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a kennedy

(31,956 posts) Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:19 PM Aug 27

Do The Right Thing.....

Spike Lee set a black man’s hair style way back in this movie.... I guess what goes around comes around eh??? 1989.

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Do The Right Thing..... (Original Post) a kennedy Aug 27 OP

anyone see this movie??? a kennedy Aug 27 #1

and OMGAWD, it's the police kill a black man AGAIN!!!!! a kennedy Aug 27 #2

I was just thinking about this movie the other day Blue Owl Aug 27 #3

a kennedy

(31,956 posts)

1. anyone see this movie???

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:24 PM

Aug 27

Hard to enjoy when the racism is right in your face….. 92 % tomatoes, audience rating??? 89% tomatoes. Kinda tough to watch. But it’s kinda still the same now as it was then. 1989. I do love how hair styles are the kinda the same now.

a kennedy

(31,956 posts)

2. and OMGAWD, it's the police kill a black man AGAIN!!!!!

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:49 PM

Aug 27

Rodney King, George Floyd, and a million other black deaths by police.

Blue Owl

(54,603 posts)

3. I was just thinking about this movie the other day

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2024, 09:40 PM

Aug 27

Been since the ‘90s and due for a re-watch! I recall ‘The Mayor’ being my favorite character…..

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