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Question is for fans of the film genre, who are aware of the nature of the criticisms.
The things said about those films then are almost VERBATIM what has been said, and what is being said about the hip hop that gets broadcasted on mainstream platforms.
I was familiar with the story that some of the criticisms of Blaxploitation were disingenuous
, so I never thought about those who had legit gripes with the genre.
What is your take?
The things said about those films then are almost VERBATIM what has been said, and what is being said about the hip hop that gets broadcasted on mainstream platforms.
I was familiar with the story that some of the criticisms of Blaxploitation were disingenuous
The term "blaxploitation" was coined by a Black publicist.
Ron Oneal HIMSELF told the story on camera. Superfly came out. A black publicist tried to land the account with the studio. He didn't get it. Next thing he did was do a publicity campaign against "degrading Black films" like Superfly...writing op-eds in newspapers. ..where he coined the term "blaxploitation"Helped launch an NAACP campaign against these films. All because he wasn't granted the account to promote Superfly.
Some blame the campaign for the demise of the genre...as the label "blaxploitation" became a stigma.
Fans of that genre of film know the other factors that eventually led to Hollywood stopping those films.
cued up
Ron Oneal HIMSELF told the story on camera. Superfly came out. A black publicist tried to land the account with the studio. He didn't get it. Next thing he did was do a publicity campaign against "degrading Black films" like Superfly...writing op-eds in newspapers. ..where he coined the term "blaxploitation"Helped launch an NAACP campaign against these films. All because he wasn't granted the account to promote Superfly.
Some blame the campaign for the demise of the genre...as the label "blaxploitation" became a stigma.
Fans of that genre of film know the other factors that eventually led to Hollywood stopping those films.
cued up
, so I never thought about those who had legit gripes with the genre.
What is your take?