White Racist Caricatures: Too on the nose — unlike many real life racists (especially in the regions which The Great Migration led Black Americans to)
I’ve just started Them on Amazon Prime, and…. I’m not sure I’ll finish. It’s not necessary. The value of this show is currently being debated by some on Black Twitter, but I’ve determined where it is that I stand. As many of the reviews have said — we’ve seen this already. We’re living it. Why the Black torture and terror feature commemorating our suffering? Another great question that stirred within me and appeared in the reviews was: What’s up with these white antagonists who are very obviously racist? Especially in regions that attracted many Black Americans during the migration from the south. I live in the Northeast — I have for my entire life. The racism here is unlike any other that I’ve ever heard the south get credit for. It’s covert ops for sure and the undercut is often even more disturbing because it's hospitably performed. It’s very much like that tweet that discussed the difference between Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden being that one would use the N-word with a h