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Ghetto-Centrism, Expropriation, and the Black Death "SET IT OFF"?
In Part 2 of our "SET IT OFF" series, we dive into our after-watch thoughts on the film and the different racial politics in it, whether it be representations of black womanhood, misogynoir violence, lesbian representations, through the character of Cleo, or the implications of their radical actions in the film. Is SET IT OFF really a radical movie?
"SET IT OFF" Chapters
00:14 Intro
02:22 On Black trauma and death in the film
05:49 Was "SET IT OFF" plausible on a radical level?
08:32 What intergenerational trauma, notions of legacy, and oppression can lead to
12:54 How Black men show up in "SET IT OFF"
19:00 The importance of ghetto-centrism in "SET IT OFF"
23:40 What lead Queen Latifah to "no deaths" clause for movies after "SET IT OFF"
29:52 Did their robbery make sense? Was the last bank robbery a fail?
39:15 On Cleo, Huey P Newton, and Revolutionary Suicide42:10 Is "SET IT OFF" a Black-ploitation film? Why or why not?
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In Part 2 of our "SET IT OFF" series, we dive into our after-watch thoughts on the film and the different racial politics in it, whether it be representations of black womanhood, misogynoir violence, lesbian representations, through the character of Cleo, or the implications of their radical actions in the film. Is SET IT OFF really a radical movie?
"SET IT OFF" Chapters
00:14 Intro
02:22 On Black trauma and death in the film
05:49 Was "SET IT OFF" plausible on a radical level?
08:32 What intergenerational trauma, notions of legacy, and oppression can lead to
12:54 How Black men show up in "SET IT OFF"
19:00 The importance of ghetto-centrism in "SET IT OFF"
23:40 What lead Queen Latifah to "no deaths" clause for movies after "SET IT OFF"
29:52 Did their robbery make sense? Was the last bank robbery a fail?
39:15 On Cleo, Huey P Newton, and Revolutionary Suicide42:10 Is "SET IT OFF" a Black-ploitation film? Why or why not?
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