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In The Heights is out, and as many of y'all have noticed there's a lack of leading Black Latinx ppl in the film (though there are plenty of Black dancers & Black women in the hair salon—go figure) See the problem?! Here's my interview with the film's cast & director, Jon M. Chuhttps://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/1402710863786614784 …
Miss me with the arguments of exceptionalism: "There were plenty of Afro-Latinx ppl who auditioned; *we* were the right people from the job..." Miss me with the illusions of homogeneity "We're all people of color..." And my fave, "This film can't be everything for everyone..."
Anti-Blackness in Latinidad is pervasive and leaving out darker Afro-Latinx ppl #InTheHeights continues this legacy.
I also want to acknowledge the activists and thinkers who have *been* calling out Latinidad's Black erasure, Black violence and legacy of anti-Blackness: @ProfessorTKH @InADash @bad_dominicana @janelmwrites @MigrantScribble
to name a few—thank YOU for all that you continue to do
the answers were such bullshit. it was giving me “better luck next time darkies!” vibes
Wow. I hadn’t even thought about this. Eye opening read.
I submitted for background (no speaking roles were available for someone who looked like me.) I didn’t get background either.
Spot on. Fantastic job on how you tackled that issue in the interview!!
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