Creator of Luke Cage and More Offer Alternatives to Watching The Help on Netflix
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Also On Netflix
prevnextForget “The Help.” Watch these on Netflix instead:
“When They See Us”
— Renee Graham (@reneeygraham) June 6, 2020
“13th”
“Time: The Kalief Browder Story.”
“Dear White People”
“The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson”
“What Happened, Miss Simone?"
“The Two Killings of Sam Cooke" https://t.co/RDk5jsGh7v
What Not To Watch
prevnextMovies NOT to watch when trying to educate yourselves on racism:
— Cynthia (@cynthiacide) June 5, 2020
The Help
The Blind Side
The Green Book
Freedom Riders
Any other White Savior movie...
And Why
prevnext"The Help" just became Netflix's most watched movie amid Black Lives Matter protests. Before I go bang my head into the wall, let me explain why "white saviors" movies are extremely dumb:pic.twitter.com/qFP4LSwTYM
— manny (@mannyfidel) June 5, 2020
The Help Review
prevnextIf it is true that "The Help" is the No. 1 movie on Netflix, I invite you to Wesley Morris's 2011 review of the film. After writing it he won a Pulitzer. The last paragraph ...https://t.co/4rgGV2SFd1
— Meredith Goldstein (@MeredithGoldste) June 6, 2020
Kanopy Options
prevnextKanopy (free with library card) curated a great list of things to watch that aren't The Help! pic.twitter.com/T6q7MNJdKi
— hello. zuko here! (@bkrewind) June 6, 2020
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
prevnextdear white ppl who went and watched ‘the help’ to... learn, i guess?
what you should actually watch if you genuinely care, is ‘time: the kalief browder story.’ also on netflix. easy peasy, no excuse. https://t.co/iOxcLJFXgf
— tracy clayton aka CHUBBA BEEF (@brokeymcpoverty) June 6, 2020
More Movies and Podcasts
prevnextIf you want cinematic insight into the black experience may I recomend 'The 13th' or 'I Am Not Your Negro'. Maybe try listing to great podcasts like Black Men Can't Jump in Hollywood ( consequently they have and episode were they review 'The Help') or Still Processing. #TheHelp https://t.co/S2qZ6TxPaS
— Bored Out Of My Gourd (@Sofie_Archer) June 6, 2020
The Help: A Summary
prevnextevery time this tweet comes down the timeline i think about that one guy who said this movie was popular because the racists are watching it to reminisce https://t.co/RSDqyCFx5V
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) June 6, 2020
Informative Thread
prevnextExcellent thread, instead of seeking knowledge from “The Help” read some some shit. https://t.co/7tdxHfpZRy
— nephums🇭🇹 (@spideylov3r) June 6, 2020
Another Film List
prevnextInstead of watching a white savior film how about these:
— Julian: into the Julian-Verse | BLM (@cooljulian5) June 6, 2020
12 years of slave
13th
42
Amistad
BlacKKKlansman
Dear white people
Do the right thing
Fruitvale station
Glory
I am not your nergo
If Beale street could talk
Malcom X
Selma
Sorry to bother you
When they see us https://t.co/5fcCN0eCGC
A Reminder
prev“Until the Lion tells the story, the hunter will always be glorified.” - Chinua Achebe https://t.co/O5RXa6vwaF
— Kelly Lynne ✨ #BLM (@yerawizardkelly) June 6, 2020