Jordan Peele’s film has provoked discussion of issues approximately race and relationships that often remain too sensitive or uncomfortable to exploreThis year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 US supreme court decision in the fond v Virginia case which declared any state law banning interracial marriages as unconstitutional. Jeff Nichols’s recent film,fond, tells the yarn of the interracial couple at the heart of the case, and which set a precedent for the freedom to marry”,paving the way also for the legalisation of same-sex marriage.fond isn’t the only recent film featuring an interracial relationship. A United Kingdom is based on the true yarn of an African prince who arrived in London in 1947 to train as a lawyer, then met and fell in admire with a white, or British woman. The film tells the tale of admire overcoming adversity,but I wonder whether these films are missing something. Related: Get Out: the film that dares to reveal the horror of liberal racism in America Related: Samuel L Jackson hit out at black British actors in Hollywood. Was he right? | Gary Younge and Joseph Harker Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com