Dear White People (2017–2021)
6/10
Dear White People is socio-political satire
28 April 2017
Please ignore the one and two star responses ahead of mine. Its clear none of them have actually watched the show, or have any idea how satire works. Instead of reviewing the episodes they have chosen to go on political rants that have little to nothing to do with the actual programming. The show deals with race relations from the perspective of white liberal student, black students, gay students etc. The series uses a lot of common slang and the "revolutionary" mindset of the characters to poke fun at some aspects of the current "protest culture" you see popping up on college campuses. In the first episode we get into some of the issues surrounding mixed race relations similar to the conflicts that were present in the 2014 film. A lot of aspects and conflicts in the series seem to be taken from the original movie while some things have been added to bring in more perspectives. The downside however is that the direction isn't as good. Also, there's some media that the characters watch that's obviously a parody, but it kind of falls flat because it's hard to tell what exactly they are trying to make fun of. Overall the series brings up some interesting points to think about and gives multiple perspectives on the issues. If you didn't like the style of the original film, or you can't stand hearing a ton of modern slang then I wouldn't recommend it. If neither bothers you and you're looking for something interesting to watch on a slow day then I think its worth checking out.
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