The Irony with Betty character was she had so much hate and fear of Blacks when it was her own people who caused her the most pain. Her father with molesting her, her mother resentment, her husband stealing from her and cheating on her with being a closet gay man and of course the milk man who she confines In kidnapping her than ultimately killing her. I think it was a powerful message.
No Betty’s husband is cheating on her with a black woman. Lmao That’s what the officer meant when he said some of the guys said they saw you on the other side hanging with those other folks. Lmao he was talking about the other side of Compton that was predominantly black.
The scene of the oldest daughter in class and the monkey noises and the pink slip.............. i had to take a damn break now I’m almost done... i screamed “they got me f*caked up..”
Yeah fr, that one hit my real hard and it just made my heart hurt for my little cousins who are black and mixed. I can’t imagine the damage I’d do if I ever saw someone treat them like that. For some reason that scene hit me a lot harder than most of them.
👏 everyone needs to see it. Especially white people. Everyone needs to see what was done to black people and is being done. It was raw, real and a shocking point of view for whites. They cant even walk into a store without being stared at. The ptsd that they deal with omg
Sickk. Especially having my baby son, sleeping upstairs. There's very little chance that would happen today. But, the thought of that happening to my ancestors makes me so sick and angry!!
I think the shows purpose is to shed light on how the horrible racist experiences black people suffered can seriously affect you mentally. The family suffered a tragedy and all of them suffered mental breakdowns (the ghosts). A very unique way to show the effects of racism on the black psyche. 10/10 for depth and creativity. I’m black and not offended at all, we need black art like this.
Right, I loved this show. As a black person, I thought it was a creative and effective way to show how racism and hatred can really effect someone psychologically.
@@wintersummer1633 just because she didn’t mention the man does not mean that she’s sexist. Just because you compliment one person does not mean you’re putting everyone else down.
Stories centered around black trauma isn't the problem. The problem is many of these films come off exploitive and hollow. That's when we complain and get frustrated, because black trauma isn't handled with the care it should. Nobody has a problem with well made movies like Get Out or Judas and The Black Messiah.
@vercenary it makes you think. how black people dealt with this. It’s heartbreaking. And they never had hate back towards people being evil to them. They just wanted to be in peace. That’s gods people
The thing with Betty’s husband I thought was interesting. It’s not obvious but they allude to the fact that he’s a closeted gay man. This would explain why, out of all of them, he seemed to not to want to engage in the horrific actions of the other neighbors towards the Emorys. I felt like he felt like an outsider, so in some ways he felt like he related to the Emory family because he knows that he would also be ostracized if his truth came out as well. It was a little subtle thing thrown in there that not everyone would pick up on, but I thought it was an interesting addition.
I’m still trying to figure out who was the intended audience for this series. I would never watch this again and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone I cared about 🤷🏾♀️ the African American actors were beautiful and beautifully shot tho’. All that melanin 🤗
@Ali Shook Black American actors get tons of roles, what are you talking about? Minus one, all the black Oscar nominees this year are black Americans who played black Americans. The "British are taking all the jobs!!!" narrative is highly exaggerated.
I saw ol girl’s husband as going to gay bars. That’s why he kept disappearing. I wish we could’ve seen him at the bars and even the police officers seeing him since it was mentioned but oh well
Yup exactly sooo true, I’m glad that was in the show because people like the KKK always fuelled there hatred by saying “God made whites for whites and blacks for black or everybody stay with there own” an things like “ other races were meant to serve whites”...KKK and racist people take Gods word and flip it around as an excuse to hate and spread racism.
Religion is interpreted incorrectly which fuels racism. Mr. Epps totally misunderstood the WORD and activated an internal hate that was always there for the "African Race" You can tell he fought what felt natural to him because he was on GO when it was time to hate on the husband and wife migrates.
Why I’m not I want white people to keep getting reminded that we haven’t forgotten their true selfs because when you forget the past it repeat it’s self
@@grandmamas.whor3500 SPOILER ALERT. Rape scene & baby boy being abused & murdered in front of his mom by bunch of whyt ppl. Still have not watched further
This show was freaking brutal. I don't know why these kind of shows are Still being made. Get Out/Us was done brilliantly without getting too much on the nose. This one I can't take it and it's so frustrating to watch. But it's true, the acting from the main family was Amazing.
I love seeing beautiful "black" people on screen. But I can't with constent trauma and suffering. We know it happened and still happens, but I just can't sit thru and entire series centered around trauma, and racism. But the cast looks amazing!! I just want to see us as royalty, and the strong warriors that we once were and still are. We have too many stories to tell, yet we fall back to either hood movies, racism, slavery...I just can't keep seeing these same images.
I agree. It seems the main black film/tv that gets promoted is centered around our trauma to some degree. Can we please get a happy show about black people? Successful black people that don't have to deal with racism at every turn in their lives? Our lives have enough of these elements that we dont always wanna see it on screen. especially to the degree our ancestors had to go through. It's important to keep these stories alive, but feels like it is the only thing be shown recently. I like watching lighter content about black people like Insecure. Characters are fun, problems aren't as serious, and shows a nice perspective of black youth. More variety please that is not traumatic!
@@Ray03595 I agree 100%. I am just so tired of always seeing "Black" pain and trauma. We have happiness, joy, beautiful stories to be told that shows love and success. Those type of shows and movies just weigh heavily on us. We just need to see a broader view of ourselves. Just stories of us as people without all the objectification.
Maybe it was the way I interpreted it but I definitely walked away from the show viewing the entire family, but especially Lucky as a total badass warrior who isn’t going to take any more bullshit.
@@Aprylbaby I agree. However, this is a broader view of ourselves. There's plenty of films and television shows that depict us in every facet of life. However, the horror genre has always excluded us. Despite horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, featuring a black man as the hero and "last man standing." But then it all went sideways and Hollywood cast us simply to be the first one to get killed. Even Candyman, should've had a narrative about vengeance against the descendants of his slave masters, had him falling in love with them?!! There's almost always a reference to the Holocaust in projects featuring Jews.
Black woman here that loves the show and many other horror TV shows but we're all open to our own opinion. From a horror lovers stand point they bodied this
There was a lot of hidden gems and messages in this show which made it very enjoyable to me. This show seems very complex with hidden information and clues that I felt the writing was amazing. Maybe you can rewatch it to see if you have a different view on it.
My Father is an engineer, and faced a lot of what the Dad in this series went through as far as treatment etc from his job and would tell us about it.. we were the only Black family in our neighborhoods growing up, I was the only black girl in my class and so was my siblings,so a lot of stuff in this show hit home for me. It is a sad truth
Omg... I sat yesterday and binge watched, but when they really showed what happened to the baby... I couldn't stop thinking about it... that was the saddest thing I've ever watched, my stomach and chest hurt to think that this were things that probably happened in real life... nobody deserves that.
I think a lot of people missed the point of the series and what the characters symbolize. Henry is haunted by the n word mindset/ toxic masculinity and how it’s difficult to operate in society in this mindset. Lucky is haunted by unresolved trauma and the fact that the construct of mental health as well as her family has failed her. The “prophet” symbolizes the lasting effects racism in religion has played. Gracie is haunted by generational trauma of her mother, it also shows how the school system has labeled black children as difficult when they are dealing with trauma at home. Ruby is haunted by the Beauty standards of America as well as Chester is a representation of how black boys aren’t protected even in their own home. All of this is relevant because it’s still going on today. Betty’s character symbolizes that hate is often caused by trauma and those who live by their trauma and hate die while still holding on to hatred. The show could have been written better but it was good for what it was. I really liked this series
Yes!!! You hit the nail on the head, I enjoyed the series for what it was too even tho episode 5 was hard to watch it was necessary and made an impact...
@@Ncnnn29 yeah episode 5 was rough to watch, but another example of how black women aren’t protected..... and the way Henry dealt with it was just horrible
Although the subject matter was horrific as you know shit like this happened, I absolutely loved this show and I totally binged watched it. The actress that played Lucky was so beautiful and loved how strong her character was.
It's not black people who need to know & see that this stuff happened. It's THEM. We don't need to keep being exposed to ou trauma just so THEY can get it.
@@VanityLuxe and the thing is, I’ve noticed a lot of other white people who watch stuff like this and Get Out don’t realize that they’re the villain in the story. It was hard for me to come to terms with at first, and realizing it involves a lot of introspection many people don’t have.
Betty's escape from her underground prison was not a clever plot, nor was Luck escape from the asylum. Henery's escape was thought through. We were shone axes on display at a hardware store, then again under Luck's feet when she woke from her nightmare, a third time when she held the ax threatening her baby girl, so when Ruby grabbed it to help free her father, it was a nice payoff.
I think stories like this are important especially when they make people uncomfortable this is what people went through. you know how many white people think everything got better for black peoples as soon as the slaves were freed we shouldn’t shy away from stuff like this cause it’s hard to watch.
no because these movies have come along every few years and TV shows to show us that YES racism existed for a long time. It also exists in China and Russia, and Japan and the middle east and many parts of the world. I think there's even cased of White Farmers in South Aftrica going through these kinda situations in reverse. Look up white people killed in S Africa or having their land taken away from them and given to black Africans. Look at how Jews were treated in many parts of the world.
@@Wolfsheim23 Apartheid in South Africa was a huge problem and the white people there are finally getting a taste of their own medicine why do they have so much land while the natives barely have any?
@@Allenlookup None of these farmers were given land during Apartheid, and nobody should have a right to confiscate what they worked and paid for, and what a cowardly cop out to say it's ok for them to be killed and stolen from because of a repressive past situation that was just as bad. Whats your excuse for the mass genocide constant ethnic cleansing wars between Uganda and Rwanda millions slaughtered? That was racism too. Give any humans enough control and they will abuse it, no matter what color or ethnicity, if the earth white dark ratio of color was reversed do you honestly believe that would make ANY difference? Do you think a white minority in the worth would not suffer racism? Whoever is the largest majority will always oppress the minority in some way.
