Reply to Confederate: New HBO show where slavery still exists

Forum Index » Entertainment and Pop Culture

Reply to "Confederate: New HBO show where slavery still exists "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The two white producers from game of thrones are going to be working on Confederate, which takes place in an alternate reality where slavery still exists. I find this appalling (whites female).

http://www.thewrap.com/game-of-thrones-showrunners-confederate/[/quote]

I will be watching (a visible minority female). I'm interested in how they are going to tackle this tricky subject, the very worst part of American history. And I think the dystopian future take on American slavery will be particularly interesting and thought-provoking in light of where we are now politically with the Black Lives Matter movement and where we have a President whose campaign featured racism rhetoric. It's kind of like watching The Handmaid's Tale these days at a time when women's rights are under attack.

Two of the partners writing the show are black, if that makes it less "appalling" to PP - here is a thoughtful interview with them and the GoT show runners:

http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/hbo-confederate-producers-exclusive-interview.html[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics