Black people can't have Escapism - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES

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Sooo a trailer dropped for a new "black" movie THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES and with that I've come to a conclusion Black people can't have escapism.
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[@thelootboxhero2939]

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[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

A nice intro and the bald lady in glasses I think is the lesbian firefighter from the show 911. Geez I hope she’s receiving a hefty paycheck if that is the same actress

[@chaddfrancis2179]

The movie doesn't make sense.Why would regular people be a threat to magical beings?

[@JamesOD-b7i]

Check out the movie “The Creator” I know it’s not technically a black creator movie but the lead did an amazing job and no race issues. The lead character is well developed, from betrayal, to changing his beliefs to redemption. Everyone can relate to the lead character. Best movie of 2023 IMO

[@farradinarc2693]

You are 300% correct! The amount of "Struggle" it has negatively corelates to my enjoyment factor.

[@darrenkey207]

​@@chaddfrancis2179it went over your head

[@djgroopz4952]

A black character should be like Blade. He is black, but his character is not centred upon him being black. Black characters who aren't just black tend to be the best black characters.

[@dragonsman4733]

Exactly! It part of the reason why I like characters like Lando, his character has nothing to do with being black, and is just enjoyable by everyone. Or Ezran and king Haro from the dragon prince,

[@erikaarnold4780]

Yes. Instead of Blackness being the point, it is simply another factor in line with their other traits. But sometimes, writers will erase a Black character’s “Black identity “ almost like Black Barbie or Ken. The Black dolls from when I was a kid were just white dolls painted Black. The male dolls had white man’s haircut and all. But, to them, it’s still diverse.

[@russellharrell2747]

We got 7 seasons of Benjamin Sisko being awesome on the best Star Trek show. It’s possible to have a great lead in a sci fi show who is also black. I’d love to see more.

[@barbarabaker1457]

Sci fi channel had a show called Eureka, really good. I joke Henry is Miles Dyson's long lost twin because it's the same actor.

[@langfordjeremy100]

Thank you. You'd be a lot better writer then the woke fools in Hollywood these days.

[@cxa011500]

I'm Black. I don't want to see another goddamn movie about race or racism. I just want good sci-fi and fantasy.

[@bruceleeds7988]

You do realise that your fave Sci Fi Star Wars is the biggest fantasy of all... A black man rules the universe!!

[@Deadmare]

Morgan freeman said it best. Racism will end when we stop talking about Racism

[@SketchPLAY1]

For god sakes they need to make this stop already...

[@tylersmith3139]

@@Deadmare No, it will just continue, but people will be powerless to stop it because they can't talk about it. Racist people aren't racist because people call them racist, they're racist because they're racist and they have always their race is superior. This is just a dumb way of blaming the actions of the perpetrators on the victim calling out the perpetrator.

[@VileGlory]

@@tylersmith3139 Majority of people in the world aren't racist. Too many race hustlers spreading lies and sowing division for profit.

[@revolvertaco7493]

Its weird how the film makers think basic manners and friendliness are considered "magic powers" for plack people.

[@toomanyaccounts]

lol! you obviously didn't see that Smithsonian exhibit that said being on time was giving in to white supremacy

[@armondtanz]

As an Englishman you can find tropes everywhere. The amount of british villains in hollywood movies is off the chart...

[@leonfrancis3418]

They don't. The trope of the Magical Negro they are referencing does.

[@victory7763]

It is magic powers for black people, ever seen The Boondocks? That's a show written by a black guy, he even said himself that's how black people *really talk* . That's why they like it so much. Heck all people love it. That show was awesome.

[@ericHHII]

You absolutely misunderstand the trope.

[@magicMike757]

Living Single was just a show abt black people living their lives. I was just talking to a friend abt how much I appreciated that show and still do to this day.

[@RoninX33]

I loved living single, Martin, Amen, etc great shows

[@ilikeknives1000]

227 was pretty good @@RoninX33

[@CherubEros]

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the Wayne’s Brothers Show. Wasn’t that as well?

[@sagaswp]

And I, as a white person, watched and enjoyed all those shows like Martin, In Living Color, Family Matters, Fresh Prince, etc, just as much as I liked the white shows. It's like the last 30 years of race relations have completely vanished.

[@sumayyahadetunmbi4347]

Yeah

[@randylahey8207]

I love the way you put the problem into that phrase: black people can't have escapism. I've read several people crying about how folks just don't get the irony of the title, but the reality is exactly what you say. Black Americans can't have a kickback, lose yourself movie without being constantly reminded of the struggle. And I love some of those movies, I just don't think anyone wants constant reminders of it, especially in a fantasy movie...

[@tempest-523]

"reminded of the struggle". LOL I don't care home much I get flamed and downvoted, this is the weakest of beta male statements.

[@peterdickinson4599]

This made me laugh out loud twice. It's such a dismal state of affairs. And the people at the heart of it earnestly believe they are doing good and important work. I'm from Northern Ireland and for a long time I was an aspiring Sci-Fi novelist. I had an agent and my work was getting sent to publishers. But as soon as they found out I was Irish they just couldn't get their head around why I wasn't writing about the Troubles or Institutional abuse.

[@sonicsnake44]

Why not just self publish your work. Fu#k those small minded fools.

