LESSON # 1: THE MISNOMER USE OF THE ADMONISHMENT «YOU KNOW BETTER» — Spun in the drawl of the
Southern vernacular used in the film, the phrase of «you know better» is dealt to Richard Loving often in the film under the incorrect expectation of conformity to the majority
culture or upbringing present in community and among his
race.
«Throughout the long history of Hollywood and the history of the Oscars, there has been an ongoing conversation about racism that has often been framed in terms of black and white,» said Todd Boyd, a professor at the University of
Southern California who studies
race and pop
culture.