over. So, I want to stop feeding that negativity. Let’s discuss positive films about black people. What did you like about the film? via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2DCiX6l
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