Are you serious? Did you know that people thought there were female Navy Seals after GI Jane? That people think the Scarlet Letter is a movie starring Demi Moore and the book was written after the movie. What fraction of people do you think were aware of the Titanic sinking in 1912 before the 1997 movie came out?

I don’t understand this line of thought. Haven’t you spoken to many many people who don’t want to admit slavery happened or who thought it wasn’t so bad. Like “these were just some fellas me and my family fed, clothed and housed in exchange for a few chores”.

Here’s what I know for sure after watching The Birth Of A Nation. Like Kara Brown, I’m done. I will never watch another slave film. Teach me something else. Raise a budget for another narrative. Black folks (and this country as a whole) have so many untold stories. I’m ready to watch them.