5/13/2023 0 Comments Kathryn stocketts the help![]() However, "The Help" trending (as of Monday at No. George Floyd protests: Kanye, Banksy, Drake and more stars take action Looking for books about racism? Experts suggest these must-read titles for adults and wrote, "The Help is trending on Netflix which means a lot of people still don’t get it." ![]() Hunt, who also serves as a professor of sociology at UCLA, continued: "('The Help') does tend to flatten the consideration of things that have a bearing on the way race actually works… the film limits (racism) to individuals as opposed to systemic racism." "One of the problems with films like ‘The Help’ is that they're set in the safely distant past that lets the present off the hook," Hunt added. "It’s almost as if, ‘Oh gosh, look how horrible things were back then and look at how far we’ve come today.’ Which of course, isn’t true." ![]() "The Help" is also accused of playing into the white savior narrative, a trope where white characters come to the rescue of minorities in a feel-good tale that dilutes people of color in their own stories by minimizing and simplifying racial issues. ![]() Bunche Center for African American Studies, told USA TODAY. "Not to say the film isn’t entertaining and may have other benefits, but if I were to pick one film that helps us understand where (black people) are today and what problems we face, that wouldn’t be the one I pick," Darnell Hunt, director of UCLA's Ralph J. ![]()
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