In the series Dear White People, achieving equality and social justice is the main objective of the show. The show takes place on an ivy league college campus where the black students feel as though they were treated differently than their fellow white students. However, the main event that takes place at the beginning of the series and sets the racial tensions in motion is a very unlikely occurrence. The series begins with a white run student organization throwing a racially insensitive party: a blackface party. This being the first socially injustice act in the series automatically makes the viewers distance themselves from the show due to the unlikely hood of a blackface party being thrown on an ivy league campus especially in modern-day time.
The legal-system in the show is seen as the antagonist, and the series only incorporates stories and actions by the legal-system that have negatively impacted the black community. By not including any of the legal-systems positive impacts on society the show is not an accurate representation of reality.
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I agree with your statement that it is unlikely a blackface party would be thrown in this day and time. This makes me wonder why it was included in a show with a setting in modern society? I feel like it was a bad call the show’s part because its credibility would be reduced due to its unrealistic portrayals of society.
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It is very interesting that the show would choose to use a blackface party as a method to distance the viewers from the “white student side”. While hopefully this no longer happens, it is true that many college campuses still struggle with racism and bigotry. Does this show portray African-American students in any form of power, or do they just show the racism of the white students?
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