If The Writers & Directors Are White, Is It A Black Show/Movie?

[Goldie]

 

[GOAT]

Main character in The Wire is white too

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Yeah, but David Simon was entrenched with the real people on which the Wire was based. That's why his characters came off so authentic. If a writer or a director is going to Black people for the inspiration and research for a show, then I think you have to say its black at its foundation. I mean you look in the WNBA. They got some male coaches. Those are still women's BBall teams.

 

[Sky Davis]

A lot of your fav black movies have white people writing on them

we still consider them black movies

 

[Duwop]

Yeah, but David Simon was entrenched with the real people on which the Wire was based. That's why his characters came off so authentic. If a writer or a director is going to Black people for the inspiration and research for a show, then I think you have to say its black at its foundation. I mean you look in the WNBA. They got some male coaches. Those are still women's BBall teams.

This is where it matters.

It's a difference between David Simon spending years in a field interacting with real people who influenced the characters in telling a story about how corruption in the city he worked in is all connected.
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Vs

Some white dudes making fun of black stereotypes because it's funny to them

James Patterson is white as shit. But Alex Cross is one of the better black characters in literature.

 

[AP4.0]

Main character in The Wire is white too

The main character in the wire is Baltimore

 

[BRIAN B.]

The main character in the wire is Baltimore

Ehh


I'd argue McNulty is


but I digress

 

[GOAT]

Its def McNulty but okay

 

[AP4.0]

Ehh


I'd argue McNulty is


but I digress

Its def McNulty but okay

Baltimore is in every single episode

McNulty isn't


Edit:

Wait lol.. He might be... My point still remains.

 

[GOAT]

Baltimore is in every single episode

not because its the main character

Baltimore is the setting

yall cant just make up your own rules for your favorite shows lol

 

[mryounggun]

The people who actually created the show are of the opinion that Baltimore is the main character.

That's gotta count for something, no?

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

David Simon was a crime journalist who covered the BMore crime scene intimately

I wouldn’t have expected any less

 

[GOAT]

The people who actually created the show are of the opinion that Baltimore is the main character.

That's gotta count for something, no?

I think thats a figure of speech

 

[Hustle Michaels]

They literally had this debate about the wire on this podcast. To the point where they called up an actor on the show and asked him his opinion on it.

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Rick Rubin created Def Jam….

 

[mryounggun]

It's a black movie/show if the themes, setting, culture, actors, etc, represent black people/black culture. I don't really think it has much to do with who the writers or directors are. Or who they are credited as, rather.

 

[Chi-Town B]

Baltimore is in every single episode

McNulty isn't


Edit:

Wait lol.. He might be... My point still remains.

McNulty the main character, every thing happens because of him

 

[Silverfoxx]

Pootie Tang, the best black movie of all time was written by Louis CK

 

[BlackRain]

The creator of The Wire has said Baltimore itself is the main character. Hence why you get seasons like season 2.

 

[BlackRain]

Pootie Tang, the best black movie of all time was written by Louis CK