How does the Alt Left feel about movies that depict slavery? (extremist, party)

[Cape Cod Todd]

The Alt Left is trying to erase everything that has anything to do with slavery as if removing the reminders of our past will somehow make it like it never happened.

The question is in today's climate of hate, misunderstanding and ignorance I wonder how a Hollywood movie like "Django Unchained" or the 2013 Academy Award winning "12 years a slave".

There was also the TV miniseries "Roots" which was remade last year.

These movies and TV shows depicted slaves and their real life struggles to the forefront of American audiences thoughts yet what they depict is exactly what the Alt Left seems to be trying to "clean up" from our History.


I wonder in todays climate where race wars are brewing if Hollywood would take on another movie about slaves and if the Alt left would support it or burn down the theatres that dare to show it?

[Densi52]

There is no such group as the alt left but then you do realize that...or maybe not.

[cuebald]

Roots and Django were both good flicks. It all depends on how slavery is depicted as to whether it would upset anyone.

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by cuebald

Roots and Django were both good flicks. It all depends on how slavery is depicted as to whether it would upset anyone.

^ The mindset of the feelings police

Absolutely terrifying.

[whogo]

Actually some of the left wishes to eliminate memorials that glorifies those who fought for the South.

[Cape Cod Todd]

The original "roots" was ground breaking TV and it got people talking.
12 years a slave won academy awards and was well received by the Hollywood Lefty elite and the public in general and it also got people talking.



I think it would be a conundrum for these Lefties that want to tear down the monuments that serve as reminders of how far we have all come since the civil war and having a big Hollywood movie depicting what they are trying to erase and shelter people from.

I have a feeling that the violent Alt Left and antifa would protest and burn down any theatre that dared to show it.

[Drewjdeg]

There's a difference between simply depicting history and glorifying it. That's a critical distinction that is flying way over Trump supporters heads.

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by Drewjdeg

There's a difference between simply depicting history and glorifying it. That's a critical distinction that is flying way over Trump supporters heads.

This. None of the films the OP listed glorified slavery.

[TheDusty]

The alt-left isn't a thing, so I deem this question pointless.

[EastwardBound]

Originally Posted by TheDusty

The alt-left isn't a thing, so I deem this question pointless.

That's right, in a sense, because now, all the left is now identifying with the far left extremists causing havoc in the streets. That's particularly true, now that many former liberals have abandoned the Democrat party.