Not trying to knock anyone here, but games, movies, TV shows, etc... that depict a time when blacks weren't equal don't bother me. As a matter of fact, if they are done well I enjoy them as much as anything else. Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire being two of my favorite dramas.
I'd rather have them show racism for all it's sinful ugliness than white wash it (no pun intended) and have these stupid, ill informed masses point to it and walk away thinking, "See, they didn't have it all that bad." It's how it was. Plain and simple.
The Hip-hop generation is so concerned about keeping it real. But, when it comes to the historical plight of black people, they want their entertainment made saccharine for their sensitive palettes.
I say put that shit on blast! Remind people of that shit every chance we get. I don't ever want it swept under the rug because the forces against us would like nothing more than for their awful sins to be forgotten. And once that happens, they are free to begin them again. Sorry, but the "I don't want to see that ..." line of thinking is how the deletion of their moral responsibility for their sins starts.
If a show takes place in a time period where blacks where mistreated, fuck it, show it and make it as brutal as possible. 'Cause however bad it is on screen won't compare to how nightmarish it was in reality. Keep that shit real.
I'm looking forward to Selma.
