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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just finished rewatching Footloose.

Filmed in 1984 when 12% of the American population was Black, yet there are zero Black kids in a movie about dancing.

Remember the big dance scene at the end? They had white guys breakdancing. This was at the height of the breakdancing craze btw. All white cast, and they didn’t even bother to add any Black or brown dancers in the big school dance. Zero.

Pretty shocking. [/quote]

There is a lot of racism and other issues from the 80s. Everyone has to acknowledge that b/c it is patently obvious. That doesn't mean I don't love the movies or still watch them.

One of my all time faves is 16 Candles. I know just about every line. But, damn, some of that is SUPER cringe. Like, how did we not all see it or acknowledge it for what it was. THe whole Long Duck Dong thing. And Samantha being mortified that her friend may have suggested she "do it on a cloud" with a black guy. . . . Plus the lack of representation that OP notes. [/quote]

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