41. "Honestly I feel you" In response to In response to 22 Wed Nov-11-15 12:08 AM by lfresh
I'm going to give it a shot With an understanding that spike is too ham fisted for something this current
You are way too close to the subject matter frankly I felt that on The Wire Stayed far away not from Baltimore but watched the corner and some of that shit is triggering for me living through east NY in the 70s and Bushwick in the 80s Same with Narcos w not a single damn Colombian in the cast Fuck that show frankly
This feels different and I have enough distance from the subject matter I'm going to try... understanding all of the above And frankly I still don't blame you Yes wait until seeing the actual movie but your misgivings are well founded Satire from within the community is one thing Spike is not from Chicago He's an artist w an opinion though so *sigh*
Instead of seeing narcos I went w BSR to see a Doris Salcedo retrospective She gave much needed perspective on how to address the reality of horrid situations without being a bull in a China shop Maybe...dunno go check out the theaster gates or an artist you feel understands the issue before seeing this ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.