Dr Boyce Watkins, Will Smith Movie Hancock Is Racist

Was Hancock Racist? A Little Bit
Prof. Boyce Watkins

I couldn’t help but feel just a little uneasy during this film and I was not sure why. I eventually determined that the little itch in my butt was the fact that this film was, perhaps accidentally, one of the more racist Hollywood depictions I’ve seen in a while.

1) Is it just a coincidence that first Black superhero just happens to be a dirty, smelly, alcoholic who treats people like crap? Hancock was more like a corner bum than a hero (remember when he took the liquor bottle to the bathroom?).

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