https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px Dear White People borders the line of what it means to be liberal in its many forms. en-us 2018-12-18 05:39:49 UTC 2018-12-18 19:26:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://banner2.kisspng.com/20180408/xvq/kisspng-podcast-episode-television-show-streaming-media-bl-microphone-5aca5ef2129bc4.0385565915232120180762.jpg blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315417427 Season 2 Trailer]]> 2018-12-18 06:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315417427 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315417487 From the perspective of the people addressed ]]> 2018-12-18 06:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315417487 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315646592 The series more than just merely argues that people of color, and in this case--black people, have different and sometimes less than lackluster experiences in predominantly white institutions, it further plunges to bring about questions that make audiences uncomfortable no matter what racial identity they claim and challenges people to rethink their beliefs on racial injustice and where they stand on the topic.]]> 2018-12-18 18:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315646592 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315648022 The heroine lead, Samantha White played by Logan Browning, challenges conservative and misogynistic ideals by speaking her mind and producing her own radio show to comment on the faults of white people while engaging in casual relationships which capitalizes on the “innovative” notion of a lead black woman being at the center of the storyline navigating her world.]]> 2018-12-18 18:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315648022 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315650384 Here is the link to but the book this pictures is featured in.]]> 2018-12-18 18:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315650384 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315653307 Student posted flyers that report “IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE”, fulfills the ongoing tension between groups of students on campus. Shortly after a group of white students joke about the flyer, one says “Do people really feel this threatened” while synonymously closing his jacket to cover his “Black Lives Matter” t-shirt.]]> 2018-12-18 18:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315653307 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315654902 “Order of X" secret society acts as a reaction to the historically white secret societies common in Ivy League establishments that eventually go to influence politics and the government. ]]> 2018-12-18 18:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315654902 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315658435 Rikki Carter played by Tessa Thompson who plays Samantha White’s character in the film doesn’t shy away from Browning’s intense interrogation rather she flips her curated celebrity personality on its head by comparing herself to Logan Browning.]]> 2018-12-18 18:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315658435 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315660570 Here Simien parodies Shonda Rhimes' Scandal with show Defamation]]> 2018-12-18 19:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315660570 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315664050 “In a lot of ways, Sam and Gabe are us as a nation right now trying to talk about race and trying to grapple with these issues. But if you’re just listening so you can win the argument, it doesn’t matter at a certain point who’s right.”-Justin Simien. Sam is flawed like us, and thus we are self-reflective when analyzing her faults, conversations are meant to be had to promote change not to serve as a battle of intellect.]]> 2018-12-18 19:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315664050 blountm1 https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315668975 Samantha White rejects her father’s white heritage, not because she doesn’t love her dad, but due to the way people around her view her as black, black and white people alike.]]> 2018-12-18 19:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/blountm1/4pije7q6n5px/wish/315668975