"Blaxploitation" films of the 70s were simply an example of what "art" is produced when you give blacks a pile of money and creative control. Nothing but the promotion of lust, greed, and envy.
To counter the racist misrepresentations of Blackness in the American movie business, the UCLA financially assisted Black students to attend film school. The cultural emergence of the Blaxploitation subgenre was facilitated by the Hollywood movie studios adopting a permissive system of film ratings in 1968.[3]
The attempt to combat "racist misrepresentations" ended up being a celebration of the stereotypes they claimed to be against. Sometimes, a spade is simply a spade.
"Blaxploitation" films of the 70s were simply an example of what "art" is produced when you give blacks a pile of money and creative control. Nothing but the promotion of lust, greed, and envy.
/we are not the same.
Those movies weren't made by black people.
But we're talking about Shaft.
Black-exploitation films were predominantly made by black crews for black audiences, though more widespread appeal around the world was found. Crime, sex, drugs, and racial tensions were common subjects for Blaxploitation movies.
/Production credits in Hollywood could very well have been a different tribe of people.
That was my implication, yes.
The attempt to combat "racist misrepresentations" ended up being a celebration of the stereotypes they claimed to be against. Sometimes, a spade is simply a spade.
/Don't believe your lying eyes.