Who’s driving the #BoycottWomanKing trend on social media in protest of the Viola Davis-starring historical epic that hit theaters today? Perhaps surprisingly, it’s not the same people who dropped racist memes in reaction to the first look at Halle Bailey in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” trailer.
Critics don’t have an issue with Davis playing a strong Black leader in “The Woman King,” but are alarmed that the history of the Dahomey tribe, who sold other Africans into slavery, has been whitewashed.
“Time to Boycott the Woman King movie. The film is about the Dahomey & Benin that traded slaves into the transatlantic… This may be the most offensive film to Black Americans in 40-50 years,” wrote Los Angeles attorney and producer Antonio Moore.
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Critics don’t have an issue with Davis playing a strong Black leader in “The Woman King,” but are alarmed that the history of the Dahomey tribe, who sold other Africans into slavery, has been whitewashed.
“Time to Boycott the Woman King movie. The film is about the Dahomey & Benin that traded slaves into the transatlantic… This may be the most offensive film to Black Americans in 40-50 years,” wrote Los Angeles attorney and producer Antonio Moore.
Also Read:
Is ‘The Woman King’ Based on a True Story?
“Let’s be honest folk. It’s movie about a African...
- 9/17/2022
- by Sharon Knolle and Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
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