Should White Film Critics Be Allowed To Review Black Movies?
The racist and misogynist film “Precious Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire” won two Academy Awards at the Oscars last month. However, it is obvious there was a disconnect between white film critics and black audiences. There are racial, cultural, political, social, differences between black people in North America and white people this is a fact. Although white film critics praised the disgusting film “Precious”, many black people hated the film. The quandary is, white film critics despite their so called knowledge about films are blinded by their white skin privilege. It is easy for a white person to criticize black culture due to the fact there are unequal power relations between blacks and whites in North America. The insensitivity to black culture is not just due to a critics opinion it is due to white supremacy. The film Precious, was offensive on multiple levels the film depicted the black community as pathological, dysfunctional, incestuous, and deleterious. Of course, white f
