tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27780484.post8443814252160252628..comments2023-11-05T02:41:35.370-05:00Comments on Drick Boyd's Blog: Dear White PeopleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901684217477002872noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27780484.post-71456711039539285892014-11-11T10:39:41.280-05:002014-11-11T10:39:41.280-05:00Hey Dr. Boyd!
I really appreciated your blog on ...Hey Dr. Boyd! <br /><br />I really appreciated your blog on the film. I have been uncertain on whether or not I wanted to see it myself.. Reading your take on it as well as others has me intrigued. I am going to check out the film finally! I agree with your view points on how racism is viewed today. I have to say I am guilty of being naive at times about it. I am Puertorican and Cuban;being raised in Latino culture, the presence of racism can be very strong within our group. What I didn't realize growing up, however, is that my family is predominantly very white. (skin complexion) I have blue eyes and dirty blond hair with very light skin. I didn't realize that I have 'white privilege.' I thought that because I am Puertorican and Cuban I was a minority. Although, technically my ethnicity allows me to check off that box, when I walk into a store or speak to an officer I am treated differently than my friends or cousins who are darker. <br /><br />It's just interesting to think about. I know people who still don't get it. Yea I am Latina, but this film is directed to me as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103735832161784147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27780484.post-45904156632959779522014-11-11T09:58:39.244-05:002014-11-11T09:58:39.244-05:00I did see the credits at the end and the white stu...I did see the credits at the end and the white students in black face. So the premise of the movie - with regard to the party - was based in fact.<br /><br />A few years ago at the college where i work, some white students left a noose on a black student's dorm door. Like in the movie they thought it as a "joke" (how they could ever think that I don't know) which shows (1) our lack of connection to history (2) an how shallow some white folks' understanding of racism really is.<br />BTW the white students were expelled.dboyd@eastern.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405556990832740333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27780484.post-46125947784038911822014-11-10T11:04:13.901-05:002014-11-10T11:04:13.901-05:00I went to see this movie with my daughter who is 1...I went to see this movie with my daughter who is 14 years old. She pointed out that her generation may view race a little differently. She helped me see that some of this is about class and economic privilege. She pointed out that the title of the movie probably should have been named" Dear White and Black people who are confused about being Black". My daughter also pointed out there was a strong hint of homophobic behavior towards the only character in the movie who was presumably gay. Which was interesting sense the movie was primarily about race. My daughter began to say that you can be gay or straight but you can't hide from racism. To be honest I'm not sure how I felt about this movie. There was some parts that hit home. For example when the school president explained that racism was over. Which if was true then we would have not seen this movie in the first place. The movie left me asking okay what about after college. So maybe just maybe there will be a Dear White People part 2. I guess Colleges/Universities are suppose to me a microcosm of the real world around us however after graduation things can get a little more complicated. What was interesting is if you didn't catch it at the end when the credits were rolling there were pictures of white people in black face. I have been growing in my understanding of the gross ignorance around race/racism. The fact is people are generally ignorant on the subtleties and covert ways in which racism still plays a major role in our society. The movie at least gives us an opportunity to dialogue.Gimenez5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13462033649486501778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27780484.post-3639408875183996792014-11-08T20:46:01.584-05:002014-11-08T20:46:01.584-05:00Hi Dr. Boyd. I enjoyed reading your comments about...Hi Dr. Boyd. I enjoyed reading your comments about Dear White People. I saw it last week and I thought it was very well done. I felt similarly to you in in that I thought the film's extended title should be "Dear white people, there is no such thing as a singular black experience in the United States." Another thought I had about the movie centered around its ending. Did you feel like scene at the end of all the black students all getting along in their house suggested that it takes oppressive/racist events to create bonding and unity? Or do you think the tension between characters Troy and Coco on the steps together was enough to suggest that things weren't totally peachy? <br /><br />I've included a link to a review that I thought was pretty good. It's from a sports and pop-culture website that I enjoy. The writer had a really great piece about his experiences in Ferguson after Michael Brown was killed that you might be interested in.<br />-Will Summers<br /><br />http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/dear-white-people-tired-meme-good-movie/willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985893342275548952noreply@blogger.com