[@xenocore01]

Good point. However, there may tons of projects that are written. How many will be greenlit? If the money won't fund it, it won't be made.

[@neoqwerty]

You should have gotten a friend with a gardening passion to write about potatoes and made them waste several hours reading a horticulture fan's essay on taters for wasting your time and not asking you sci-fi things like they should have.

[@WebbanationX]

We need you to make the movie, fam. And Niggas of Waverly Place had me dying

[@DgardsGaming]

back when Disney made good shit

[@ip3887]

If he crowd sources any project I'm definitely putting money in the plate.

[@thelootboxhero2939]

Brah! I've tried writing scripts it aint easy!

[@quinnzykir]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MisterHeroman]

@@thelootboxhero2939 Have you checked out Eric July's comics? He's indie and he's also tired of the usual slop.

[@Shockguey]

I guess I understand now why Black Panther was so popular.

[@inosukehashibira5511]

Even that movie was mediocre but at least it was not this trash ass trailer

[@leonfrancis3418]

That film has its own Anti BIack problems.

[@xenoblad]

It had political points about colonialism, US foreign policy and racism. I liked BP, but it wasn’t pure escapism. A better example is Blade.

[@victory7763]

​​@@xenobladSo black people have to be so divorced of reality that we have to go full fantastical like Vampires just to enjoy something? That's the only way you can like something? Are black people really that sensitive? Please, all of you who basically just like black character to be generic white characters but with black skin need to just start your own comics and movies.

[@clinthowell2145]

Black panther killed my favourite villain.... I didn't like that 😢

[@Aldridge517]

Martin is Black Seinfeld, it already exists. But I 100% agree with you, I lost interest in slave movies a long time ago. Black futurism and black fantasy would be great.

[@Blackness101]

If this was a Black Dynamite type spoof that would have been fun, but once I found out the real premise I felt my soul leave my body 😂

[@decoded3084]

A mash up of undercover borther and harry potter would have been legendary. Instead we're getting an interacial cuck story.

[@GhostOfSnuffles]

Black Dynamite is a masterpiece.

[@jeebus2121]

If some magical-power black-themed movie had a person who snapped their fingers to replace a smoke detector battery, I'd forever love that movie, regardless of its other failings.

[@neoqwerty]

.....Magic fire department sounds like the perfect fantasy comedy setting with a good dose of feel-good heroics in there

[@jjpom9538]

I see what you did there…. 😅

[@tempest-523]

I wish I could give you a thousand thumbs up for this. It's funny because I didn't know this was a thing to Instagram Reels... then my black co-worker had her smoke detector going off in a meeting every few minutes so I tried to joke like, Hey someones house gonna burn down... 4 weeks later she still had the beeping so I tried again, Someone needs to change their batteries, and still was beeping for another month.

[@jjpom9538]

@@tempest-523 😂 To be fair, i used to play Destiny w/ a puerto rican dude whose smoke alarm kept beeping. This went on for months and I finally asked him if he noticed it. He must’ve gotten so used to the sound that it didn’t even register that it was going on. I also didn’t realize this was a thing until very recently. But it’s weird and hilarious at the same time, bc if mine starts chirping my wife gets my ass up there to change the battery in literal MINUTES! 😂

[@DJAnubisMetalTavernRadio]

I think that is what makes a movie like "Blade" so good. You never cared that Blade was black only that he was a kick ass vampire hunter. Seems like Hollywood just continues to get lost in their agenda driven muck that they have forgotten that people go to theaters to be entertained or as you said "escape" the drama of real life.

[@Tethloach1]

good black movies: 1950s to 2010

[@douglasbroccone3144]

I’m a Middle aged (54) white guy and I friggin loved Blade That wasn’t a “black” movie That was just a straight up vampire action flick Damn I miss Wesley Snipes

[@j.samuelwaters81]

Ngl, my head canon was always that it was the melanin that made him the day walker 😅

[@elijaharvinger1178]

Didn't hurt that blade and nbushe right were the only two black people in the whole movie. That goes along way to making you forget that the lead character is black. Nobody considers Lethal Weapon(Danny Glover was given top billing over Mel Gibson because Danny was a bigger name at the time)or Beverly Hills cops to be black movies even with black leads because they're literally the only black people in the movie. Same with spawn. His wife and friend/antagonist have maybe combined 20 minutes of screen time. So all these "black superhero movies " that allegedly came out before black panther aren't really black superhero movies. They're just movies where the leads are black. Black panther is the first black superhero movie by a major studio not including meteor man and blank man who were largely self funded.

[@terrys.2342]

Yep. This right here. I grew up not questioning a single thing about the skin color of characters, because those characters were more than their skin color and they weren't busy telling me that I was an evil person because I didn't look like them.

[@whispersinthewind965]

Ann Frank's Revenge could be an awesome horror movie where you are cheering for the creature killing everyone.

[@6Kubik]

Revenge on who? She died on an illness

[@whispersinthewind965]

@@6Kubik When does Hollywood give a crap about historical accuracy?

[@greasybumpkin1661]

Like an Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter kinda thing, just go all the way absurd with it

[@MisterHeroman]

@@whispersinthewind965 But nazis are also just as cliched as zombies and race movies.

[@snatchadams69]

​@@MisterHeromanright!? It's like when are we going to tell the other side of that nazi story?

[@terribleeditor4556]

I legit thought the movie was going to be about a secret order of wizards? I mean the concept of secret society of magic users in modern times does sound pretty cool. Why not make it about something more fantastical though? Like maybe the new guy is still invited into the order but he messes something up that threatens to expose magic to the rest of the world and he has to fix it before te gets fired or something like that.

[@toomanyaccounts]

its a racist film

[@juliemesser2053]

​@@toomanyaccountsFor both Black and white people!

[@casualcausalityy]

I was intrigued by the thought of Black Hogwarts, but then their purpose turned out to be making white people comfortable? Not exactly a magical concept, just more victimhood garbage

[@bruceleeds7988]

​@@toomanyaccountsa racist film you haven't seen yet? Tbf, I called the movie CUTIES a paedo film before I saw it... and I was right!!

[@BlueBD]

K&P did a skit years ago, 2 of them About "Magical Negro's" And it was hilarious. Because it both addressed the issue in a hilarious and satire way, BUT it was Contained to its content. It wasnt 100% Woe us, Feel for us and our pain. But it took Real world issues, being low class inner city schools and poked fun at it. and everybody even people like me Who came from those schools, laugh at. because it was ridiculous and we know that.

[@LucySplendid]

Yet they never show black success movies or inspiration movies. As a black woman I am so sick of the 'message 'being shoved down my throat.

[@Incog80]

Facts we need more inspirational movies

[@kolonarulez5222]

This has been buzzing in my head too. Being mixed and loving both fantasy and historical fiction I find it depressing to think that even in any creative setting my adventures would boil down to the convo in the thumbnail. Possibly worse since I'm also a woman.

[@marshalmichelney-bc8qn]

And what’s sad, is even when we white people want to see great movies about black historical people, we don’t get that. We get white history characters turned black. So rather than giving us an amazing movie about Thomas Alexander Dumas, we instead get another stupid Achilles or something but this time it’s a black guy! Just wtf. There are amazing people I would die to see movies about. Mansa Musa, Dumas, anyone! There are great black men and women that deserve movies. I’m tired of the useless trash they keep handing us.

[@popstarprincess123]

I’m glad you said it because ever since black people have full control over what they consider entertainment it’s been nothing but drama and negativity Escapism is beyond gone I haven’t seen a content happy smiling black person in movies in decades DECADES

[@jjpom9538]

As a 80s/90s white boy, the shows that featured black families that I felt brought “black America” into our homes and made us feel like family were: Family Matters Fresh Prince Hanging with Mr. Cooper In the House Sister-Sister I guess Cosby was the OG, but now no one likes him… These media projects featured strong black father figures that even us white kids wished our dads could be like.

[@ambersummer2685]

I loved the Cosby Show. Even though my family was poor I related to a simple family with two parents that were loving, had less drama and wholesome. The type of things common in black drama’s wasn’t the life I had. If my family was wealthy like the Huxtable’s, it would have been exactly like theirs. My parents probably wouldn’t have homeschooled us but have taken us to a private Christian school instead. If my parents decided to homeschool us as a wealthy black family it would have been interesting to see what kind of stay at home mom my mom would have been like. And they were a family of 4 sisters and one brother just like my family. Despite what Cosby did, I’m grateful for that show. Despite some black people seeing the show as a non relatable black show, for my family and other families alike, it was a normal black family. I didn’t know any other life.

[@Britta_no_filter]

“My Brother & Me” was another great show. Too bad Nickelodeon only ran one season of it.

[@donjohnson2758]

Don’t blame “Hoteps” for this. Umar Johnson ain’t making this shit, this the “I didn’t realize I was black until Ferguson and/or went to an HBCU” clan that made this shit.

[@victory7763]

Black people love the Boondocks. The writer of the show is black and he said that's how they all really talk, that's part of why black people like it so much.

[@CanofArizona]

It's liked because show gives social commentary through comedy about black society. Every character is a stereotype. I like it because it points out a lot of the stupid things in our community indulges in and makes fun of it. Then there are fun episodes like the kick ball episode which is just hilarious for how over the top and nonsensical it is.

[@victory7763]

@CanofArizona Social commentary? When can black people get some escapism? He said black people are tired of being reminded of the real world. He said black people want pure fantasy. He said, black people watch movies and tv to bury their heads and escape reality. Get outta here with that social commentary nonsense

[@maxstrike3022]

Hoteps are race baiters and liars

[@riftshredder5438]

So the premise of the movie is about black people serving white people to keep them happy? How is this not offensive?

[@Perrito_Inja]

Exactly! It's weird that people are defending this.

[@LegoBrick5985]

I saw a teaser trailer for this movie and got super excited, and shared it around to my friends and sisters. It was only after watching this video that I see what the movie is REALLY about and I am defeated. I really thought we were getting Niggas In Hogwarts or Niggas of Waverly Place. I don't know who the target audience is for this film. I'm just saddened at the lack of escapism in black media. 10/10 video :)

[@manicsum2712]

The audience is overly race/social justice focused white people first, then their black counterparts, then regular black people like the OP that just want to watch a film with regular black people in it...

[@DgardsGaming]

You Know the Shark line in trailer isn't wrong, after all its not called "The Great Black Shark."

[@ripwednesdayadams]

that’s what i thought too 😩

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@DgardsGaming white sharks kill far less people than hippos

[@spinosaurusstriker]

​@@DgardsGamingnot going to line thats kinda funny, just for a fun fact, white sharks are not considered the most dangerous animal by mist people or even biologists, crocodiles actually xonsider humans as prey, mosquitoes kill hundreds a year, grizzly bears have mire casualities each year but not as many as dogs, dun fact.

[@kelvinthompson3044]

Subscribed! Your Anne Frank movie pitch took me out. 🤣Keep it rolling, man!

[@mejsjalv]

I lost it at "time machine provided by Ben Shapiro"

[@orboakin8074]

Friend, fantastic video! As a non-American (i am Nigerian) your points and sentiments are something i have always felt. It's not that media featuring black characters can't use slavery or race as a theme/topic/narrative but it should not be the ONLY thing and should be done right with nuance and to enhance characters and story. I grew up in Nigeria in the 2000s and i remember seeing so many shows, movies, and other media with great black characters and representation that was devoid of any black victimhood, slavery stories or toxic identity politics. I remember watching Bruce Timm's Justice League cartoon and loving John Stewart for this reason. I also remember Hey Arnold and Gerald being a great character all his own. I really don't understand what happened that caused this sudden shift from great storytelling and good diverse representation to the current glorified tokenism and insulting stories and characterization black characters are given 😔 why? Again, thanks for making this video. Hexk! Here in Nigeria and much of Africa, slavery barely regusters as a topic in much of our escapist media despite the long history of it here. Black people just want to enjoy escapist media the same as others.

[@trevorstevenson4038]

Hahaha! How good is Lando in the OG star wars. Suave, intelligent, battling with a genuine, internal moral conflict. A real character.

[@zcnaipowered7407]

They won't be making those anymore

[@buttonscloud2128]

Older white lady here. You are spot on. Keep up the good work. (I have no idea why your video ended up in my recommended but I'm glad it did.)

[@itsbeyondme5560]

Get out This video foe black people. Get your own space

[@user-lp2he1md6i]

We can’t have NOTHING

[@cr3d294]

Same reason why there's not a lot of great black characters in general. Good you're aware of this. I've been aware of this for years now. I remember Eddy Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington, and Chris Tucker and remember how they made all these movies and literally all of them were not about being black. It's weird how everything has to be about your ethnicity now. I mean, to me this seems like you're moving backwards not forwards.

[@gmajor1273]

Great comments man. I totally agree with you. I am sick of this race crap having to be a part of every story. They don't want any people to have escapism in any movie. They just want to send "THE MESSAGE".

[@RonAbernathy27]

You sound very Caucasian.

[@gmajor1273]

@@RonAbernathy27 well, I happen to be black just like the commentator

[@Ciderpunk-jj5es]

@@RonAbernathy27 And what?

[@spinosaurusstriker]

​@@RonAbernathy27just because he doesn’t use slang? Thats kinda r8cist my dude

[@badconnection4383]

@@RonAbernathy27 And you sound like a Hotep

[@georgeb8328]

Me, a white guy, "Black sienfeld? I'd watch that."

[@juliemesser2053]

YES!

[@_M....]

Martin pretty much was it.

[@georgeb8328]

That was a good show.@@_M....

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

not really

[@El_Guapo98]

Man I thought this was gonna be black Harry Potter, but seeing the trailer makes it seem like it is the literal stereotype. Such a missed opportunity

[@leviswranglers2813]

Since basically every movie or show is about subverting expectations. Then I hope this movie is going to do that also and use the plot-point about him falling in love to show that The Society of Magic isn't necessarily because we really can get along.

[@marcusjenkins5371]

I swear to god that’s the message. Like hey, you can be black and have magical powers and still not be shit when compared to white people. Like huh? That’s the message you want the audience to receive? Clearly, it’s an assimilationist, propaganda bullshit that is definitely demeaning and disrespectful as hell to black people. I really hope a black person did not write that piece of shit 😡

[@Cani-Gulah]

Theres a whole continent full of stories that get ignored

[@navarog378]

"Oh no, only Europe ever had any myths or interesting stories as far as I know. Anyway, let's make those characters black." ~ Holywood, probably It's dumb as hell

[@HeavyMental1000]

One of my favorite movies of all time and one of the best super hero movies ever made: Blade. A movie starring a protagonist, loved by moviegoers of all races without any mention of him being black.

[@filipmartinez1162]

It does have a sort of political message given the rivalry and perpetual war of the lichens and vampires, it’s just not a political message that makes white people uncomfortable..

[@bruceleeds7988]

No mention? There is an Uncle Tom reference right in the middle of the movie. You don't know what "Uncle Tom" means, do ya?

[@kymesbennett4703]

@@bruceleeds7988 Exactly

[@kymesbennett4703]

@@filipmartinez1162 That's not Blade, you're describing Underworld

[@filipmartinez1162]

@@kymesbennett4703 They had werewolves/lichens in 1 blade movie if I’m not mistaken. Definitely in UnderWorld but I remember that being a subplot in one of the Blade movies as well.

[@ams914]

This channel is going to blow up dude, keep going. You're funny and insightful. Great combo. Always nice to meet a fellow traveler when it comes to modern day entertainment/culture and the straight poison we're supposed to ingest with a smile on our faces. Did you see The Blackening? That was hilarious with no agenda.

