That’s how shade works! You should always be left wondering if 1) it was, in fact, an insult and 2) whether it was intentional. Mommy burns are the best...
Personally, I think it’s eclipsed by the fact that it’s basically just repeating the pun in the original tweet.
Kara - I thought of you Thursday morning when NPR described Trump as polling “in the high single digits” among African Americans.
You’d think solar experts would know from shade.
Whether it’s satire or just moronic rambling, it’s not successful as entertaining or enlightening or enjoyable writing. Just very lazy and not even smirk-level humorous.
I’ve seen many types of white movies, with varied and complex character studies, as well as the usual dreck. I do not see that for Black movies as often. It’s something you notice if you are actually part of an under-represented and badly-represented culture.
I’m not really sure I understand the point you’re trying to make. I’m not saying that this movie, stylistically, should be or is attempting to be an indie romance movie, I was making a broader point about these smaller lens films, that focus on character relationships and interactions (which is what I alluded to when…
Thank you so much for sharing this. Really. This is exactly what I’m talking about, and exactly what I’d like to see.
Already posted this, but sharing because you might be interested:
It sounds like that actress was a primary force in getting the movie made though. I haven’t seen the movie, but if her performance is any good I’ll give her a pass on pure resemblance.
Rich addressed that in the next few sentences
I mean, maybe, though I think it’s worth pointing out that the goal wasn’t to present those black characters in a certain “way” as it relates to talking about art.
No it’s not, it’s common in many, many movies.
I disagree. I’ve seen plenty of white-couple movies where we see the characters talking, talking, talking—developing so that we see what kind of complex, quirky, intense, or whatever, people they are. I haven’t seen many Black-couple movies who not only allow the characters that type of humanity, but also show them…
This is a good point, what makes us believe certain public relationships are more “authentic”? Is it how curated their life seems (so Jay Z and Bey are suspect) or do couples like the Obamas actually have a chemistry that is palpable to others? Nick Swanson and Megan Mullally come to mind as well.
I take your point that it’s rare for people to actually discuss art in a movie, but I also take his point that this is an important way to present black characters in film. I don’t think it’s really worth being pedantic about.
Yeah, you’re here!
welp, my first date with thetallbrunette seems so unromantic and mundane now. THANKS, OBAMA!
I’ve never seen a movie where two black characters are free to leisurely walk and talk and look at art, and that’s about it.