Thread by @DearthOfSid

While #BlacKkKlansman is definitely a must-watch that makes a strong statement against white supremacy, it was uncomfortable to watch how the police force was whitewashed especially by adding a fictional bit at the end about the (lone!) racist cop being exposed and prosecuted.

#BlacKkKlansman comes across as targeting only the white liberal Americans and warning them about the parallels b/w KKK & Trump's politics. In doing that, the narrative refuses to call out and condemn the systemic nature of racism and thus shoots itself in the foot.

"The potent liberal roots of that white supremacy get a free pass in Spike Lee's new film, happily hide in the dark movie houses and laugh at idiot klansmen and write laudatory reviews of his film."

This is a good review of #BlacKkKlansman.
aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio…