>For the past several decades, any time the conditions of the
>Black community is discussed, the phrase "proliferation of
>drugs" is usually brought up. Hip-hop particularly is viewed
>as very drug-oriented.
>
>Birdzeye wrote:
>
>"I suspected was put in the movie as a reference to black folk
>and the(supposed) glamorisation of drug culture."
>
>
>When drugs are brought up (first thing in the trailer) and the
>theme is revealed ("own worst enemy")....
>
>
>...it doesn't seem believable that those things ("drugs" "own
>worst enemy") are unrelated.
>

I’m not so sure, based on everything I know about this film so far, that drugs will play much of a role at all. I was thinking he might be more commenting on the perceived negativity of certain hiphop content with that scene (hiphop being created by us and purportedly hurting us, according to one common line of argument), but we are all guessing at this point. Someone cited a quote above from Peele saying why he did used that specific song, but artists sometimes deflect (actual or potential) criticism by attributing neutral motives to artistic decisions (“I didn’t do x because of y, I did it because of w”), so who knows?

Peace,

Spirit (Alan)
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