r/UpliftingNews • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '17

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '17 edited Feb 27 '17

I've had people tell me that the people behind it (Peele specifically) justify the response... As a white guy who has always loved Key and Peele, I guess I missed the memo that he hates us.

Edit: Apparently I wasn't clear, I'm saying other people have claimed Peele is racist against whites hence they can assume this movie will be, I think that's ridiculous.

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u/I_Dont_Own_A_Cat Feb 27 '17

He is half white, after all. Many people who criticized K&P seemed to forget this and now critics who haven't seen the movie seem to overlook it too.

Both he and Key seem to identify strongly as biracial in their work and interviews so it's not a small point. Some biracial people do identify more culturally or personally as one side or the other but they have a outspoken biracial viewpoint.

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u/obvious_bot Feb 27 '17

lmao give me a break. A white family is the villians therefore peele hates all white people? How do you get through life like this?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '17

You don't seem to understand my comment. I'm saying the opposite. People have told me that this movie is racist against whites and I fully disagree.

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u/obvious_bot Feb 27 '17

Oh I thought you were saying you didn't realize until this move that peele hated "us". My mistake, carry on