'Sinners' Sparks Social Media Silliness

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Sinners is just fantastic. Had an extraordinary weekend last weekend.
I think it'll continue its rain and I love it.
And I caught this post yesterday. Some guy right, Hey,
white people, Sinners wasn't for us. It wasn't by us,
and our analysis is not needed. There are hundreds of

(00:24):
black folks who understand far more than we ever will
let the amazing movie inspire some learning. Stop trying to
get invited to the cookout. It's not for us. We
make it weird. That's this post that I saw, and
I don't know why, but it compelled me. A complete
stranger compelled me to write what an absolutely idiotic post.

(00:47):
Sinners is for movie lovers period. I doubt Coogler or
Jordan would want you, whoever you are, white boy, to
decide who can who it's for, why they should see it.
I'm embarrassed for you, that's what I wrote. This white guilt,

(01:09):
that is, I'm displayed, Hey, white people, he's white. Sinners
wasn't for us. That's the dumbest. I don't want my
kids living in a world where they feel like I
want to pay for a ticket and go and see
that movie, but it's not for me. I can't even

(01:29):
wrap my head around the mindset of sitting down and write.
I don't even know if half of you know that
it's a vampire movie. I mean, ultimately, at the end
of the day, it is a vampire movie. But it's
a movie about the blues, it's a movie about music,
it's about family. There's an Asian market and the Asians,
the Irish black, there's every walk. It's one of the

(01:51):
most inclusive movies I've seen, and I don't know how long.
But here's another guilty White boys, Hey, sinners, isn't for us,
Our analysis is not needed. How sad to arrive at
a point like that. There are hundreds of black folks
who understand far more than we ever will understand vampire lore.

(02:13):
Understand that you have to be invited in to come
into the high like he can't kind of, I mean,
because that tried and true scene never gets old. When
the one woman catches on, She's like, how come you're
not just coming right in right now? She realized you're
waiting to be invited at I love that stuff. There
are hundreds of black folks who understand that. No, why
are they all eating garlic? Because if they get bitten.

(02:36):
That vampire's gonna blow. I'm white, and I know that
because I watched Christopher Lee movies with my father. I
actually wish I had the connections to get this to
a Coogler or to a Michael B. Jordan, Just such
a huge Michael B. Jordan for them to be like,
I appreciate what you're trying to do here with all
your whiteness and your guilt. Your white guilt's beautiful thing.

(03:00):
We're not asking for it. You know what we are
asking for, though your money to come and see the movie.
We want everyone to see the movie and be entertained