@@Wolfsheim23 boy if you don’t shut up. We ain’t talking about whites or the other parts of the world. We’re talking BLACKS IN AMERICA. Stay on point. And those whites need to go home because Africa ain’t their land.
@@yakiralovesall Yup you just said Good ol America like we are the only racist place in the world and i just said we are the least racist and made my points to prove that. Whites need to leave Africa cause it ain't their land?!!! Um switch the word white for black. You sound just as racist as those you hate on. Total Hypocrite.
there are literally many lmfao. youtube is a public app, it isn’t an elitist club keeping black people out. if you want to see more than what’s already here, become one yourself.
Noooo..Deborah Ayorinde lookss NOTHING like a blend of that Zaldana chick..!!! Ugl..with her hypocrite tears & bs excuses.. 🤣 .. Deborah Ayorinde is a beautiful woman periodt!
@@atarbuck3452 I said tv scenes, not movies. Which tv scene is colder than that one? A mother watches helplessly, her baby getting killed while she's being sexually assaulted.....
Episode 5 hit me hard and made me think how important it is to show case and explore Black pain and trauma. Cuz when you don't see it you don't believe
On WandaVision, Wanda was able to explore her pain and week by week many people watched. Im here if you want to talk about taste. Im not here for people that say Black pain show not be shown
@@thr3385 the problem is that Black pain had been shown throughout film’s history RELENTLESSLY. There’s not a history of white people being tortured on screen. I think that’s why it’s getting redundant to keep seeing it. White people get the opportunity to experience everything under the sun on film. But until recent history all black could be was struggling and in pain or the funny sidekick. There are ways to explore black pain without us constantly having to watch black bodies mutilated on camera.
My grandmother lived in Torrance, California (12 miles from Compton) during her high school years - the mid to late 50's. Last year she told me that during those times, Torrance was absolutely a "sundown town". Her father, my great-grandfather, had to personally drive their black housekeeper back to her residence once her job was over for the day for safety reasons. (Please don't be fooled- this isn't me boasting of how tolerant he was. He wasn't. My grandmother also admitted that her parents would not have approved of a black son-in-law.) That's partially why I at first wanted to watch this show - I wanted to see how they wanted to portray Southern California at that time. However, I know that I cannot be the decider on whether or not this show is productive in terms of the impact the creators were hoping it would have. Thank you for reviewing this series and being honest with your opinion.
To be honest this show is disturbing to watch. Its messed up to me because of its constant traumatic events, horrible events really!" There is a beautiful cast of black actor's and actresses in this film. Its just heartbreaking because its a constant reminder of the suffering black Americans faced. Not really sure what the message is if they are trying to send a message in this film. Kinda made me mad. Sorry!
If you look closer, it’s deeper than that. It analyzes the white communities trauma as well, there’s no winner in the racist system. Folks like Betty end up dead and alone, buried by the violence they perpetuate.
I couldn't finish the series. I felt the concept was lazy and unoriginal. We've seen the black family moving into an all white neighborhood in other films/shows before. Adding the psychological thriller aspect to it doesn't make it more interesting. We are more than capable of doing horror without it being tied to the trauma of racism. It's getting old.
Precious exhibited that! However people will always find a problem . Whether we tired or not of these shows that’s how it was back then. Can’t sugarcoat reality & trauma. If you don’t want to see it there is literally 1000’s of other shows to choose from. You chose to watch this after seeing the racially charged trailer soooooooooo the fact u couldn’t finish the show is ....on u
@@Im.Intelligence You need to calm down because I don't know where you get off stating I chose to watch after the seeing the trailer. You don't know me. And no, I didn't see the trailer.
😂😂😂😂 what are other movies about ? Ghosts over and over , gays coming out over & over , love over & over .... make a better movie Bc everything the same to me
@@mr.flickyda-bean7221 Yeah, it was sci-fi. Not a lot of people knew it was literally going to be H.P. Lovecraft creatures and everything. I really enjoyed it. Didn't feel like pointless torture and exploitation. I heard Watchmen was good too. Both of them were rough to watch, but showed strength and empowerment too.
I think the overall message of the story is hurt people hurt people and unless you face or heal the trauma it will haunt you and be passed from generation to generation.
I just finished this today and it definitely was an eye opening one. The woman, I forget her name....the actress who played Betty....she was chilling and terrifying. Her hatred was her own undoing. I felt like it made sense to me. I agree the writing was weak in spots but I loved Lucky's character. I feel like overall it was very eerie and terrifying seeing the very real systemic racism and hatred juxtaposed against the supernatural stuff happening in the neighborhood. I enjoyed it overall though.
Oh and also as always, I enjoy all the work you put into giving great reviews and content. I didn't word my comment as well as I should have....to say I "enjoyed" the show is to say it really had some moments that shook me. Just wanted to add that gratitude for all you do Sharonda! Much love!
Episode 5 of this show was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever seen (and I’m a big Horror fan in general). This entire series was gut-wrenching and infuriating overall, but episode 5 was next level. I’m pretty sure it’ll stick with me forever.
So Betty's Husband Clarke likes the boys okay. I always find it weird when people will say I saw you where you dont belong. Yet what were you doing there
@@refi6438 He was going to molest her again, which is why the mom told her, “I wished to God you never came back here.” Lucky she escaped, but Karma had other plans when she realized the Milkman was a psycho.
@@breslinhoward6992 You are forgetting that there are new generations that did not know what african americans went through and this show depicts it very well. I binged watched this and cannot wait for series 2
@@smunden20 DUDE!!!!!!! *STOP!!!!!!!* I turned 44 today..... and I learned all about the Civil Rights era & the horrors of enslavement, *without watching HOLLYWOOD trauma porn.* Some of ya'll just need to pick up a damn book..... instead of depending on HOLLY-WEIRD to teach you American black history.
@@invisiblerevolution this was nothing like that. For example the movie Django. Or typical black truama movie. If you watched the entire series you will see this family overcome in the end and a strong black woman the mom is. There is nothing wrong with this depiction. It tells a bold truth no history book could even write up
@Zero there was nothing wrong with this depiction. It showed perseverance of a black family and the reality of how we are viewed... still to this day. Like it or not. It is what it is
I don't understand the "I'm tired of black trauma" stories. So y'all want stories about the 1950s black life to be sugar coated? Or to pretend that racism isn't apart of our history or daily lives. That's why we are still dealing with this carp today. People don't want to solve the problem, they want to hide the problem, forget about it and hope it will disappear
I agree. Those who say that miss the point of this series. It's more than events happening in the past-it’s current events. So current that people from that era on either side are STILL ALIVE. Our history is an unpleasant chain of events, but that doesn't mean we should avoid it. When we say that we’re “tired” of these types of stories we should really think about those who were there enduring it.
@@kitaboo2245 I never said it was entertainment. My point is that it opens more doors to conversation about a point in our history that some of us weren’t aware of. Plus if we don’t want to watch it, we can just turn it off. Those who lived it however, still deal with it.
@@giveusbarabbas7138 Exactly! We've been indoctrinated to believe that trauma, torture and pain is all the story we have as Black people. It's utter ridiculousness and insulting.
I was never ever going to watch this. But wait, you’re telling me that these black characters have to deal with ghosts AND racist white people??!!! That’s just too damn much. Nope, nope. No thank you. Hard pass. 🙅🏻♀️
Its disgusting trauma porn. Im so glad it's getting dragged. Every one involved (not the actors, a check is a check) but those (mostly white creators) that thought up these absolutely traumatizing and traumatic episodes, thinking we would actually enjoy this need to be stopped. This show should honestly be pulled from Amazon.
Not at all should it be removed. This series was very entertaining and actually a good horror movie. Of course the torture and the excessive racism was very distasteful but it’s reality and that’s what occurred in those time.
@@jojomiami9596 true and there is nothing wrong with reality, however from a film industry stand point. The plot really didn’t take us anywhere. So we ask what was that level of trauma for?
Great summary! You hit it right on the head with “What is actually the point of this?”. Yes it gave perspective to the past and how that horrific racism withstands today. But it was just hard to watch in general especially when I see the worst stories of racism happening every day. Given the past few weeks we’ve had, the timing of this just made me way too depressed. It took me a long time to finish it. Let’s have less black trauma and more black TRIUMPH please!!
I feel like most people forgot this was supposed to be a horror series. You’re supposed to feel uncomfortable and scared that’s the point of horror and psychological thrillers. And I understand wanting to see better representations of black families however when doing period pieces especially if you’re a Director doing a horror piece with a black family you’d be remiss not to highlight the horrors of being black in that time. I understand people not wanting to consistently see Black people going through such trauma however this was the reality for a lot of our ancestors and older relatives and if it’s scary for you watching it imagine how scary it was for them actually living it. The issue shouldn’t be why are shows like this still being made. The issue should be why are so many Black people afraid or offended by other black creators creating horror and psychological thrillers around our history, especially when they’re doing the same thing that white people have been doing for years in film. The issue is that too many Black people I want to see themselves represented in media like white people and that’s never gonna happen.
@M S lol 😂 here comes the bs, I never said anything about there not needing to be more variety of how Black people are viewed in horror. What i said was that given that this horror piece centered around a Black family in the 50’s it makes that the subject matter was what it was. But if you are offended by my clearly thought out response then tough shit. This was the reality of Black people of that time maybe you should read more and talk after more research is done on your part.