[@filipmartinez1162]

That movie made me cringe. I usually like black comedies but that one was too silly and corny

[@kymesbennett4703]

The Blackening did have an agenda, it was a joke about how the black character is typically the first to die in horror movies.

[@ams914]

Is that an agenda? That's one gag in the movie, (and historically was kind of true).@@kymesbennett4703

[@ams914]

Made you cringe, made me laugh@@filipmartinez1162

[@InspireHomeVibes]

I want a Fantasy Movie or Anime with a Black Male Protagonist Isekai'd to another world saving the world from destruction. In the course of his journeys, he will also get a Harem of 3 chicks(Black, White and Asian-esque)who will all fall in love with him or join his party. This will be peak escapism for us.

[@thelootboxhero2939]

I'm not even a big Harem fan but i'd watch this tho!

[@awesomeblossom9401]

Every single time someone says the title of this movie I burst out laughing!!

[@deviouslee1183]

At the start of the trailer I thought oh cool like a black version of Kingsmen but with magic... unfortunately that was not the case.

[@siisti81]

I liked it. I subscribed to you. I'm sharing this video. This is what every normal person in America wants. All colors.

[@rdkirk3834]

Well, back in the 70s we did get more than struggle movies. We got lots of "black people winning" stories...and things were a whole lot worse for us back then. Besides the action movies, there were also even some romcoms and romdrams like Sidney Poitier's "For Love of Ivy" and "A Warm December."

[@karentaylor9446]

You would have loved Sleepy Hollo. Fox (!) made a scary show about the headless horseman and filled it with black characters and it was GOOD. Soon as they figured that out, of course they fucked it up, but it was GOOD while it lasted.

[@Xtheearthchildx]

4:16 This has convinced me to start creating my own stories. Idk why Hollywood thinks we want to look at slavery and shit all day but I’m just going to do it myself. This is insane.

[@leonfrancis3418]

This was always going to be the answer. Depending on your adversary to tell stories of you is like depending on them to teach your children.

[@nerychristian]

@@leonfrancis3418 True. Hollywood doesn't have a monopoly on story telling. Story telling is something that ALL cultures across human history have done.

[@NRG-REC]

It's not that Hollywood THINKS you want to look at slavery all day, it's that Hollywood WANTS you to look at slavery all day. It's programming. They're basically instilling into your mind that as a black person that's all you amount to. The trauma of your history. You not only can't rise above it, but in fact shouldn't even want to. It's who you are. That's why damn near every black story always has to be about the struggle rather than any positives that could come after that struggle period if black people banded together and made shit happen. It's never about progress, only pain and trauma. With the occasional white savior for the pitiful downtrodden black people movie thrown in(blindside for example).

[@nerychristian]

@@NRG-REC Bingo! Exactly. The media and government don't want American Blacks to move on from this topic. They know that it is the only way they can keep people voting for the same corrupt policies over and over again. Imagine if Black people stopped caring about race, the democratic party would lose much of its votes.

[@Xtheearthchildx]

@@NRG-REC I think you’re absolutely correct.

[@christianyellic3394]

I’ve actually had this idea swimming in my head for a Predator set in pre colonial West Africa where the protagonist is warrior who is somehow imbibed with the spirit of Shango in the story arc and defeats the Predator. It’s a good way of actually introducing West African mythology into the Predator franchise… but hey, I’m just a white dude so what would I know about other people’s cultures 🤷‍♂️

[@eholorenoch]

Make it a video game

[@dococ3272]

Dude the next predator film should be in ancient Egypt against madjay warriors.

[@neoqwerty]

@@eholorenoch Make it a game and spellcheck your code, we don't need a Predator game suffering from Colonial Marines AI

[@myviews4967]

and this is where this channel takes off🚀👨🏾‍🚀

[@ghostbreath]

this is my first time being made aware of this movie, and correct me if I’m wrong but I think it’s trying to play off of the recent success and rise of afro surrealist media, which I think is a great genre and deserves a place in black art in its own right, but at the same time I can’t agree with you more, and it’s why I’ve always been turned off from consuming black media for the majority of my teen years. it’s so so exhausting that we can hardly have a good time on screen. I want fantasy films with black main characters with legacies and fantasy films based on African folklore and African history that isn’t about slavery and war and being oppressed. and when it’s not about racism we’re just a character in white peoples stories and/or getting their hand me downs and filling their shoes like I’m tired!

[@toomanyaccounts]

lol! the reaction from the director means its a racist film against whites not a parody of the magical negro trope

[@TomyDayos]

The richest man in the human history was mansa musa, an african muslim. He got rich due to plenty of trade. Ethiopia was the most European like of the african nations during the middle ages, even taking part when there was papal council, and had plenty of trade with europe. It was also never colonized or conquered. Mussolini tried to invade Ethiopia and they crushed his forces.

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@TomyDayos wrong. celebrity net worth the online site claiming that is not credible. plus he was a slaver. Marcus Licinius Crassus had a fortune equal to the budget of the Roman Empire which if adjusted for inflation would be over 6 trillion dollars. Mansa was a billionaire Marcus was a trillionaire

[@AlwayzFresh]

Go for it, but don't shit on white people while doing it. If that is your definition of escapism..jesus christ you are racist af. You are being VERY disingenuous saying that you can't be left alone while putting down an entire race. Start with not putting down other races and go from there.

