Black movie goers know which movies are for us and which films aren’t. We really don’t like our stories being made into films that center (and humanize) people that hate us. The filmmakers/studio know that by naming the film “The Green Book”, black movie goers...
\u201c...the movie exists almost exclusively to allow white moviegoers to nod sagely about \u201chow far we\u2019ve come\u201d before calling the cops on their black neighbors for not waving hello.\u201dhttps://t.co/reMFmRtH6F via @Jezebel
— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) November 18, 2018
The homie @BrookeObie wondered, "When will Hollywood stop centering white people in Black stories? If the much-lauded Peter Farrelly film 'Green Book' is any indication, no time soon."https://t.co/TSeshZpqGG
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) November 17, 2018
If you're interested, here are Black folks writing about #GreenBook: @battymamzelle called it "a film about a racist white man making a black friend because he is suddenly given a financial stake in that man\u2019s well-being."https://t.co/Jr2BdJK40P
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) November 17, 2018
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