@@Velvet.323 that’s horrible, however not showing the past or variations of the past helps protect Black people it does however help preserve White supremacy and helps allude Black people to believe that actions depicted in Them are simply a thing of the past which their not. Them reminded us of Black people like Sandra Bland, Breonna Tyler, and George Floyd, it reminded us that times have changed but have not completely changed from our grandparents. Shows like this and Handmaids tale reveal a continuation in our history that many people in this comment section wish to be blind to. However, White supremacy still prevails and Black, Brown and Asian people are still be attacked and killed off the bases of color. WAKE UP
Loved it! It dealt with alot of issues... acting was on point... maaan I would have hated being born in them days. Yooo big up the darkskin actress totally stunning 💯💯💯💯
This was terrible 😕 😢 😞 it was four episodes too long. They showing trauma just for the sake of trauma. The characters were undeveloped and the plot was all over the place. The best thing about it were the sets and wardrobe.
Me and my Aunt who lived through the time this series was set in watched together. We were able to watch this one without being traumatized but Triggered yes... however i enjoyed each theme of conversation presented from spiritual principalities, inequality, mental health issues racism and overcoming fear...i enjoyed the acting and the horror and I hope to see more of this genre in the future. This is truly an American Horror Story ..which by the way is another show I love
that's awesome someone who actually lived through those awful times isn't acting like the rest of these young viewers "omg so traumatic" Compared to someone like you and your aunt who actually lived it and still appreciates this show.
@@ipukeglitter435 I phrased it wrong, My Aunty lived those days not myself, im a 90s kid, but yeah no my aunty had no issue watching this, Get Out, Lovecraft or Antebellum, i encourage people to watch with their elders it will be interesting to see their response
@@cami7961 Yeah that would be awesome. I used to do that with my mom she was 70. We are dark skinned we almost look Native American. And still we would have white people call us the N word. Whenever my mom would saw shows or movies like this with white People treating black people like they're not humans. My mom with her heavy accent would say "ah sheet stupid anIMALS! WHite people so bad sometimes"
@@ipukeglitter435 yeah its pretty crazy first time i was called the N word was in 2005..and my mom experienced hell from neighbors in 2002 whn we moved to an all white neighborhood..its still allot happening these days i could def relate to many scenes..but i was not traumatized by the series...these acts happened and i think this new genre of film expresses the topic of racism in creative way that translates thought provoking horror in its past and present state
@@cami7961 Yes they did not sugar coat it all. That must be horrible to experience and I'm so sorry you had to experience that. And of course things won't chase with these racists it's a cycle. I have been called a spic as well mostly that and it's like wow. My sister was pretty dark skinned she did almost look black when she was a little girl at blockbuster some white woman called her the N word and my father spit in her face I guess. My sister was like 12.
As a journalist I can’t do anymore racial trauma trigger series and movies again. They are trying to be more creative than just “slavery”. I think they are onto us not watching more slavery movies so this was a slick way to trigger us. No this was not ok to have as a series. We already seeing real horror in real life in 2021 so to add insult to injury with shows like this is horrible. We need to keep speaking out and saying NO WE DONT SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT!
Betty said that she would like a day off when she didnt have to make a decision but that is a lie. Betty loves to be in control prime Example she took over the HOA meeting
I agree. I watched the first 6 episodes last night. And finished it up today. By the end I was like “that’s it?” We didn’t get enough backstory for some of the characters. I had high hopes. It started off soooooo good.
After they dealt with the racism, the demon wasn't even an issue for the family and seems like they were just tired. I enjoyed the show (had to take breaks). Im not easily triggered, but this did and watching the trial this week triggered me.
Man...crazy part is I can't even watch the trial but finished this...I don't know how you're taking a double dose of the BS....your mind has to be extremely heavy
3 года назад+6
This came out during the trial on purpose. They are really trying to break us as a community. We have to stay strong and uplift each other. This ain't it.
@ I was thinking the same thing. The show made me angry. It was reflective on things I deal with at work and things my kids deal with at school. And after I watched the show, a video was shown of a black Army Lieutenant-in uniform-being treated horrible during a traffic stop, in Va, where I live. It made me think about when will "they" leave us alone.
This was not worth the time or effort. I literally want to call up Little Marvin and Lena Waithe and cuss them out from here to Timbuktu. Trauma, graphic violence, and brutalization of a Black family just for the sake of "entertainment." I am HEATED. This cast deserved so much better.
@@Destinee9211But I feel like Black directors would be just as effective at horror and it not like one or two of them were white but all but one being white is a bit outrageous
I’ve only seen Ep 1. But I’m gonna watch the whole thing no matter what. The acting is phenomenal and I want to support their work. I watched Haunting of Bly Manor to the end and I hated that. I also watched Ratched and that show was all over the place and made no sense. I love the horror genre, so I will watch so more films and shows get funded and created.
A dark skinned black family cast = Traumatic , racist , and triggering plot lines Never fails . Honestly I wasn’t even remotely interested in watching this. I appreciate your objective review none the less and I love the braids .
Yeah damn why can't we just see a dark beautifully melanated family living their best live! Why do they always have to suffer slavery, gangsterism, trauma, horror. I can't anymore!
The amazing thing I think this show represented is the mental trauma. The one thing never really explored in many shows is how the black history with all its horrific experiences left people mentally broken. It really got me to think more on what our ancestors went through not only physically where they had to endure extreme torture but also the emotional and mental suffering they faced.
Broken trauma people watching broken trauma people on TV. Is it just me or get out Simply was telling you exactly what we needed to do. But instead we sit down on the couch in front of the TV and watch more of it. We captured in the suspense of our own destruction. Oh with popcorn in a soft drink. Lmao
Just so heartbreaking to see the Emorys having no options - consequences for fighting back but can't sit by while all this is being inflicted upon them by their neighbors either. Sadly indictive of the times.
If you’re calling this torture porn it’s most likely because you don’t understand horror movies. This show is a hard pill to swallow. I feel like the series could have had more breaks from the trauma because it’s painful to see a black family go through the trials the Emory’s went through, but i also feel like it’d be taking away from the seriousness of racism the writers were trying to depict. From camera angles to historical accuracy to acting, this show was crazy good.. but seriously hard to watch. Politically, i do want to see more black films where black people are not seen in struggle or fetishized. That doesn’t mean burn this series at the stake💯😭
I'm not gon hold you...its so hard to watch, that I stop and turn it off after seeing what happened to lucky and I had to sit in silence for a minute. I'm actually thinking about not finishing it.
I felt the same as you did, that's why I stopped watching at episode 6. It was a lot of torture without a purpose, the initially introduced the Ms. Vera demon but never followed it up before introducing every other horrifying thing on top of it. It was like watching a kid pull out toys and never play with them or want to put them back.
Seems executives are only approving shows that center around black trauma. Something set in the past that exploits our suffering. Or something set in the present that has us in the hood, being poor, usually elements of drugs/violence/gang activity. We are SO MUCH MORE THAN THIS!
Yet they put THEMSELVES in our place and shoes literally when it comes to ruling kingdoms and being nobility ALL THROUGHOUT FACTUAL HISTORY. They changing statues to repainting art works but still actual FACTS are facts hidden and covered or not.
I honestly wasn’t ready for just how harrowing and upsetting this show was going to be. It took a toll on myself and my wife. Very rough subject matter and very thought provoking. There’s a lot of systemic evil in this world, has been, will continue to be...
After episode 5, I cut the tv off and just sat in silence. I don't think I can continue this series. Even though I have not watched it all, It seems that this series is more for the racist to watch. Like it was made more for them to enjoy. But when I tell you I am soooo hurt, angry, and disturbed and my thoughts have taken a very very bad turn. At this point I'm just going to Pray and hope I get a good nights sleep cuz this show has awakened a side of me I didn't know I had.
The most ironic part of the series: The white people in Compton were so suspicious of the black family that moved into the neighborhood, that they missed the real danger from the milk man that the women were drooling over. I had to replay the part where Betty thought she was escaping a few times. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving character.
That scene of the oldest daughter putting on white paint.. was so powerful! I still believe the Ghost/Apparitions are a metaphor of the internalized trauma of the black people because of the hateful past (which is not really long ago) .. its like PTSD not from war, but from history.
The whole point of that whole scene is to showcase her family life and giving clues to how she was raised..the scene with the drawing of the bath actually does in fact elude to incest cuz that's what happened, not only that but the mom new because she left the room early to go grab the towels... I understand people think her sub plot makes no sense but it REALLY DOES. This family dynamic is showcasing her control issues (being abused becoming abuser), also the fact that she craves the white picket fence and live "right" because she was abused growing up. Add to the fact that she is met with a beautiful family that was able to move into her neighborhood, when she cant afford to leave the neighborhood she lives in herself. She is TRAPPED by everything in her life, and now she is using what power she thinks she has to ruin others.
The thing that I hate about the Betty trauma arc is trying to justify her violence and hatred towards the Emory family. Like why humanize this character? What audience does this pander to? Are we supposed to feel bad for her? It's just so frustrating
Why wouldn’t you humanize the character? It’s to show that she has no superiority and isn’t better off in her life for what she’s doing. She’s haunted by her personal demons as well, we just don’t see them.
People like to forget that explanation =/= excuse. A show or movie can show why a character became the way they were without it excusing their horrible actions.
I don't think the show was trying to humanize her at all. They were attempting to show how Bette's hatred blinded her to the point where she spent so much time hating the Emorys that she ignored her gay husband was cheating on her and stealing her money, her own father molested her, and the milk man she thought she can trust ends up killing her. Yet she perceived the Emorys, who, in fact, did nothing to her at all, when in reality it was all the men who were "supposed to protect her" who were the REAL threat to Bette. Her character was treated with a sense of irony. We were never meant to sympathize with her.
What's the hardest black movie you've ever watched? Rosewood maybe? I've seen Rosewood more than once, but I could never watch THEM again. It definitely creates a conversation about mental health in the black community and what people may have been going through back then and even now. I think I can relate to the father a little too well in what he was going through at work.
