Knowing vs. Understanding (am I the crazy one?)
I was originally going to make this post centered around mothers and mothering, but I just had to share my disbelief over these two situations.
When I told my friends that I needed to watch Hidden Figures (2016) for a class, their responses were "Oh I'm so sorry" and "I wouldn't wish that on anyone" and "Mmm, not for me. Good luck with that." I was shocked. What was so wrong with the movie? When I asked, they answered that it was far too dramatic. I questioned them on why they thought this way to which they didn't really have an answer besides the scene about the bathroom... which isn't a true aspect of the real story-- as I've researched-- but a true thing in many other colored peoples' experiences at the time. They knew of this, but I don't think they actually understood the realities of "Separate but Equal." It was a dramatic scene, but it was no different than another character standing their ground in any other film. How was this the only scene they remembered? How were these black women being reduced to their (completely justifiable) anger?












