Camilla LongVerified account

hi! I'm gay and I thought the film was absolutely amazing

But you are white, non working class, and turbo smug Owen

The film was the brainchild of a gay black man, directed by an African American. But no, you know better of course Camilla.

Thanks for mansplaining the team behind it, Owen! I had no idea who created it

And yet you claim a queer black man co-wrote a film for "non-black, non-gay" people even though it's about his own experiences.

It is will be watched by a white audience to fill the pockets of white producers

Owen, American here watching from afar, is Camilla like the Piers Morgan of film criticism or something?

striking parallels yes

I loved Moonlight. I'm black, gay and working class and had no idea who you were before your racist review.

You know nothing of what Moonlight means to black gay men. It's not for you to question its relevance to us.

This film has just begun its journey. Many closeted gay or bisexual men won't go see it in the cinema.

Many working class people can't afford the cinema. But this film has a long life ahead of it and will reach those who need it.

This film gave me hope; it's harsh and beautiful and multifaceted. I saw parts of myself and men I've known reflected in it.

And though it's sad in parts it's not a tragedy. This alone was a revaluation to me. To see these black men survive to the end.

I've been so sick and tired of the dominant narratives of black/gay men being that of tragedy. I/we needed Moonlight so badly.

Hi! Black, gay, working class person here. Medium smug. You didn't understand Moonlight--its aims, its successes, its story.

that's probably why you didn't get the transition into Black. Moonlight is the most true to life film I've seen in years.

I can only speak for myself, of course, but the film was made for me. Not you. Hope this helps!