There is a lot of layers in the writing as well as in the plots...this show has forest and trees...you have to adjust your perspective to fully get the picture
An amazing show with brilliant storytelling. This might be a very unpopular opinion, and maybe it doesn't matter because I'm white, but to me, this is one of the first shows / movies to really hit home the horrors of how brutal some people can be to each other just because of their skin. I also thought the tap dancing man was brilliant.
I'm in the same boat, I'm hearing alot of people talk about POC having trauma movies and shows primarily, which I agree with duh. But honestly I've watched alot of shit, and the filming and intenseness etc shed a whole view on what racism actually looks like in different forms. I'm super secluded in a super white area and I'm half white/hispanic so seeing this drawn out thing with the PTSD they have from other events is like HOLY FUCK. I enjoy how they really get into what red lining is etc.
Wow. I can imagine that being the case. My mom used to tell me something similar. When she was young, she did laundry for white neighbors and the husbands always paid her next to nothing for very large loads of farm work clothes. Their wives would sneak her an extra quarter or two. White women who have empathy have always known racism is wrong. The ones without empathy are worse than white racist men.
I just finished the series, I think it was very very well done. At first, I found the filming alittle unusual but as I got into it I really enjoyed everything they have to offer. There are some very disturbing scenes, it was uncomfortable, something none of us ever want to witness and certainly never ever want to go through. It brought to the surface how frightening it would be at that time as a black person trying to live the "Dream". The acting was phenomenal and these storylines need to be told and understood by everybody. It's a haunting series that even after you watch it you can't quit thinking about and trying to dissect the deeper meaning of it. GOOOOOOD series worth watching!
I feel like a lot of people don’t like that White people are the majority of the writing/directing team for this series, and the finger’s pointed at Lena Waithe for producing this (mind you I haven’t seen the show yet). I can understand the frustration cause I’m tired of seeing Black trauma on screen too. But aye, if people like it, it’s critically acclaimed (idk if it is) and it gets a season 2, Idk what can really stop shows like this being made 🤷🏽♂️
Definitely points out how religion and the Bible are used as a weapon, and also interpreted so support evil acts if racism. The last episode shows an "awakening " and realization of that as many black people today still rely on faith through the Bible as a source of hope which was learned through lifetime as a safe haven even though still experiencing racism and prejudice in America.
I really enjoyed the show, but this probably isn’t one that I would ever rewatch (this particular season I mean), because it’s just so dark and gritty. It had some fast paced episodes, and some slower ones that really felt like they dragged on a bit. I thought this would be a more in your face kind of horror show (regarding jump scares and more supernatural things), but this was more of commentary on racism and how it’s was and still IS a plague on AMERICA. This got a 3/5 from me.
I loved Them. I don’t understand this “black trauma” movie thing people are talking about. This is our history, this is what happened when we started integrating. Shit it’s still happening now. I’ve seen worst movies that were more screwed up in the sense of gore in other films and tv shows yet you don’t hear White people complaining about Trauma aka Serbian film and many others. This show has a message. Many messages actually and for some reason it’s not being seen. This brutality of our reality and why others do what they do to us is being shown in the film which surprised me. Our people willingly moved into white neighborhoods and put their children in white schools. My grandma told me what happened when we integrated schools in Mississippi and it’s similar and more worst than was seen in the show.
![Shenseea - Dating Szn (Options) [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eUePmZFIXUg/mqdefault.jpg)
The Irony with Betty character was she had so much hate and fear of Blacks when it was her own people who caused her the most pain. Her father with molesting her, her mother resentment, her husband stealing from her and cheating on her with being a closet gay man and of course the milk man who she confines In kidnapping her than ultimately killing her. I think it was a powerful message.
THANK YOU, someone understands that this is more than just a black trauma experience.
Yes !!
No Betty’s husband is cheating on her with a black woman. Lmao That’s what the officer meant when he said some of the guys said they saw you on the other side hanging with those other folks. Lmao he was talking about the other side of Compton that was predominantly black.
@@bossblck6399 I don't think so. The husband was obviously triggered when he was call a homophobic slur.
Her father was actual going to molest her no?
The scene of the oldest daughter in class and the monkey noises and the pink slip.............. i had to take a damn break now I’m almost done... i screamed “they got me f*caked up..”
Exactly!!
Right
Same
Yeah fr, that one hit my real hard and it just made my heart hurt for my little cousins who are black and mixed. I can’t imagine the damage I’d do if I ever saw someone treat them like that. For some reason that scene hit me a lot harder than most of them.
Omg me too. That scene broke my heart.
And another thing....my heart goes out to the younger actors in this. It had to be difficult for them
I agree
I thought this as well
Yes I appreciate the work but I fear for their psyche
@Queen Nita heath ledger......
This was my exact thought during Ep 5... I wondered how hard it must’ve been to film a scene that intense.
The saddest thing about this show is that Black people went through this
👏 everyone needs to see it. Especially white people. Everyone needs to see what was done to black people and is being done. It was raw, real and a shocking point of view for whites. They cant even walk into a store without being stared at. The ptsd that they deal with omg
Exactly!! So many de-sensitized people.
@@lillaurap Um we've already seen it with various movies our whole lives. Like Roots and many many more. This isn't a newsflash.
@@Wolfsheim23 no you haven't. Clearly you didn't get it.
@@Wolfsheim23 I've never seen any movie show ptsd like this ever. That's what it's about.
The most horrific scene was the “cat in the bag” I can not hella traumatized from that
You’re not traumatized. This is just a movie/series. Not a direct experience or account of yours.
@@andreabrown922 who are you to question me?
Vicarious trauma is a real thing
I had a hard time with that one.
Sickk. Especially having my baby son, sleeping upstairs. There's very little chance that would happen today. But, the thought of that happening to my ancestors makes me so sick and angry!!
I think the shows purpose is to shed light on how the horrible racist experiences black people suffered can seriously affect you mentally. The family suffered a tragedy and all of them suffered mental breakdowns (the ghosts). A very unique way to show the effects of racism on the black psyche. 10/10 for depth and creativity. I’m black and not offended at all, we need black art like this.
Finally a comment that I agree with. I was feeling alone out here
Right, I loved this show. As a black person, I thought it was a creative and effective way to show how racism and hatred can really effect someone psychologically.
Those girls were cute and the mother was beautiful 🤩
how about the man? kinda sexist there babe
@@wintersummer1633 He wasn’t a bad looking guy. Nice looking family.
@@wintersummer1633 now you know there was nothing sexist about that. Y’all are reaching a little too damn far
@@penne4107 well i thought it was strange that she mentioned the whole black female cast and left out the main man
@@wintersummer1633 just because she didn’t mention the man does not mean that she’s sexist. Just because you compliment one person does not mean you’re putting everyone else down.
Stories centered around black trauma isn't the problem. The problem is many of these films come off exploitive and hollow. That's when we complain and get frustrated, because black trauma isn't handled with the care it should. Nobody has a problem with well made movies like Get Out or Judas and The Black Messiah.
@vercenary it makes you think. how black people dealt with this. It’s heartbreaking. And they never had hate back towards people being evil to them. They just wanted to be in peace. That’s gods people
I agree. And they were just tortured. No real pay out. It's like if it could happen bad to this family it will. But why tho?
Without spoiling the ending, does the Emroys have a good ending at least? Was there justice?
@@eden20111 yes and no
You said this beautifully and articulated a point I've been trying to make.
The thing with Betty’s husband I thought was interesting. It’s not obvious but they allude to the fact that he’s a closeted gay man. This would explain why, out of all of them, he seemed to not to want to engage in the horrific actions of the other neighbors towards the Emorys. I felt like he felt like an outsider, so in some ways he felt like he related to the Emory family because he knows that he would also be ostracized if his truth came out as well. It was a little subtle thing thrown in there that not everyone would pick up on, but I thought it was an interesting addition.
You nailed it Julie 💯
Wow u caught that .... now it makes sense
I caught that as well. He definitely had some pity for the Emory family because he related to them in a way.
Great analysis 🧐
Exactly
I’m still trying to figure out who was the intended audience for this series. I would never watch this again and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone I cared about 🤷🏾♀️ the African American actors were beautiful and beautifully shot tho’. All that melanin 🤗
The two leads aren't African American so there's that.
Yeah English btw...
@@Utada379 but they are African cuz they are not English ! Just born there so your point?
I liked it. I don’t understand why so many people have negative reviews about this. What’s the problem?
@Ali Shook Black American actors get tons of roles, what are you talking about? Minus one, all the black Oscar nominees this year are black Americans who played black Americans.
The "British are taking all the jobs!!!" narrative is highly exaggerated.
I saw ol girl’s husband as going to gay bars. That’s why he kept disappearing. I wish we could’ve seen him at the bars and even the police officers seeing him since it was mentioned but oh well
Not enough episodes to fit that AND the act of putting a child in a bag and torturing him.
Them is able to showcase how religion was used to fuel racism. Yet still many overlook that
Amen - religion indeed fuels racism and it still does.
Yup exactly sooo true, I’m glad that was in the show because people like the KKK always fuelled there hatred by saying “God made whites for whites and blacks for black or everybody stay with there own” an things like “ other races were meant to serve whites”...KKK and racist people take Gods word and flip it around as an excuse to hate and spread racism.
Yes religion...not relationship
@@TheKira708 This ❗❗❗
Religion is interpreted incorrectly which fuels racism. Mr. Epps totally misunderstood the WORD and activated an internal hate that was always there for the "African Race" You can tell he fought what felt natural to him because he was on GO when it was time to hate on the husband and wife migrates.
when I tell you im tired of black trama movie and shows
Tireeeddddddd!!!!
Lol like what
Why I’m not I want white people to keep getting reminded that we haven’t forgotten their true selfs because when you forget the past it repeat it’s self
Drew Mich, Exactly.
YES. Enough is enough.
