When Eddie Murphy's Boomerang was released in 1992, it faced backlash for portraying a predominantly Black cast in positions of power and wealth, with some critics calling it a "reverse world" and unrealistic.
Eddie discussed this on Leno when the movie was released in 1992. Crazy, yet not surprising, that over 30 years later “unrealistic” has become “unqualified” for successful Black people in the real world. Boomerang is one of the best movies EVER with one of the best movie soundtracks ever.
Okay, so. I’m going No Non-Blacks November this year
Nothing extreme. I just want the space to be showcasing only Black characters. I know - it’s already a space exclusively to show Black female/femme characters, and it will continue to be. But, the thing is that I go searching for characters to reblog, outside of my own fandoms and interests, and one thing that I have found and learned is that so many of these characters are typically either surrounded by or paired up with nonblack characters.
Outside of the Unholy Trinity of Nigga Creators (IYKYK), I rarely find black characters interacting much with other Black characters. So, I want to set aside some time for those types of characters and interactions. A lot of us come from communities with Black people everywhere, and yet, whenever TV gets to gettin, you see one every few episodes or a few in the background or whatever. That’s not how I grew up and that’s not neighborhoods that I’ve lived in. Even when I’m in an area that’s predominantly nonblack (like I’ve lived in Mexican neighborhoods and live in a mostly South Asian neighborhood now) - and whenever I see Black people, they’re usually interacting with other Black people, still.
So, November, I am gonna have BFCD be like a neighborhood where you see Black people everyday, whether they’re family, in a relationship, simply friends or work associates.
You might think that’s simple to find, but it is not, actually. And I’m probably not gonna try to do this again, but I’m currently curious... So, if you know of Black characters that have content with other Black characters (hoping for things other than family, as that’s usually what you find (somebody and a parent or somebody and a sibling... like... them characters do not associate outside of their house with NO Black people? Ever?? That sounds sad and traumatic. Friendships. Couples. Shoot, I’ll take enemies and rivals, even. Just. Give a bih some to work with.
So far, I will have characters from this tag: Black Love You may notice that its like... the same dozen or so couples, if that. Gonna have more All American couples, and stuff. I just... need gifsets and whatnots that have Black people loving/liking/fw other Black people. Because ISTG we do in real life.
So, if you have ideas and faves and things, the inbox is open (not to anons), or you can reblog this with suggestions, or reply. (I respond in replies from neshatriumphs)
