Yeah okay, I'll give that one to you. Showing that Black women in a position of power can be just as corrupt and evil as White men is very important.
Showing Black women in a position of power period is a good thing. Whether she went power mad or not is side gravy.
But but...representation man.
Oh FFS.
I mean if Ann Boleyn can be portrayed as a Black woman and be called "progressive",
Here's a shocker for you, Jinny - I don't think that's "okay".
surely to god General Nanisca could have been portrayed as a non-Black woman, or they could have tossed in a few White or Arabic or Asian extras to fill out the The Woman King's army in the name of "progressiveness".
Maybe after a few more remakes of it come out, then you can throw in other races/people that have nothing in with the story. Until then, no.
I'm being cynical by the way,
Well yeah, you'd never be serious about diversity on this scale.
that would be stupid. Just pointing out that to the leftists it's perfectly okay when the race swapping of historical figures swaps out the White figures.
Is that "normal" leftists or the radical kind?
Why? Why involve identity politics in theatre arts?
LOL! Chill, Jin. My suggestion for it to be in theater arts isn't for identity politics, but rather to discuss the merits of the movie, the casting and other actual theater/cinema related issues. Did you even take Theater arts? I did and the movies we saw were just... well, interesting is one way to put it.
Can't art just be fucking art for art's sake, goddamit?
Here, you're low.
They are "Hollywood" productions. The only merit they'd have as teaching instruments would be in theatre arts and used to showcase different acting/directing etc methods.
Exactly. So why would that be an issue?
That's like saying they should show the movie U-571 in schools to teach about naval warfare in WW2.
Uh... okay...? Except that it doesn't depict any real events, so...
Don't confuse 'historically accurate' with "historicity".
I don't.
The disclaimer "Based on real events" is actually pretty wide open to interpretation.
It is. You seem to miss that the point is to open discussions about events in this and other 'based on real events' movies. I mean, as it is there are some movies "based on real events" already shown in schools for various reasons - and it's up to the teacher to remind students that it's not *completely* real, but the subject matter, when it is factual, is what's discussed.
Get what through their heads? The ridiculous notion that slavery was invented by Whitey?
No, that not all Black people were savages, not all blacks were enslaved by Whitey and the whole issue is complicated and complex. And that black women weren't just baby producing machines.
If you're going to tackle slavery, then deal with the entire history of it, not just a very tiny part of it based solely on ideological motivation. Same with imperialism and colonialism.
I absolutely agree. As I've said elsewhere. And IMO, movies like this WOULD help that because it's not all just blacks being put into slavery.
Yep, because nothing ever happened before you were born.
Oh FFS Jin, I thought you said you were gonna stop this shit?
There's never been any movies or mini-series about and starring Black people.
Never said that.
Nope, not a single one ever. Especially none dealing with slavery and racism.
Never said that, either.
Man I sure remember White people not complaining about Roots and exclaiming it was Marxist garbage, because they didn't. And I sure don't remember anyone screaming or protesting when some schools actually showed it in the classroom.
You don't? Cause I do, even when I was old enough to get what Roots was about. Another movie that should be used in classrooms more than it is. Thank Gods my parents sat and watched it with me and explained it to me; lots of kids DON'T get that, which is part of why it should be in school classrooms, along with other movies.
Yes, because "Hollywood" productions are always great vehicles for discussing things like history.
Not saying that, either. But when something IS produced that can be used, why the hell not use it?
Not really sure why you need a production just to discuss a topic.
You shouldn't but then look at the right wing wackadoo's AND some left wing wackadoo's and then you might get a clue as to why.
Oh that's right, we gotta deal with the TLDR generation who can't seem to focus their reading attention on anything longer than a Tweet.
Well I won't argue with you on that either.
Then again, movies/documentaries have always been a teaching aid in schools. Are you that far removed that it wasn't a thing for you?