Episode 5 made me so angry, don't watch if you are easily triggered.
Omg just watched episode 5. I don't know if I can bear anymore. Why why whyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Same!
I fast forwarded and refused to watch
@@beewest5704 should i watch and what happened
@@grandmamas.whor3500 SPOILER ALERT.
Rape scene & baby boy being abused & murdered in front of his mom by bunch of whyt ppl. Still have not watched further
This is something that I can only sit through once. Sheesh!
I think I will just watch the reviews😂 this was too much for me.
@@MySkinnydip tew much. Do not recommend at all
@Leniese Loves Film damn, now I'm second guessing watching it
I doubt I will recommend it to others. It's way overdone.
@Leniese Loves Film a STRONG STOMACH ??? GOOD LORD. I thought it was just about racist yt people ???
This show was freaking brutal. I don't know why these kind of shows are Still being made. Get Out/Us was done brilliantly without getting too much on the nose. This one I can't take it and it's so frustrating to watch. But it's true, the acting from the main family was Amazing.
Unfortunately, this is still going on in 2021. It's frustrating to watch but think about the one who are experiencing it 🤷🏾♀️
Its suppose to be frustrating to watch, you are not suppose to feel good and flowery watching this series or any horror film
@@cami7961 very true
It frustrates white people specially because it shows there true selfs they try to hide from history you know since all life’s matter
@@grandeking216 it frustrates black ppl the most bc we are being the ones being tortured
I love seeing beautiful "black" people on screen. But I can't with constent trauma and suffering. We know it happened and still happens, but I just can't sit thru and entire series centered around trauma, and racism. But the cast looks amazing!! I just want to see us as royalty, and the strong warriors that we once were and still are. We have too many stories to tell, yet we fall back to either hood movies, racism, slavery...I just can't keep seeing these same images.
I agree. It seems the main black film/tv that gets promoted is centered around our trauma to some degree. Can we please get a happy show about black people? Successful black people that don't have to deal with racism at every turn in their lives? Our lives have enough of these elements that we dont always wanna see it on screen. especially to the degree our ancestors had to go through. It's important to keep these stories alive, but feels like it is the only thing be shown recently. I like watching lighter content about black people like Insecure. Characters are fun, problems aren't as serious, and shows a nice perspective of black youth. More variety please that is not traumatic!
@@Ray03595 I agree 100%. I am just so tired of always seeing "Black" pain and trauma. We have happiness, joy, beautiful stories to be told that shows love and success. Those type of shows and movies just weigh heavily on us. We just need to see a broader view of ourselves. Just stories of us as people without all the objectification.
Maybe it was the way I interpreted it but I definitely walked away from the show viewing the entire family, but especially Lucky as a total badass warrior who isn’t going to take any more bullshit.
I KNOW RIGHT???? We are not a damn monolith of pain and trauma. Can we get VARIETY IN GENRES????
@@Aprylbaby I agree. However, this is a broader view of ourselves. There's plenty of films and television shows that depict us in every facet of life. However, the horror genre has always excluded us. Despite horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, featuring a black man as the hero and "last man standing." But then it all went sideways and Hollywood cast us simply to be the first one to get killed. Even Candyman, should've had a narrative about vengeance against the descendants of his slave masters, had him falling in love with them?!! There's almost always a reference to the Holocaust in projects featuring Jews.
A whole army of Karens sitting outside her house. 😳
😂😂😂
An army of Karens, Susans , Gertrudes and Mildreds.
🤣🤣
I would say they wouldnt dare do that today but truthfully ion even know
@@prettyhandsomegang5227 they should’ve got their ass whopped
Black woman here that loves the show and many other horror TV shows but we're all open to our own opinion. From a horror lovers stand point they bodied this
!!!!
This really brought home to our youngest (he’s 25 and well aware of racism) just how bad it was and not that long ago. It’s this generations #ROOTS
Yeah black american horror... Bodied it 2 a T..
@@emfamous8102 yes I agree 100 percent
Agreed, as a horror fan I’m ready for more horror stories centering about black folks.
The acting was immaculate ... just couldn’t dig the story line
The storyline was about being cursed
The storyline was trash.
Betty’s husband was going to gay bars and clubs when he would disappear. The one guy called him a “f@&&$t”
I didn’t catch that wow
Wow I didn't know that
@@mercedesmariee1622 I guess the "not having children" thing was part of that. Infertility needn't have been the issue ...
“Color of Law” is a great book that covers many of the themes regarding racial covenants and red lining addressed in this series!
Yes, I just purchased it after watching this. :)
Would you please tell me who is the author of this book? Definitely want to read it.
@@burnedpotato6067 absolutely, Richard Rothstein… I purchased from Amazon
@@aeonflex4261 thanks!
There was a lot of hidden gems and messages in this show which made it very enjoyable to me. This show seems very complex with hidden information and clues that I felt the writing was amazing. Maybe you can rewatch it to see if you have a different view on it.
My Father is an engineer, and faced a lot of what the Dad in this series went through as far as treatment etc from his job and would tell us about it.. we were the only Black family in our neighborhoods growing up, I was the only black girl in my class and so was my siblings,so a lot of stuff in this show hit home for me. It is a sad truth
Omg... I sat yesterday and binge watched, but when they really showed what happened to the baby... I couldn't stop thinking about it... that was the saddest thing I've ever watched, my stomach and chest hurt to think that this were things that probably happened in real life... nobody deserves that.
I had to speed through
Girl that part made me so sick!! I’m a mother myself and I couldn’t imagine
Enyatta, exactly what I was thinking, I’m also a mother and that scene is VERY heavy, I was definitely not ready for that.
I think a lot of people missed the point of the series and what the characters symbolize. Henry is haunted by the n word mindset/ toxic masculinity and how it’s difficult to operate in society in this mindset. Lucky is haunted by unresolved trauma and the fact that the construct of mental health as well as her family has failed her. The “prophet” symbolizes the lasting effects racism in religion has played. Gracie is haunted by generational trauma of her mother, it also shows how the school system has labeled black children as difficult when they are dealing with trauma at home. Ruby is haunted by the Beauty standards of America as well as Chester is a representation of how black boys aren’t protected even in their own home. All of this is relevant because it’s still going on today. Betty’s character symbolizes that hate is often caused by trauma and those who live by their trauma and hate die while still holding on to hatred. The show could have been written better but it was good for what it was. I really liked this series
Thank you!
Yes!!! You hit the nail on the head, I enjoyed the series for what it was too even tho episode 5 was hard to watch it was necessary and made an impact...
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You hit all the nails on the head!!! To see so many people upset with this story is a bit jarring.
@@Ncnnn29 yeah episode 5 was rough to watch, but another example of how black women aren’t protected..... and the way Henry dealt with it was just horrible
I couldn't finish it. I was so angry, pissed and triggered. It was too much
It is too much. I miss movies with black people that are not about being black.
I will be praying for everyone who watched
@@AfroSunGoddess Concrete Cowboy is a new one about that...
@ it’s not that serious.
It ended great in my opinion.
Although the subject matter was horrific as you know shit like this happened, I absolutely loved this show and I totally binged watched it. The actress that played Lucky was so beautiful and loved how strong her character was.
It's not black people who need to know & see that this stuff happened. It's THEM. We don't need to keep being exposed to ou trauma just so THEY can get it.
@@VanityLuxe and the thing is, I’ve noticed a lot of other white people who watch stuff like this and Get Out don’t realize that they’re the villain in the story. It was hard for me to come to terms with at first, and realizing it involves a lot of introspection many people don’t have.
Betty's escape from her underground prison was not a clever plot, nor was Luck escape from the asylum. Henery's escape was thought through. We were shone axes on display at a hardware store, then again under Luck's feet when she woke from her nightmare, a third time when she held the ax threatening her baby girl, so when Ruby grabbed it to help free her father, it was a nice payoff.
I think stories like this are important especially when they make people uncomfortable this is what people went through. you know how many white people think everything got better for black peoples as soon as the slaves were freed we shouldn’t shy away from stuff like this cause it’s hard to watch.
no because these movies have come along every few years and TV shows to show us that YES racism existed for a long time. It also exists in China and Russia, and Japan and the middle east and many parts of the world. I think there's even cased of White Farmers in South Aftrica going through these kinda situations in reverse. Look up white people killed in S Africa or having their land taken away from them and given to black Africans. Look at how Jews were treated in many parts of the world.
@@Wolfsheim23 Apartheid in South Africa was a huge problem and the white people there are finally getting a taste of their own medicine why do they have so much land while the natives barely have any?
@@Allenlookup None of these farmers were given land during Apartheid, and nobody should have a right to confiscate what they worked and paid for, and what a cowardly cop out to say it's ok for them to be killed and stolen from because of a repressive past situation that was just as bad. Whats your excuse for the mass genocide constant ethnic cleansing wars between Uganda and Rwanda millions slaughtered? That was racism too. Give any humans enough control and they will abuse it, no matter what color or ethnicity, if the earth white dark ratio of color was reversed do you honestly believe that would make ANY difference? Do you think a white minority in the worth would not suffer racism? Whoever is the largest majority will always oppress the minority in some way.
@@Wolfsheim23 boy if you don’t shut up. We ain’t talking about whites or the other parts of the world. We’re talking BLACKS IN AMERICA. Stay on point. And those whites need to go home because Africa ain’t their land.
@@yakiralovesall Yup you just said Good ol America like we are the only racist place in the world and i just said we are the least racist and made my points to prove that. Whites need to leave Africa cause it ain't their land?!!! Um switch the word white for black. You sound just as racist as those you hate on. Total Hypocrite.
I’m so glad I found your channel ☺️. We need more black reviewers! 🤷🏾♂️
there are literally many lmfao. youtube is a public app, it isn’t an elitist club keeping black people out. if you want to see more than what’s already here, become one yourself.
