Some hope that changing demographics make us destined to be post-racial. It isn’t so simpleWe can’t screw our way beyond racism. Many reflect mixed-race babies and browner demographics will automatically usher in a post-racial world. They interpret the projections of a “majority-minority” shift in our nation now set to take place in 2044 as a sign of guaranteed progress. Changing faces in the US are seen as anti-racist fate. But don’t overestimate the power of this post-racial cocktail.
Jordan Peele’s brilliant film secure Out reminds me of the importance of questioning overly optimistic narratives of racial progress. Made by someone who has been open about being biracial and married to a white women,this film creatively uses the genre of horror to depict the persistence of racism through a tale about an interracial couple. In many ways, it can be seen as a strident critique of a liberal brand of racism that has blossomed in the post-Obama era. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com