[@darklocust778]

no they did not, Italy ruled ethiopia for 2 years@@TomyDayos​

[@danteslament]

That Anne frank movie with Ben Shapiro comment killed me. Lol

[@raisti6608]

Really liked your take, but you should consider another title for the video. When I saw the title I thought you are going to defend this 😂😂

[@siisti81]

I thought the same, but gave him a chance. Glad I did.

[@raisti6608]

@@siisti81 Yeah, but it was a though sell with this title :D

[@ambersummer2685]

We’re either race swapped, side characters or struggle with racism.😭

[@iamgroot4063]

Bro, great review. You should review the Civil War trailer. It's no accident that movie is coming out election year!

[@johnmatrix4305]

This movie seems devoid of fun.

[@lawrydenyer]

Honestly, I thought you had a really really good take on all of this!

[@andresomerville4896]

They should have named the movie White Fragility. It's really about that not a black person's experience.

[@BoeBins]

Go check out The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (watch a lets play - the gameplay is terrible but the story is a masterpiece). IMO that has some elements of black escapism done right. The game's writer, Michael Kirkbride: "...when I started writing Redguard I really thought about how unique the black people of Tamriel were: they came in and kicked ass and slaughtered the indigenes while doing so. They invaded. It was the first time I had encountered the idea of 'black imperialism'...and it struck me big time, as something 1) new, 2) potentially dangerous if taken as commentary, and 3) potentially rad if taken as commentary. Who knows. AVault did say it had a story worthy of being on stage, and Michael Mack (Cyrus) once thanked me for giving him words that 'Black folks don't get to say' (referring to Cyrus' speech and the reversal of Son to the Father)... which broke my heart and made me puff my chest all at the same time."

[@Cincinnatis5StarBarber]

FACTS, FACTS, and more FACTS!!! Why can’t people understand that us movie and Pop Culture fans just want good stories and characters to watch and escape! We don’t care about race and gender, we just wanna escape into an alternate reality and fantasy to get away from all the daily stress✊🏻😂🤙🏻

[@robchuk4136]

To be fair, Spielberg also made Munich, which was basically a Jewish revenge flick. And Scorsese is constantly making gangster movies.

[@MisterHeroman]

Spielberg has always been a little butthurt over the holocaust. Not in the "makes sense" way but in the "obsession" way.

[@atlanteum]

"Hiding Place II - The Revenge of Anne Frank" would still have been better than "Hook" -

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

I was a serious movie buff. And I mean I was obsessed. Couldn't get enough. But two things murdered movies for me. First, the preaching. Here I am, trying to escape into a world that's dealing with an alien invasion, and I've got to endure a lecture about climate change and try to block out a feminist side quest. When I watch a movie, I'm trying to forget the real world for a couple of hours, not be beaten over the head with reality. And second, the race swapping. I'm not butthurt over the switch up because the character doesn't look like they used to, I'm pissed that Hollywood has so little creativity that they can't seem to come up with an original character to save their lives. Race swapping is so lazy that it's insulting to the audience. Same for gender swapping. "Put a chick in it and make her lame." Just LAZY. I guess there's a third reason. I crave new characters with flaws and a character arc with a real struggle. I am so sick and tired of "Mary Sues." Let them be afraid, have to overcome selfishness and fear, and rise to the occasion. This is a winning formula for a reason, people.

[@DakarueTuhdacore]

I'm your 1000th subsciber! Keep up the great work!

[@thelootboxhero2939]

Thank you welcome aboard!

[@mmaloney196915]

Dude, I would watch a "Black" Seinfeld type show! All of your ideas sounded great to me.

[@KiryuMythic]

Its called Martin, except with more characters

[@mmaloney196915]

@@KiryuMythic liked Martin too.

[@mmaloney196915]

@@KiryuMythic Loved The Bernie Mac show and The Jefferson's too. I miss Bernie Mac and we are talking about the production of new shows or movies.

[@cgrenadier]

Thats basically Atlanta!

[@victory7763]

Basically you're saying black people just want to be white people on tv.

[@bruceleeds7988]

Did black people get offended a movie was named "Crazy Rich Asians"? No.

[@gammasmash1924]

Compton Hogwarts aka Don't Be a Menace to Hogwarts While Casting Your Petronis in the Hood.

[@dechha1981]

There are movies with black main characters with magic powers that aren’t about politics. But all the ones I could think of were from the 80s and 90s. Mostly vampire movies, voudooists and Ghost Dad. Ooh! Spawn! Spawn is an antihero with magic powers and his African ancestry is almost completely irrelevant. Strange that we have to go back over 20 years to find movies that just treat black people like everyone else.

[@chaburchak]

Funny rant, man. I completely agree. You get another subscriber.

[@nao5233]

Victim mindset... Ruines black people I seen some of my coworkers get offended and call racist to often

[@lukeclarkson4168]

I grew.up in the nineties we had space jam, the blade series, predator 2... I feel sorry for your generation... those in high places just want to stir division... I'm white by the way.

[@bobrezendeassis]

And every guy I know left the theaters after Blade wanting to be Blade.

[@zygeekmusic]

Great content! You’re almost to 1000subs

[@funkydanieluk]

This is what woke people have created. The focus is always on race, silence is violence, not talking about racism IS racism. This is all we get now. Enjoy.

