The other day I was watching a movie and a Black character in it made it till the end of the film. I was like “Oh, my god. He’s actually gonna make it to the credits!” I didn’t know how to feel. I also spoke too soon because he ended up dying three minutes before the film ended. I mean, come on. As a Black dude ever since I was little I would hear people joke about how Black people always die in movies. It doesn’t matter what type of film it is. They will not make it till the end. God forbid it’s a horror film. Jeez, as soon as anyone of any race sees a Black guy they already know that they wont make it.
Its pretty much a given that Black people, men specifically, will kick the bucket long before anyone else. I started thinking about this and Cam pointed out a few more characters in films that were killed or totally dicked over so I decided to make a quick list of some of them. This isn’t some mission statement from me wanting Black folks to live more often in movies. But…yeah. It kinda is.