Completely agree! I’m so glad I found her channel.
This show was one I didn't want to continue but I couldn't stop watching. Your review was spot on.
That’s exactly how I feel!!!! I keep on wanting to change the channel but I still want to know what happened.
The actress who plays the mom is gorgeous. Looks like a blend of Zoe Saldana and Tika Sumpter.
Noooo..Deborah Ayorinde lookss NOTHING like a blend of that Zaldana chick..!!!
Ugl..with her hypocrite tears & bs excuses..
🤣 ..
Deborah Ayorinde is a beautiful woman periodt!
The mom played in Girls Trip. Why didn’t people think she was beautiful then?
I love that you’re still honest even after interviewing the cast because it’s not their fault
I thought of that boy that was harrassed by that military man in a neighborhood that he was told he doesn't belong in. What yesterday? Smh
LITERALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING!
"Cat in the bag"......😳 omg. One of the coldest tv scenes that I have ever seen in my life.
You haven’t seen many movies then. I’ve seen way worse than that.
@@atarbuck3452
I said tv scenes, not movies. Which tv scene is colder than that one? A mother watches helplessly, her baby getting killed while she's being sexually assaulted.....
Interesting to see different takes on the series. Personally I think it was as amazingly done
I agree 100%
Me too
Episode 5 hit me hard and made me think how important it is to show case and explore Black pain and trauma. Cuz when you don't see it you don't believe
On WandaVision, Wanda was able to explore her pain and week by week many people watched. Im here if you want to talk about taste. Im not here for people that say Black pain show not be shown
@@thr3385 did you just Compare Racial Problems & Black trauma To a White Women Superhero Losing her Robotic Husband? Chile
@@thr3385 the problem is that Black pain had been shown throughout film’s history RELENTLESSLY. There’s not a history of white people being tortured on screen. I think that’s why it’s getting redundant to keep seeing it. White people get the opportunity to experience everything under the sun on film. But until recent history all black could be was struggling and in pain or the funny sidekick.
There are ways to explore black pain without us constantly having to watch black bodies mutilated on camera.
Cat in the bag that shit made almost break my tv
@@Quaniac GET HER, JADE!!!
Lovecraft Country did it better.
I Agree. They had tough scenes but at least we saw black redemption.
This ain’t even. In the same genre as love craft. It is a very good show but it ain’t all about trauma that we experienced.
It is disgusting how many school do not teach children about the white flight or red lining.
Henry and Da Tap Dance Man have me thinking that code switching hurt more than it helps
Yo, that shit is deep.
That man scared the sh*t out of me. That makeup was terrifying
Code switching IZZZZ wrong. It is making things worse for us
Why is that could you explain why
@@ertfgghhhh how
My grandmother lived in Torrance, California (12 miles from Compton) during her high school years - the mid to late 50's. Last year she told me that during those times, Torrance was absolutely a "sundown town". Her father, my great-grandfather, had to personally drive their black housekeeper back to her residence once her job was over for the day for safety reasons. (Please don't be fooled- this isn't me boasting of how tolerant he was. He wasn't. My grandmother also admitted that her parents would not have approved of a black son-in-law.)
That's partially why I at first wanted to watch this show - I wanted to see how they wanted to portray Southern California at that time. However, I know that I cannot be the decider on whether or not this show is productive in terms of the impact the creators were hoping it would have. Thank you for reviewing this series and being honest with your opinion.
To be honest this show is disturbing to watch. Its messed up to me because of its constant traumatic events, horrible events really!" There is a beautiful cast of black actor's and actresses in this film. Its just heartbreaking because its a constant reminder of the suffering black Americans faced. Not really sure what the message is if they are trying to send a message in this film. Kinda made me mad. Sorry!
I'm trying to figure out the storyline of all of this
This movie was all over the place
If you look closer, it’s deeper than that. It analyzes the white communities trauma as well, there’s no winner in the racist system. Folks like Betty end up dead and alone, buried by the violence they perpetuate.
@@EM-et4jq yes i see your view!
Anika Noni Rose scared the ish out of me. She did such a great job.
ALWAYS! I was so happy to see her, she's a phenomenal actress
How what she do? She favors Lucky, are they related?
Same! 😂😂
Waste of Anika Noni Rose. She had like 3 lines.
She should have played Lucky!
I couldn't finish the series. I felt the concept was lazy and unoriginal. We've seen the black family moving into an all white neighborhood in other films/shows before. Adding the psychological thriller aspect to it doesn't make it more interesting. We are more than capable of doing horror without it being tied to the trauma of racism. It's getting old.
Precious exhibited that! However people will always find a problem . Whether we tired or not of these shows that’s how it was back then. Can’t sugarcoat reality & trauma. If you don’t want to see it there is literally 1000’s of other shows to choose from. You chose to watch this after seeing the racially charged trailer soooooooooo the fact u couldn’t finish the show is ....on u
@@Im.Intelligence precious made sense tho. There was a plot and reason for the trauma that was displayed. Everyone is entitled to there opinion
@@Im.Intelligence You need to calm down because I don't know where you get off stating I chose to watch after the seeing the trailer. You don't know me. And no, I didn't see the trailer.
😂😂😂😂 what are other movies about ? Ghosts over and over , gays coming out over & over , love over & over .... make a better movie Bc everything the same to me
@@Heemi30 You should have known what the show was about after the first episode though.
Lovecraft Country captured apart of the history that Black people went through when getting a new house but that was only like 1 episode
Yeah I fill this show went and did a deep dive on lovecraft country episode 3 and maybe a little bit of episode 5 which they did a great job in
Lovecraft country is weird AF. I watched like two episodes and kept it pushing .
Lovecraft was an ANTHOLOGY. It talked about a difft issue each episode
@@mr.flickyda-bean7221 Yeah, it was sci-fi. Not a lot of people knew it was literally going to be H.P. Lovecraft creatures and everything. I really enjoyed it. Didn't feel like pointless torture and exploitation. I heard Watchmen was good too. Both of them were rough to watch, but showed strength and empowerment too.
I wasnt a hug fan of lovecraft
I think the overall message of the story is hurt people hurt people and unless you face or heal the trauma it will haunt you and be passed from generation to generation.
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
This is the ABSOLUTE BEST SYNOPSIS OF THIS MOVIE..PLAIN AND SIMPLE 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾
Exactly. People are too focus on the external trauma, which is not allowing them to receive the real message of the show.
YES
I just finished this today and it definitely was an eye opening one. The woman, I forget her name....the actress who played Betty....she was chilling and terrifying. Her hatred was her own undoing. I felt like it made sense to me. I agree the writing was weak in spots but I loved Lucky's character. I feel like overall it was very eerie and terrifying seeing the very real systemic racism and hatred juxtaposed against the supernatural stuff happening in the neighborhood. I enjoyed it overall though.
Oh and also as always, I enjoy all the work you put into giving great reviews and content. I didn't word my comment as well as I should have....to say I "enjoyed" the show is to say it really had some moments that shook me. Just wanted to add that gratitude for all you do Sharonda! Much love!
Episode 5 of this show was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever seen (and I’m a big Horror fan in general). This entire series was gut-wrenching and infuriating overall, but episode 5 was next level. I’m pretty sure it’ll stick with me forever.
Hell yea it was intense
I just saw that episode and I’m so haunted and disgusted. I can’t finish it
Tbh I fast forwarded that part. I can’t!
Is that the episode where they're burned alive?
@@memefaison6007 I think I was referring to the baby pillowcase scene
So Betty's Husband Clarke likes the boys okay. I always find it weird when people will say I saw you where you dont belong. Yet what were you doing there
And emptied the money out their joint account.
@@seanmcclanahan9366 When she went to visit her rich mom and dad . Was he going to take a bath with her? I was soo confused by that part.
@@refi6438 He was going to molest her again, which is why the mom told her, “I wished to God you never came back here.” Lucky she escaped, but Karma had other plans when she realized the Milkman was a psycho.
@@seanmcclanahan9366 ohhh ok makes sense now
@@seanmcclanahan9366 she wouldnt had gotten caught up with him if she wasnt trying to manipulate him into killing the black family
I was very curious as to what you would say about this one.
Black trauma on sale as usual
@@breslinhoward6992 You are forgetting that there are new generations that did not know what african americans went through and this show depicts it very well. I binged watched this and cannot wait for series 2
@@smunden20
DUDE!!!!!!! *STOP!!!!!!!*
I turned 44 today..... and I learned all about the Civil Rights era & the horrors of enslavement, *without watching HOLLYWOOD trauma porn.*
Some of ya'll just need to pick up a damn book..... instead of depending on HOLLY-WEIRD to teach you American black history.
@@invisiblerevolution this was nothing like that. For example the movie Django. Or typical black truama movie. If you watched the entire series you will see this family overcome in the end and a strong black woman the mom is. There is nothing wrong with this depiction. It tells a bold truth no history book could even write up
@Zero there was nothing wrong with this depiction. It showed perseverance of a black family and the reality of how we are viewed... still to this day. Like it or not. It is what it is
I don't understand the "I'm tired of black trauma" stories. So y'all want stories about the 1950s black life to be sugar coated? Or to pretend that racism isn't apart of our history or daily lives. That's why we are still dealing with this carp today. People don't want to solve the problem, they want to hide the problem, forget about it and hope it will disappear
They definitely didn’t sugar coat this. I watched it for the history but it just got too demonic for me. And I’m not that religious.
black people did many things that involve joy and resistance in the 50s while navigating racism. they did more than be tortured.
I agree. Those who say that miss the point of this series. It's more than events happening in the past-it’s current events. So current that people from that era on either side are STILL ALIVE. Our history is an unpleasant chain of events, but that doesn't mean we should avoid it. When we say that we’re “tired” of these types of stories we should really think about those who were there enduring it.
