A Latinx in Jordan Peele’s GET OUT
For non-Black Latinxs who have already seen Jordan Peele’s film GET OUT, here is a small thought experiment. Recognizing how deeply entrenched anti-blackness is within the diverse Latinx cultures, reflect on this question HONESTLY. If you haven’t seen it yet, GO SEE IT NOW! Spoilers below.
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**SPOILERS**
During a scene in the film, there is an Asian gentlemen who is part of the white cabal, which sparked all manner of thoughts on the complicity of other non-Black people of color in white supremacy. Given that there are no Latinx characters in the film (which was intentional as it would have unnecessarily complicated the analysis of white supremacy–thanks for my friend Bijan for this point!) Still, it begs the question as to what would have been the role of a non-Black Latinx, hence the question to all of you.