feeling rebloggy
NEW BLOG LOCATION COMING: www.BlackChickALittleRocked.com
"This over-representation of interracial relationships of Black characters with white partners on television is reflective of the ways in which to center whiteness within the Black experience is our new “woke” entertainment landscape.By tagging a white partner to the majority of new Black stories, entertainment groups are able to avoid telling a largely Black story by including a white person as peripheral to the Black character’s life. It’s a way of increasing Black representation while still allowing non-Black actors and actresses—particularly white men—to maintain their footholds across the entertainment landscape. White actors and actresses still hold the coveted spot of being the adored love interest in a wider range of movies than ever before.Intraracial Black relationships are so often depicted as abusive or volatile in comparison to the way many interracial relationships are portrayed. Movies like Acrimony readily align with the trope that Black couples are doomed for a life of abuse and philandering. This sends a violent message that the key to true happiness for a Black person is to find a white partner—which is anti-Black.This is not to say that interracial relationships are wrong or indicative of self hate. It’s to say that Hollywood’s over-representation of interracial relationships appears as a resistance to showcasing intraracial Black relationships. Studios believe that creating a white character peripheral to Black stories will make them more palatable to wider audiences. This is a disservice to the representation ethos that is about showcasing Black life as it truly exists. Black love in all its forms should accurately be depicted on the screen."
No comments:
Post a Comment