This movie was trying so hard to depict a complex lesbian coming out story that it completely dropped the ball with the token black character.
The scenes with the protagonist's father threatening to kill him (twice!!!) was stomach churning esp. In light of the well documented history of Black men having been lynched by white men over the (virtue) of white women. I kept watching hoping for an ending addressing this. Feeling sick to my stomach now.
I wish they could re-edit this. I'm wondering how the actor felt having to play gruesome history as a side story for fun. Did he know what he signed up for or did they change the plot after he signed on?
The scenes with the protagonist's father threatening to kill him (twice!!!) was stomach churning esp. In light of the well documented history of Black men having been lynched by white men over the (virtue) of white women. I kept watching hoping for an ending addressing this. Feeling sick to my stomach now.
I wish they could re-edit this. I'm wondering how the actor felt having to play gruesome history as a side story for fun. Did he know what he signed up for or did they change the plot after he signed on?