Film Analysis Of The Movie 'Black Is Black Ain T'

The film I watched in class is called "Black is Black ain 't" by Marton Riggs -a homosexual man dying of aids. Through various clips Riggs demonstrates different themes about what it "really" means to be black. During the video famous activists and ordinary African Americans spoke about how they felt on certain issues faced by the black community. These individuals clarify certain myths that are sought to portray African Americans as incompetent, aggressive people. Due to this, many African Americans have been excluded from their community for reasons such as race, color, physical feature, masculinity, sexuality, gender, culture, and speech. To begin with, race has always been the most standard reason why individuals separate themselves

Also, they say to prove masculinity you must be addicted to “fucking everything is sight” otherwise, you are said to be homosexual. Cornel West is an American philosopher and activist who believes “black men buy into the stereotypes”. They began to believe the labels given to them to prove they are a man meaning not gay. Sexuality is one of the major reasons why individuals have been shunned from the black community. During the third clip someone from a church said "True niggers ain 't faggots". Church is a place where everyone is supposed to feel free. Having a religion is supposed to bring mankind together not separate them. "This is not a religion" is what a man said a the

All of the different ingredients are used to represent the different color, physical features, culture, people and love in the community. We must come together and allow different types of people in the black community. Every gumbo pot is different that is what makes its unique. Watching this film has opened my eyes to many of the negative stereotypes that are used to portray African Americans. It is hard to say it but, we, the black people are turning these myths into reality. Unfortunately, they are consistent examples of African Americans perpetuating these negative stereotypes.The negative characteristics individuals are saying about black people are becoming the actual definition of what it means to be black. We are embodying these fallacies and becoming what the world wants to see us as, inferior to whites. As a community we must realize the box that we are consistently put into. The manner in which the white establishment expects black people to act, talk, and walk forces us to live in a world where to be black will always mean to be less