Sentences with phrase «assuring white audiences»

There are scenes so brutal «Mudbound» that actor Jason Mitchell found himself assuring white audiences that yes, the movie is in fact an accurate portrayal of the violence black people experience.

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You could argue that this represents a real cross-section of Southern attitudes and how they evolved through the Civil Rights movement and into the modern day, or you could see it as simpering, middlebrow - pleasing pabulum meant to assure its middle - class elderly white audience that it's not racist and appreciates good, Oscar - feted movies about black folk (written / directed / produced by white folks) based on Pulitzer Prize - winning plays (by white folks).

Assured in vocal tone and gaze, Pindell confronts her (white) audience, pressing them into a space of discomfort that leaves little room for anyone to overlook their complicity in the ways in which society manages the behaviors of black minorities.