Last week, I chatted with Kimberly Steward, the lead stylist from the movie Dear White People to talk hair and identity in the movie. Of course, alt-right wypipo have totally missed the point of the movie – and the forthcoming series spinoff on Netflix. Sigh.
Here’s a quick excerpt:
That realism carries throughout the entire film and for those offended to reduce the experiences to sensitivity or even racism further proves a pertinent crux of the movie: white privilege. Yes, this is when an afro is so much more than an afro.
“That’s why it was so important to get his afro right,” said Kimberly. “That afro invoked an immediate response from everyone. [It] was too Black for the White people and it was too White for his Black counterparts.”
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