@@kitaboo2245 I never said it was entertainment. My point is that it opens more doors to conversation about a point in our history that some of us weren’t aware of. Plus if we don’t want to watch it, we can just turn it off. Those who lived it however, still deal with it.
@@giveusbarabbas7138 Exactly! We've been indoctrinated to believe that trauma, torture and pain is all the story we have as Black people. It's utter ridiculousness and insulting.
I was never ever going to watch this. But wait, you’re telling me that these black characters have to deal with ghosts AND racist white people??!!! That’s just too damn much. Nope, nope. No thank you. Hard pass. 🙅🏻♀️
You made the right decision. I refuse to watch more.
RACISTS ghost
Right? It's just overkill at this point!
Nah the show is actually good and speaks on shit that ACTUALLY happened. Its a thriller but educational as hell
Facts! This makes me sick not only to be affronted from the outside but within... this is horrible!
Its disgusting trauma porn. Im so glad it's getting dragged. Every one involved (not the actors, a check is a check) but those (mostly white creators) that thought up these absolutely traumatizing and traumatic episodes, thinking we would actually enjoy this need to be stopped. This show should honestly be pulled from Amazon.
I could not have said it better myself!!!! Terrible
Not at all should it be removed. This series was very entertaining and actually a good horror movie. Of course the torture and the excessive racism was very distasteful but it’s reality and that’s what occurred in those time.
@@jojomiami9596 to each his own. I definitely see your perspective, this is just how I feel.
is it really that bad. if you call it porn, that means far right people may watch and actually get off on it? Kinda sick
@@jojomiami9596 true and there is nothing wrong with reality, however from a film industry stand point. The plot really didn’t take us anywhere. So we ask what was that level of trauma for?
Spoiler: it's not worth watching. Black suffering is getting too fucking old for me.
That’s all I needed to hear lol
Yes it is
Ok thank you...ill skip this
Great summary! You hit it right on the head with “What is actually the point of this?”. Yes it gave perspective to the past and how that horrific racism withstands today. But it was just hard to watch in general especially when I see the worst stories of racism happening every day. Given the past few weeks we’ve had, the timing of this just made me way too depressed. It took me a long time to finish it. Let’s have less black trauma and more black TRIUMPH please!!
I feel like most people forgot this was supposed to be a horror series. You’re supposed to feel uncomfortable and scared that’s the point of horror and psychological thrillers. And I understand wanting to see better representations of black families however when doing period pieces especially if you’re a Director doing a horror piece with a black family you’d be remiss not to highlight the horrors of being black in that time. I understand people not wanting to consistently see Black people going through such trauma however this was the reality for a lot of our ancestors and older relatives and if it’s scary for you watching it imagine how scary it was for them actually living it.
The issue shouldn’t be why are shows like this still being made. The issue should be why are so many Black people afraid or offended by other black creators creating horror and psychological thrillers around our history, especially when they’re doing the same thing that white people have been doing for years in film. The issue is that too many Black people I want to see themselves represented in media like white people and that’s never gonna happen.
The horror concept black people understand. It's the trauma of brutality that racism brings.
@M S AMENT!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
@M S lol 😂 here comes the bs, I never said anything about there not needing to be more variety of how Black people are viewed in horror. What i said was that given that this horror piece centered around a Black family in the 50’s it makes that the subject matter was what it was. But if you are offended by my clearly thought out response then tough shit. This was the reality of Black people of that time maybe you should read more and talk after more research is done on your part.
@@kristineilochi4615 you clearly can’t read either
@@Velvet.323 that’s horrible, however not showing the past or variations of the past helps protect Black people it does however help preserve White supremacy and helps allude Black people to believe that actions depicted in Them are simply a thing of the past which their not. Them reminded us of Black people like Sandra Bland, Breonna Tyler, and George Floyd, it reminded us that times have changed but have not completely changed from our grandparents. Shows like this and Handmaids tale reveal a continuation in our history that many people in this comment section wish to be blind to. However, White supremacy still prevails and Black, Brown and Asian people are still be attacked and killed off the bases of color. WAKE UP
Loved it! It dealt with alot of issues... acting was on point... maaan I would have hated being born in them days. Yooo big up the darkskin actress totally stunning 💯💯💯💯
@M S only time that will actually happen is to come together and ensure that we all are accountable for our own actions first and foremost
This was terrible 😕 😢 😞 it was four episodes too long. They showing trauma just for the sake of trauma. The characters were undeveloped and the plot was all over the place. The best thing about it were the sets and wardrobe.
I agree!
Yes the sets were phenomenal 👌
Exactly
Everytime they showed the baby boy. He is so beautiful. I want to hold him too.
Can we please stop telling Black children that they need to be better when really and truly we are creating unneeded stress for them
Me and my Aunt who lived through the time this series was set in watched together. We were able to watch this one without being traumatized but Triggered yes... however i enjoyed each theme of conversation presented from spiritual principalities, inequality, mental health issues racism and overcoming fear...i enjoyed the acting and the horror and I hope to see more of this genre in the future. This is truly an American Horror Story ..which by the way is another show I love
that's awesome someone who actually lived through those awful times isn't acting like the rest of these young viewers "omg so traumatic" Compared to someone like you and your aunt who actually lived it and still appreciates this show.
@@ipukeglitter435 I phrased it wrong, My Aunty lived those days not myself, im a 90s kid, but yeah no my aunty had no issue watching this, Get Out, Lovecraft or Antebellum, i encourage people to watch with their elders it will be interesting to see their response
@@cami7961 Yeah that would be awesome. I used to do that with my mom she was 70. We are dark skinned we almost look Native American. And still we would have white people call us the N word.
Whenever my mom would saw shows or movies like this with white People treating black people like they're not humans. My mom with her heavy accent would say "ah sheet stupid anIMALS! WHite people so bad sometimes"
@@ipukeglitter435 yeah its pretty crazy first time i was called the N word was in 2005..and my mom experienced hell from neighbors in 2002 whn we moved to an all white neighborhood..its still allot happening these days i could def relate to many scenes..but i was not traumatized by the series...these acts happened and i think this new genre of film expresses the topic of racism in creative way that translates thought provoking horror in its past and present state
@@cami7961 Yes they did not sugar coat it all. That must be horrible to experience and I'm so sorry you had to experience that. And of course things won't chase with these racists it's a cycle.
I have been called a spic as well mostly that and it's like wow. My sister was pretty dark skinned she did almost look black when she was a little girl at blockbuster some white woman called her the N word and my father spit in her face I guess. My sister was like 12.
As a journalist I can’t do anymore racial trauma trigger series and movies again. They are trying to be more creative than just “slavery”. I think they are onto us not watching more slavery movies so this was a slick way to trigger us. No this was not ok to have as a series. We already seeing real horror in real life in 2021 so to add insult to injury with shows like this is horrible. We need to keep speaking out and saying NO WE DONT SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT!
Betty said that she would like a day off when she didnt have to make a decision but that is a lie. Betty loves to be in control prime Example she took over the HOA meeting
I think she said that to manipulate the milk man
I agree. I watched the first 6 episodes last night. And finished it up today. By the end I was like “that’s it?” We didn’t get enough backstory for some of the characters. I had high hopes. It started off soooooo good.
Watched 6 and finishing today, so far so good.
There will be a Season 2
After they dealt with the racism, the demon wasn't even an issue for the family and seems like they were just tired. I enjoyed the show (had to take breaks). Im not easily triggered, but this did and watching the trial this week triggered me.
Man...crazy part is I can't even watch the trial but finished this...I don't know how you're taking a double dose of the BS....your mind has to be extremely heavy
This came out during the trial on purpose. They are really trying to break us as a community. We have to stay strong and uplift each other. This ain't it.
@ I was thinking the same thing. The show made me angry. It was reflective on things I deal with at work and things my kids deal with at school. And after I watched the show, a video was shown of a black Army Lieutenant-in uniform-being treated horrible during a traffic stop, in Va, where I live. It made me think about when will "they" leave us alone.
This was not worth the time or effort. I literally want to call up Little Marvin and Lena Waithe and cuss them out from here to Timbuktu.
Trauma, graphic violence, and brutalization of a Black family just for the sake of "entertainment." I am HEATED. This cast deserved so much better.
I so feel you on this. Im completely upset about this film, it felt like a slap in the face to me towards people of color.
You made it through all 10 episodes? Jfc I couldn't even make it through episode 5. This is some torture porn.
Yea me too I couldn’t watch after that episode
I agree💯
Literally me. Stopped mid scene
Tbh I was never going to watch this show, but learning that most of the episodes are directed by white men...it's a "no" from me
Oh wow😬
Yeah! I found that out on Double Toasted and I was actually surprised.
Most of the white directors were used to showcase the horror aspect of this series
@@Destinee9211But I feel like Black directors would be just as effective at horror and it not like one or two of them were white but all but one being white is a bit outrageous
I’ve only seen Ep 1. But I’m gonna watch the whole thing no matter what. The acting is phenomenal and I want to support their work. I watched Haunting of Bly Manor to the end and I hated that. I also watched Ratched and that show was all over the place and made no sense. I love the horror genre, so I will watch so more films and shows get funded and created.
...Wait until you see Episode 9. 😵❌
A dark skinned black family cast = Traumatic , racist , and triggering plot lines
Never fails . Honestly I wasn’t even remotely interested in watching this. I appreciate your objective review none the less and I love the braids .
Every time!!!
Yeah damn why can't we just see a dark beautifully melanated family living their best live! Why do they always have to suffer slavery, gangsterism, trauma, horror. I can't anymore!
@@beewest5704 I am sick of melanin on film being synonymous with negative connotations and stereotypes. DONE!
The amazing thing I think this show represented is the mental trauma. The one thing never really explored in many shows is how the black history with all its horrific experiences left people mentally broken. It really got me to think more on what our ancestors went through not only physically where they had to endure extreme torture but also the emotional and mental suffering they faced.
