I'm tired of Black films and TV shows
Stay with me, I know the title is lame af lmao
Years ago, I made the decision of not wanting to watch Black trauma movies or shows that pretty much explores and depicts what our ancestors have gone through or what we currently go through. OR the characters just feel like stereotypes that perpetuate that Black people are a monolith (Looking at you, Tyler Perry). I just feel like directors and screenwriters rely on oppression and history instead of who we truly are or can be, if that makes sense. The recent exception to this was Sinners partially because I had 0 idea what to expect and honestly, it was a great movie and I ended up writing a 10 page essay on the movie for my vampire films class. Anyway...
When the hell are we going to be on some Addams Family or Harry Potter type beat? I have many ideas that I would personally want to see in media and even some ideas being as small as a quirky Black woman who enjoys anime and Sanrio, a Black goth couple, etc. Overall, I just want more stories, character representation, and personality when it comes to us being represented in film and television. Or am I just ignorant?
Some good examples if you guys are interested... Into the Spideverse Across the Spiderverse Arcane Moonlight Blink Twice
I'm missing a couple but idr the titles atm
Posted Jan 11, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC