"Ngenkathi ngibuza lowo mphathi wezokulingisa eTexas ukuthi bachaza ukuthini ngokuthi" abamnyama ngokwanele 'bathi,' Okokuqala nje, ukhuluma kanjani… '”kusho uWarren.

“Benzile hhayi usho lokho kuwe! ” Kubabaza uCruell, eshaqekile ngesibindi. "Bakusho lokho kuwe ngeqiniso?!"

"Yebo, bakwenzile," kuphendula uWarren. "Ngabe sengibuza ukuthi kwakudingeka yini ukuthi indima ethile 'ikhulume njengomuntu omnyama' ngabe babengacabangi ukuthi ngingakwenza lokho njengomlingisi futhi engangikuthola kwakuwukubuka nje kungenalutho.”

UWarren uqhubeke wachaza okwenzeka ngemuva kwesigameko asibone kusethi muva nje. Umlingisi omnyama wayechaza indlela angakaze azizwe exhunywe ngayo nohlobo olwesabekayo, omunye umlingisi waphendula wathi, "Awu, nina bantu ninoJordan Peele, manje-ke, kunjalo?"

"Kungani njalo, 'Unaye lowomuntu oyedwa?'” UHartford wagxuma wangena. "Fuck that. Ungathola ilungelo elingakanani? ”

Ngokudabukisayo, lolu hlobo lwempendulo lubonwa ngabaningi emaqenjini ahlukanisiwe. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngishicilele isiqeshana mayelana ukumelwa kwe-queer kumafilimu asabekayo, futhi nganginenqwaba yabantu engibabalile Ukuthula KwamaWundlu, ifilimu ebelikhiphe ngaphezu kweminyaka engamashumi amabili ngaphambili futhi ibingeyona ngisho nokumelwa okuhle kwabantu abakhaliphile, kepha empeleni kungani kufanele ngibe nenyongo yokucela enye?

Ngikushilo lokhu eqenjini futhi bebazi ukuthi lo mzabalazo ubusezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu.

"Yimpendulo evikelayo," kuqhubeka uHartford. “Uma uke waphila njengelungelo impilo yakho yonke kanti awazi, noma yiliphi izinga lokukhuluma ngokulingana lizwakala njengengcindezelo. Umqondo wokuthi kungenzeka ungafinyeleli kuwo konke, ukucabanga ukuthi kungadingeka ukuthi ubhekane namazwi aphuma emlonyeni wakho, nokusha lokhu kwabanye abamhlophe. ”

“Namanje angikwazi ukukuyeka konke lokho 'Une-Jordan Peele manje',” kusho uCroell. “Lokho akukhulumi ngisho nangolwazi lwabesifazane abamnyama. Kade ngizama, isikhashana manje, ukukhipha le phrojekthi phansi 7 Izimfamona. Kuyi-anthology ebhalwe futhi yaqondiswa ngabesifazane base-Afrika baseMelika. Iphumelele yonke le miklomelo, yathola imithombo yezindaba eminingi. Kususelwa ezindabeni zabalobi abamnyama abathola imiklomelo, ezibhalwe ababhali besikrini abamnyama abathola imiklomelo, futhi kuzoqondiswa ngabaqondisi besifazane abathola imiklomelo. Angikwazi ukuyenza. ”

'Ngilokhu ngigijimela kulolo donga,' kusho uMartin. “Abantu bafana nokuthi, 'Manje yisikhathi esikahle sombhali wesifazane omnyama,' kodwa iqiniso ukuthi bafuna ukusiletha ukuthi sixoxe ngezindaba they ukucabanga we kufanele ukutshela. Iminyaka eminingana, ukuphela kwendlela ebesingangena ngayo kulezi zindawo ezihlanzekile bekungukuzivula ngokwethu futhi siveze ukuhlukumezeka kwethu kubabukeli abamhlophe. Manje, esikhaleni sohlobo, bafuna izindaba ezisuselwa kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho njengomuntu omnyama, kepha bafuna ukukutshela ukuthi yini okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho. ”

Ngokuhambisana nokuthatha indaba yomunye umuntu, kubukeka sengathi kunenqwaba yezinkolelo-mbono ezisungulwe ezibhalelwe abesifazane abamnyama ngaphakathi nangaphandle kohlobo. Uma ungangikholwa, zibuze ukuthi uvelaphi lo “wesifazane omnyama omkhulu omemeza esikrinini kwi-movie esabisayo”?

Kepha ngiphendulele lowo mbuzo kuleli phaneli eliqhakazile ngababuza ukuthi yiziphi izinkambiso abangathanda ukuzibona zihamba ngendlela yedodo.

"Kwabesifazane abamnyama bebonke, sengikhathele kakhulu ngumngani omnyama we-sassy ositshela njengoba kunjalo," kusho uHartford. “Singakuyeka lokho futhi singayeka yini ukufaka intombazane emnyama enesikhumba esimnyama njengomuntu oyinkinga njengomlingiswa kaPam Martin? "

Uchungechunge olugijime kuma-90s, Martin ibisuselwa kumdlalo wamahlaya kaMartin Lawrence.

"UTichina Arnold wayehlala 'emubi' futhi 'enamandla' futhi 'esho' futhi 'ephezulu," eqhubeka. “Futhi uGina onesikhumba esikhanyayo wayemuhle futhi ephelele. Iyakhasa futhi ifaka imibala. ”

"Bengizosho ukuthi umngani omkhulu omnyama," kwengeza uCroell. “Kubukeka kucwile kakhulu emphakathini wethu. Ngibe nobungane nowesifazane oyedwa noma ababili baseCaucasus ababelindele ukuthi ngibe yilokho kubo. Bangibone njengomngani omkhulu kakhulu obhalwe kumdlalo wabo weshashalazi bengazi ukuthi nginombukiso wami uqobo. ”

“Yebo!” Kuphendula uHartford. “Ngifuna nje ukuthi, 'Angiyena uKizzy, futhi akunjalo Roots, nja. '”

"Kimina, ngowesifazane omnyama ocansini ngokweqile," kusho uKinnap. “Akubona bonke abantu futhi sengiphelile ukubona lokho ngaphandle kwesizathu ngoba kulimaza amantombazane amancane. Bayibona kaninginingi futhi bacabanga ukuthi kufanele babe yileyo ndlela. ”

"Iphuzu elihle lelo," kuphendula uHartford. “Kuphinde kube ukuhwebelana kwabantu besifazane abamnyama okuthi uma uzidela ube namandla okude ube usuzenzekela ocansini. Uma izinwele zakho zingacindezelwe futhi zibukeke zimhlophe, kulungile ukuthi abantu beze bazithinte kube sengathi uyisilwane esiqiwini. ”

"Ngingakwazi ukushelela nje endaweni engiyithandayo, njengamanje?" Kubuza uMartin. “Ngikhathele kakhulu ukubona umndeni omnyama futhi ukuphela komuntu ovunyelwe ukuba mnyama ngaphezu kwesikhwama sephepha ngubaba noma indodana. Abesifazane abanesikhumba esimnyama abavunyelwe ukuba khona ngalesi sikhundla. Abavumelekile ukubonwa njengamakhosikazi. Yingakho ngajabula kakhulu lapho ngibona uLupita [Nyong'o] ehola phambili kuJordane Peele Us ngoba lokho kuzwakala sengathi kufikile manje. ”

"Kuyasangana ukuthi kukhona lokhu okubili lapho abesifazane abamnyama abanebala elikhanyayo bengekho ngokwanele, kodwa yibo kuphela abavunyelwe ukumela ukuba ngumama omnyama," kusho uHartford. "Kuyamangaza lokho futhi kuyamangaza futhi kubi kakhulu."

UWarren, ozibiza nge-Afro-Latina ngenxa yokuthi ubaba wakhe umnyama futhi ungumJalimane nohlangothi lukanina waseLatina, uveze ukuthi lobu buhlanga babamba iqhaza elikhulu ekukhuleni kwakhe, yize engazange akuqaphele sekwedlule isikhathi eside empilweni.

“Ngizamile ukuzifanela ngisemncane, kodwa akuphumelelanga,” kuchaza yena. “Ngatshelwa ukuthi ngangicabanga ukuthi ngingcono ngenxa yendlela engangikhuluma ngayo. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngimuhle ngoba nganginesikhumba esikhanyayo, futhi zonke lezi zinto eziyinkimbinkimbi ingane akumele ibhekane nazo. Ngisanda kuqala ukuqonda kahle ukuthi konke lokho kwenzeka kanjani futhi ngineminyaka engama-37 ubudala. ”

"Kodwa ulwazi lwakho lusasebenza," kusho uCroell. "Asisona isipiliyoni esisodwa futhi okwakho kusemthethweni."

"Nami ngiyisizwe sami," kungeza uKunnap. “Nginomama omhlophe nobaba omnyama futhi ngeshwa ngakhuliswa endaweni yabelungu. Abantu babehleba ngezinto engingaziqondi ngami. Kwakunzima ukukhula ngoba ngangithi zombili lezi zinto, kodwa zombili izinhlangothi zazisho izinto ezingezinhle kimi. ”

“Niyazi, nobabili nobhekene nezinkinga zezinhlanga ezehlukene,” kusho uCroell, “alukho uhlangothi noma lolunye. Abazali bami bobabili bamnyama futhi ngikhuluma ngendlela engikhuluma ngayo futhi ngiyilokhu engiyikho. Bengiwumntwana ohlakaniphe kunabo bonke esikoleni sami futhi ngithungelwe i-valedictorian ngenkathi ngiseyinsizwa, kodwa ngiyamukelwa, futhi lapho abantu bekuthola lokho abanye bazothi, 'Hawu-ke unendaba nokubuza ukuthi ngabe abazali bakho abakutholayo babengabelungu yini? ' Kufana nokuthi bayasidinga leso sizaba. ”

"Yebo, ngoba abantu abamnyama abakwazi ukuhlakanipha," kuphendula uKunap.

"Ayibabali futhi kumele bathole izaba," kusho uCroell. “Ungabavumeli bakumake. Uyinhlanganisela enhle yazo zombili lezi zinto. ”

Ngenkathi ingxoxo yethu isiya ngasemaphethelweni, ngababuza, ngaphuma phezulu kwamakhanda abo, ukuthi ngabe yibaphi abalingiswa bohlobo lwabo, ngokwabo, ababuyela emuva baphinde babhale futhi “balungise” uma bekwazi.

“Ngaphezulu kwekhanda lami, ngicabanga ukuthi ngibuyele emuva Ubuciko, ”Kusho uWarren. “Kwakunezinto ezimbili ezazingihlupha ngomlingiswa kaRochelle. Okokuqala ukuthi asikaze siwubone umndeni wakhe, yize sibona bonke abanye abakwi-movie, futhi lokho kwangikhathaza. Omunye bekungumugqa asho ngomlingiswa kaFairuza Balk, 'Angazi' ngicabanga ukuthi uphatheke kabi ngoba usengudoti omhlophe, futhi ngifana noju, wena umhlophe. Bhekana nakho. ' Kufana nokuthi bamcele ukuthi 'abe ngaphezulu emadolobheni' kulolo layini kwavele kwehluleka. Kwakuyindida kabi. ”

“Ngiyalizonda lelo gama elithi 'urban' njengencazelo yomlingiswa,” kwengeza uCroell. "Ngihlala ezweni."

"Kunamazwi amnyama ahlukene amaningi," kwengeza uHartford. “Uzongitshela ukuthi uJames Baldwin ubengemnyama? Ngizwakala kakhulu njengaye. Uzongitshela ukuthi u-Ester Rolle akamnyama? Angizwakali njengaye, kodwa nginezihlobo ezithandayo futhi wayemangele. ”

Futhi ngiyabazi abelungu abakhuluma kanjalo! ” UWarren ungeze.

"Sonke sazi abantu abamhlophe abaningi abakhuluma kanjalo kunabantu abamnyama," kusho uHartford. “Bafuna izinto zethu kodwa hhayi thina. Bafuna ubuciko bomnyama, hhayi abantu abamnyama. ”

UCroell wengeze ngokuthi wayemthanda umlingiswa kaTara ku Igazi langempela futhi waphatheka kabi ngendlela ayichitha ngayo ngenkathi eqala ukuqina kangaka, ebiza i-vampire egama linguBill ibuza ukuthi wazalwa nini nokuthi unezinceku yini, kodwa futhi waveza umbukiso nomlingiswa omdala kakhulu ukuthi wayefisa ' d ngibe nokuningi kwe-.

"Ngathanda Buffy the Vampire Slayer," wathi. "Kuthe kusenjalo baba nombulali omnyama base bembulala ezinsukwini ezimbili nje kanti mina nginjengokuthi, 'HHAYI!' Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngicabanga ukuthi kulungile ngoba kufanele kube nombulali oyedwa ngasikhathi, kodwa-ke baletha uFaith futhi ngazizwa ngikhashelwa ngumbukiso wami engiwuthandayo. ”

Ngenkathi siqeda, ngababonga bonke futhi ngokuthatha isikhathi sokuxoxa nami nokuvumela umfana omhlophe ukuthi abambe iqhaza ekuxoxeni izindaba zabo.

“Nansi ke into mfowethu. Ungalokothi ukwehlise lokho, ”kusho uHartford esivumelwaneni sabo bonke ababambe iqhaza. “Isikhathi abasilalelayo kuphela uma usisho. Uma sikusho, singabantu besifazane abamnyama abathukuthele. Uma usho, kufanele bakubheke. Kusebenza kanjalo. ”

Ngiyethemba ngenxa yethu sonke ukuthi uqinisile. Ngiyethemba ukuthi othile, ngisho nomuntu oyedwa nje, uyakufunda lokhu bese ethatha isikhathi sokucabanga ngamagama ashiwo yilaba besifazane abamnyama abamangazayo nakimi.

Akungabazeki ukuthi abanye benu bathukuthele bethi “Akubona bonke abantu abamhlophe!” ngaphezu kwesisodwa ngenkathi ufunda le ndatshana, kanti abanye bavele bathukuthela bahamba phakathi nendawo.

Uma lokhu kuyimpendulo yakho, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi angikwazi ukwenza lutho ngalabo abangaqedanga ukufunda, khona-ke ngizokuphonsela inselelo yokuthi uthathe isinyathelo sokubuyela emuva, uphefumule futhi uhlolisise.

Iqiniso liwukuthi, sonke sinama-hang-up ethu nokwehluleka, kepha akekho noyedwa umuntu kule planethi ongahlehla ulwazi lwangempela lomunye. Akekho noyedwa umuntu kubantu abaningi ongasho ngokufanele ukuthi umuntu obekelwe eceleni “uzwela kakhulu” lapho ehlukumezeka ngokweqiniso noma ecasulwa amazwi nezenzo zomunye ezibhekene nabo.

Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye, khumbula lokhu. Ukumelwa kubalulekile noma ngabe sikhuluma ngabesifazane, abamnyama, ama-Asiya, i-Latinx, i-queer, noma enye inhlanganisela yala maqembu. Akunandaba.

Ngifunde amakhulukhulu okuphawula ngosuku okusikisela ukuthi "akusekho okusabisayo" futhi "akekho owenza into yangempela." Noma kunjalo amaningi ala mazwi afanayo aphenduka ulaka lapho ukwehluka kuphakanyiswa njengesisombululo.

Noma ngabe ufuna ukukuvuma noma cha, ukuba nalamaphimbo akhona kuhlobo lwethu kuyayicebisa, futhi imibono emisha isisinikeza izindlela nezizathu ezintsha zokumemeza.

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