If you watched this movie and don’t think it’s racist, please watch “You Must Remember This” podcast talk about the history and context of this film. It’s eye opening as a white person.

While I enjoyed this movie, I can acknowledge that it is indeed racist after doing my research about the film. The film appears to be lighthearted and fun, but there are a lot of racist undertones that white people need to educate themselves on.

The lynching scene and the usage of the term “tar baby” is particularly horrifying once you learn about it. White people need to stay out of this conversation because it’s not our place to say what’s not racist when you have warning signs saying how racist this film indeed is.

From my white privileged perspective: 8/10 but once you learn about this film, it’s hard to give it more than a 1