Broken trauma people watching broken trauma people on TV. Is it just me or get out Simply was telling you exactly what we needed to do. But instead we sit down on the couch in front of the TV and watch more of it. We captured in the suspense of our own destruction. Oh with popcorn in a soft drink. Lmao
Exactly. I won't watch this serie. Black trauma porn isn't for me. Just watching the news is enough
This show opened my eyes 👀 to the racism around me even today in 2021.
Just so heartbreaking to see the Emorys having no options - consequences for fighting back but can't sit by while all this is being inflicted upon them by their neighbors either. Sadly indictive of the times.
If you’re calling this torture porn it’s most likely because you don’t understand horror movies.
This show is a hard pill to swallow. I feel like the series could have had more breaks from the trauma because it’s painful to see a black family go through the trials the Emory’s went through, but i also feel like it’d be taking away from the seriousness of racism the writers were trying to depict.
From camera angles to historical accuracy to acting, this show was crazy good.. but seriously hard to watch.
Politically, i do want to see more black films where black people are not seen in struggle or fetishized. That doesn’t mean burn this series at the stake💯😭
Forget "Them" I want to know what that eyeshadow is that you are wearing!!! It is gorgeous!
I read that Them is a difficult show to watch.
Oh, it is.
Definitely..it's disturbing
It's good tho..scary yet has backstories for u to understand
I'm not gon hold you...its so hard to watch, that I stop and turn it off after seeing what happened to lucky and I had to sit in silence for a minute. I'm actually thinking about not finishing it.
it is and i am white... it's so disturbing
I felt the same as you did, that's why I stopped watching at episode 6. It was a lot of torture without a purpose, the initially introduced the Ms. Vera demon but never followed it up before introducing every other horrifying thing on top of it. It was like watching a kid pull out toys and never play with them or want to put them back.
Honestly this show should not be looked down upon bc stories like this happened all the time. History may never be forgotten.
Seems executives are only approving shows that center around black trauma. Something set in the past that exploits our suffering. Or something set in the present that has us in the hood, being poor, usually elements of drugs/violence/gang activity. We are SO MUCH MORE THAN THIS!
Yet they put THEMSELVES in our place and shoes literally when it comes to ruling kingdoms and being nobility ALL THROUGHOUT FACTUAL HISTORY. They changing statues to repainting art works but still actual FACTS are facts hidden and covered or not.
I honestly wasn’t ready for just how harrowing and upsetting this show was going to be.
It took a toll on myself and my wife. Very rough subject matter and very thought provoking.
There’s a lot of systemic evil in this world, has been, will continue to be...
After episode 5, I cut the tv off and just sat in silence. I don't think I can continue this series. Even though I have not watched it all, It seems that this series is more for the racist to watch. Like it was made more for them to enjoy. But when I tell you I am soooo hurt, angry, and disturbed and my thoughts have taken a very very bad turn. At this point I'm just going to Pray and hope I get a good nights sleep cuz this show has awakened a side of me I didn't know I had.
Anika Noni Rose in this show oh yes this is nice. Love her
I hated they dragged her into this with that fake chipper southern demeanor and highly drawn on eyebrows.
The most ironic part of the series: The white people in Compton were so suspicious of the black family that moved into the neighborhood, that they missed the real danger from the milk man that the women were drooling over. I had to replay the part where Betty thought she was escaping a few times. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving character.
That scene of the oldest daughter putting on white paint.. was so powerful! I still believe the Ghost/Apparitions are a metaphor of the internalized trauma of the black people because of the hateful past (which is not really long ago) .. its like PTSD not from war, but from history.
I feel the same about the racist white lady's character. Her sub plot made no sense. There's a couple of sub plots that don't make sense.
Everyone in her life that hurt her was white...
Did you get a hint of incest when she went to see her parents and her dad was drawing her bath?
@@ellehilliard7187 I did! I hate that they didn’t expand on that enough.
I think it was to show why she was the way she was .
The whole point of that whole scene is to showcase her family life and giving clues to how she was raised..the scene with the drawing of the bath actually does in fact elude to incest cuz that's what happened, not only that but the mom new because she left the room early to go grab the towels...
I understand people think her sub plot makes no sense but it REALLY DOES.
This family dynamic is showcasing her control issues (being abused becoming abuser), also the fact that she craves the white picket fence and live "right" because she was abused growing up.
Add to the fact that she is met with a beautiful family that was able to move into her neighborhood, when she cant afford to leave the neighborhood she lives in herself.
She is TRAPPED by everything in her life, and now she is using what power she thinks she has to ruin others.
The thing that I hate about the Betty trauma arc is trying to justify her violence and hatred towards the Emory family. Like why humanize this character? What audience does this pander to? Are we supposed to feel bad for her? It's just so frustrating
Why wouldn’t you humanize the character? It’s to show that she has no superiority and isn’t better off in her life for what she’s doing. She’s haunted by her personal demons as well, we just don’t see them.
People like to forget that explanation =/= excuse. A show or movie can show why a character became the way they were without it excusing their horrible actions.
I don't think the show was trying to humanize her at all. They were attempting to show how Bette's hatred blinded her to the point where she spent so much time hating the Emorys that she ignored her gay husband was cheating on her and stealing her money, her own father molested her, and the milk man she thought she can trust ends up killing her. Yet she perceived the Emorys, who, in fact, did nothing to her at all, when in reality it was all the men who were "supposed to protect her" who were the REAL threat to Bette.
Her character was treated with a sense of irony. We were never meant to sympathize with her.
@@EM-et4jq to me the plot just didn’t feel necessary
@@danta8592 this is a good point, thank you!
What's the hardest black movie you've ever watched? Rosewood maybe? I've seen Rosewood more than once, but I could never watch THEM again. It definitely creates a conversation about mental health in the black community and what people may have been going through back then and even now. I think I can relate to the father a little too well in what he was going through at work.
There is a lot of layers in the writing as well as in the plots...this show has forest and trees...you have to adjust your perspective to fully get the picture
An amazing show with brilliant storytelling. This might be a very unpopular opinion, and maybe it doesn't matter because I'm white, but to me, this is one of the first shows / movies to really hit home the horrors of how brutal some people can be to each other just because of their skin. I also thought the tap dancing man was brilliant.
Real life is horrifying
I'm in the same boat, I'm hearing alot of people talk about POC having trauma movies and shows primarily, which I agree with duh. But honestly I've watched alot of shit, and the filming and intenseness etc shed a whole view on what racism actually looks like in different forms.
I'm super secluded in a super white area and I'm half white/hispanic so seeing this drawn out thing with the PTSD they have from other events is like HOLY FUCK. I enjoy how they really get into what red lining is etc.
It’s a fresh tomato with critics and a rotten one with audiences. Your review is so on point!
Good review. I grew up in a white neighborhood from the time I was 3 yrs old. I could only play with the neighbors kids when the fathers were at work.
Wow. I can imagine that being the case. My mom used to tell me something similar. When she was young, she did laundry for white neighbors and the husbands always paid her next to nothing for very large loads of farm work clothes. Their wives would sneak her an extra quarter or two. White women who have empathy have always known racism is wrong. The ones without empathy are worse than white racist men.
@@PaperMario64 bingo the ones without empathy are WORSE than the men quiet as it’s kept
I just finished the series, I think it was very very well done. At first, I found the filming alittle unusual but as I got into it I really enjoyed everything they have to offer. There are some very disturbing scenes, it was uncomfortable, something none of us ever want to witness and certainly never ever want to go through. It brought to the surface how frightening it would be at that time as a black person trying to live the "Dream". The acting was phenomenal and these storylines need to be told and understood by everybody. It's a haunting series that even after you watch it you can't quit thinking about and trying to dissect the deeper meaning of it. GOOOOOOD series worth watching!
I feel like a lot of people don’t like that White people are the majority of the writing/directing team for this series, and the finger’s pointed at Lena Waithe for producing this (mind you I haven’t seen the show yet). I can understand the frustration cause I’m tired of seeing Black trauma on screen too. But aye, if people like it, it’s critically acclaimed (idk if it is) and it gets a season 2, Idk what can really stop shows like this being made 🤷🏽♂️
It just seems like this is the only blk stories to get produced. Especially if it is going to feature a dark melanated family.
Definitely points out how religion and the Bible are used as a weapon, and also interpreted so support evil acts if racism. The last episode shows an "awakening " and realization of that as many black people today still rely on faith through the Bible as a source of hope which was learned through lifetime as a safe haven even though still experiencing racism and prejudice in America.
I really enjoyed the show, but this probably isn’t one that I would ever rewatch (this particular season I mean), because it’s just so dark and gritty. It had some fast paced episodes, and some slower ones that really felt like they dragged on a bit.
I thought this would be a more in your face kind of horror show (regarding jump scares and more supernatural things), but this was more of commentary on racism and how it’s was and still IS a plague on AMERICA.
This got a 3/5 from me.
I loved Them. I don’t understand this “black trauma” movie thing people are talking about. This is our history, this is what happened when we started integrating. Shit it’s still happening now. I’ve seen worst movies that were more screwed up in the sense of gore in other films and tv shows yet you don’t hear White people complaining about Trauma aka Serbian film and many others. This show has a message. Many messages actually and for some reason it’s not being seen. This brutality of our reality and why others do what they do to us is being shown in the film which surprised me. Our people willingly moved into white neighborhoods and put their children in white schools. My grandma told me what happened when we integrated schools in Mississippi and it’s similar and more worst than was seen in the show.
Ryan Kwanten from True Blood as George the milk man wow that was a shock 😳
And the devil priest from Season 5 as one of the Authority that got staked by Russell Edgington.
I love this sister and her content. ✊🏾🤍
She makes me so proud.