[@inosukehashibira5511]

And yet people still want this trash

[@solitarymaninblack]

The white supremacists focus on race. Nothing wrong with being woke. The antisjw turds can keep playing the victim.

[@im_blind-workshop3562]

So happy Alteori recommended you. Love the video

[@thelootboxhero2939]

Thanks for coming

[@IAMCINCINNATIMAN]

Mannnn not the hiding place 2 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@dmille1959]

The worst part of this is that it could have been a great premise.

[@socialmoth4974]

Spielberg also made one of the best black-centic movies also - The Color Purple. One of my favorite movies as well. I wouldn't consider it a struggle movie, even though it was full of struggles. For the most part, the struggles were universal and not just based on the characters' race. Although, it was based on the book of the same name, so Spielberg didn't come up with the story.

[@coyia234]

Oh no as a “black” ima have to tell u please remove that thought from your profile. It is not even close as one of the best black centric movies. For a plethora of reasons beyond struggle.

[@trebrown8144]

For real that jew planted feminism in our black females with that movie along with Oprah , man they all in on it😂 just like with black on black violence it was taught by someone else

[@inosukehashibira5511]

You mean the color bash a black men

[@leonfrancis3418]

It's interesting to hear from a Caucasian woman that a Caucasian man made one of the best "BIack-Centric" movies. That the thought doesn't even trigger a red flag in one's mind before they share it with others, is just...amazing. Most of us don't even like that film, and have pointed out the obvious anti BIack symbolism.

[@jchase8223]

⁠@@leonfrancis3418I know right! I mean we all know that Blazing Saddles is the best black centric movie.

[@AreWeLearningYet77]

THANK YOU. People love Denzel, and by extension Idris Elba because they're just fantastic leading men. They're in all sorts of stories that have nothing to do with their race. We need directors who can do the same. Actually, a hilarious thing I noticed about Tenet was that Robert Pattison could technically be considered a magical white guy in the way he helps John Washington's character.

[@masterelf12]

I forgot the saying but it's like "Stop making a 'x' story/character and start making a good story/character that happen to be 'x' When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was gonna be a cool fantasy movie with a character who happen to be black

[@alleycatcannabis]

"The Hiding Place II: Revenge of Anne Frank" omg

[@Urrelles]

I remember being excited for Lovecraft country. Watched episodes and was done. The dang show was more focused on racism than cthulu monsters. The first episode had so many over-the-top racist moments, it would take a real Black family 30 years over 2 generations to experience it all. The Harder They Fall was the closest to Black escapism Ive seen. They had a White town, but it was just an afterthought location that 1 of the characters was forced to go to for a crime.

[@Mustafa61154]

Black sorcerer's apprentice would have been lit.

[@daffodillz9182]

Interesting points! I often found the "token" black character to be more of a mockery of black people, but I'm also white, which might make me more curious about the experience that black Americans may have. I often think that there should be a story/motive behind every character, but in a world with minority groups, that will probably also add to the white normative. It seems like white Europeans are in the sweet spot, where we can make fun with culture and add flavour to a character without having to retell the story of Napoleon or WW2.

[@bruceleeds7988]

The "Magical Negro" is not just another term for the "Token" black character. The Magical Negro is a film casting and writing of a black person in a movie that exercises freedoms of speech and actions contrary to how they were treated in the period set in the film, and sometines in the times of shooting the film itself. The definitive magical negro is Hattie McDaniel, who was awarded Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gone With The Wind, but was not allowed to sit in the front with the other nominees and guests and sat backstage, collected her award backstage. From there, movies like Driving Miss Daisy, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, The Green Mile (an actual magical negro), Django Unchained and In The Heat Of The Night depict black people exuding confidence and authority over white people in extremely unrealistic situations.

[@daffodillz9182]

@@bruceleeds7988 I actually tried use "token" to depict the opposite of the magic negro, but maybe it was unclear :) I can imagine why one could be tired of both. You got a point thou, since the token also can be rather exceptional for the time/scenario and is not really an opposition necessarily.

[@erikaarnold4780]

Love this topic! I really appreciate content like this. I’m always talking about this shxt.

[@EthalaRide]

2:44 If you want to know why he was put up for this part, *_look up a picture of the writer/director_* of the movie. It's the same thing as how the actress cast as Galadriel in Rings of Power looks *_a lot like the head of Amazon Studios._*

[@bluradio4198]

Another thing to add is that it’s probably impossible to get black stories funded by major studios if it doesn’t have black trauma and/or white protagonists

[@stewl6329]

That is what I always hate with those movies. White characters are in space but blacks are still in the mud begging the white man to love them.

[@MollyMargolisBillCipherIsBae]

THE REVENGE OF ANNE FRANK IS CRAAAAAZY BRO LMAOOO! I agree, though.

[@MadDogRyan]

I don’t know the Anne Frank and Ben Shapiro time machine movie sounds awesome

[@nerychristian]

Anne Frank vs Ben Shapiro vs Aliens

[@Goonerette75]

I live with in London, so I will keep a open mind when it reaches here.

[@ericstreet4761]

Yeah I’m tired of everything that revolves around black and power gotta be about race like damn can we alread got black panther that shit ain’t even real🤣🤷🏽‍♂️🫨😮‍💨

[@MariaIsabellaZNN]

What is those movies and shows nowdays, I feel so old having watched a lot of Family Matters when growing up. And to think that show would probably not be cool anymore today because the father was a police officer.

[@solitarymaninblack]

This is satire.

[@thenerdyblackgirljournal8850]

💯 💯 💯 Bruh, I’ve been saying this for YEARS!!!

[@canibezeroun1988]

That quote is so relevant. Our entire identity is fake and political and is always used to push a message. I hate it. Frankly it's why I avoid most Black media. At the end of the day. "Dwight did this to us!" It's so tiresome.

[@victory7763]

It's not fake. The Boondocks is very popular among black people. Even the writer said this is how they really talk and interact with each other.

[@P-P-Panda]

I totally agree. Also the commenter above me, wtf😭

[@canibezeroun1988]

I know that this is old, but you are not grasping what I mean. I know this is how Black people sound. I have lived it. However, what is apparent is that the entire Black identity is built around the myth that of Anti-Whiteness. Instead of explaining it further, if the antithapy was natural it would not be framed in Marxist terms. @@victory7763

[@securityg]

Your commentary is satire, witty, on-point, in-depth and RIGHTLY CORRECT! - James D . Watkins artistic director of PHOENIX PRODUCTIONS.

[@ip3887]

Initially I thought it was based on that Key & Peele sketch. Compton Hogwarts type and I was ALL in, until I saw the trailer. You sir are spot on with your observations. A good story that's all ANY sane person wants. Saying that, were you to crowd source a project you may be surprised by the love you'd receive. Black, White, Blue, Green just tell a good story. A good story would have me walking in green people shoes. Tha is effective storytelling. I took friends from around the way to see G-1 EVERYONE loved it. We had nothing in common past the human story. We didn't look like them we weren't from that time period, we damn sure didn't speak the language and STILL we connected. Great storytelling is severely lacking. All bells and whistles and ZERO substance is the Hellyweird mantra. 1/4 of the audience can sympathize and Hellyweird applauds at the signaling of "virtue." Good job sir continued inspirations to you.

[@TheCreatorNFE]

Smfh

[@quinnzykir]

That sketch should be made into a movie.

[@joshuawilliams8252]

Keye and Peele have a skit about the magical negro trope too though. You just missed it I guess.

[@jordanwhite8718]

I feel like writers used to be better at writing, progressive stories back in the 2000s and the 2010s. A good example would be John Stewart from the justice league. He was a large black guy who was the green lantern and nobody drew attention to it, or talked about it in a weird way. He was just the cool guy on the team. He had his episodes and he had his backstory development, but he was just like every other character in the justice league. I would say cyborg from teen Titans also fits that pretty well. You never saw an episode where cyborg goes into a bad neighborhood and fights, crack dealers. he was just a normal black superhero that people just accepted as a matter, of course. I think we need to go back to that.

[@alexkogan9755]

Black oppression race bait movies are on the same level of low interest for me as most Holocaust films (yes I am Jewish and even I can’t stand those). You see one, you’ve seen pretty much all of them. Least with Defiance you had the Bielski brothers training city slicker Jews to pick up MP40s and hammers and living like Robin Hood in the woods instead of waiting to die.

[@kcirtapelyk6060]

From my own observations, many, if not most Jews and Blacks enjoy their perpetual victim statuses.

[@donharris8846]

Black folk have been sick of the Black trauma movies forever. Spielberg (Jewish) had Jeff Goldblum (Jewish) in Jurassic Park but Goldblum didn’t have to play “the Jewish guy”. But on another note it’s bigger than the director, who is funding the production of the movie. Follow the millions because they get to dictate the scope of the movie

[@emanuelgonzalez3967]

The only funny racist movie is undercover brother 😂😂

[@nerychristian]

White Chicks

[@ecatskid]

They made a movie out of a key & peele skit wow that's crazy.

[@Spongemonkey26]

I think the true problem is NO ONE is allowed any escapism anymore. Every commercial, every show, and every movie has politics, pandering, and finger pointing in our faces.

[@pablofmc]

Hollywood is a disaster, watch Attack On Titan or Pluto instead

[@raeldri5867]

great video bro, 13:20 the lady is talking about a movie literally call "civil war" release nex year, it does seem weird considering the elections of 2024

[@misseva7404]

I grew up on Star Trek: The Next Generation. As a preteen white girl, I connected most to Geordi La Forge; decades later, he's still one of my favorite fictional characters. They almost never touched on race in that show - yes, some allegorical stories using alien species as stand-ins - but overall, it was a bunch of people who liked and respected each other, having adventures, and it was amazing. That's what I want more of in entertainment.

[@buntado6]

There was a Bojack Horseman episode where a woman was assulted by a man on set (not spoilers on who), the man tries to come clean in an interview but the woman stops him saying this: "Yes, you physically asaulted me and if there was any justice in this world you'd be in jail. But my carreer is finally taking off after so many years in this business and I don't want your guilt to ruin that. I don't want your name to be the first thing that comes to everyone's mind when they hear mine, I don't want your crime to be the most important thing about me." This is why it feels Hollywood only pities black people, it doesn't actually admire them.

[@marshallhuffer4713]

If the movie was a satirical take or parodied the Magical Negro trope, it could have been interesting. Similar to that Key & Peele sketch.