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Propaganda so good. I went in a white Libertarian and came out a black Republican.
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as some of you know, I love me a good batshit right-wing hackjob “documentary” that’s all splash and ideology and no self-awareness. there’s some gems out there — though there’s also complete morons like D’Souza and his pathological ineptitude/fabrications (and fucking horrible editing, christ) are a dime a dozen on YouTube. this one was a bit more depressing, though. not because of the concept; black conservatism is fine, everyone is allowed to believe what they want…but the filter this entire documentary runs through is that same kind of inane, myopic, selective “it was the republicans who freed the slaves! never mind the whole Southern Strategy and demographic split or any recent history!” revisionist quackery that works on fox news boomers…
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A documentary about black conservatives. I don’t exactly know what I was expecting to find here. If I was American, I would definitely be a proud democrat, so I think my biases going in caused me to expect more judgement towards the subjects on display. But Uncle Tom essentially paints a portrait of individual beliefs. There is no critique of these beliefs which on one hand creates a purity of message, however it also scrubs a lot of American history of at least 50% of the facts. And even though many of the talking heads here are very intelligent, their viewpoint on an idealized American history creates just another propaganda piece, albeit from a different point of view. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Donald Trump himself stole large segments of this film to play for his audience at one of his upcoming rallies.
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The way every interviewee finds a way to force the word “victim” into at least one sound bite? Masterful. The most this project can hope for is to exemplify relentless propaganda for capitalism. Also, the fact that, despite his death, they included Herman Cain laughing his ass off about having a fat bank account without any sort of nod to his passing should be enough to show 1) the deeply-seated neurosis that is capitalism and 2) the intent of this “documentary.” Oh, and if this is about Black conservatives, then why do they spend the majority of their time talking about liberals? At the very least, learning more about who the interviewees are beyond raging capitalists could have been a…
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This couldn’t even make it 11 mins before someone had to mention how they thought party switching was a myth… And then Candace Owens shows up because why wouldn’t she… And then everybody has to have a right wing piece of clothing attire on like a MAGA hat, or a White Privilege shirt… And then it is just ad nauseam having people attempt to create a narrative that modern day racism, discrimination, disenfranchisement, etc. doesn’t exist, you are just being brainwashed into thinking it is… And then how for whatever reason race has to be kept in check and made subservient to the idea of being an American… And then a “great” story about how someone’s career path wasn’t defined…
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When you realize Martin Luther King would get canceled today for his “I have a dream” speech.
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This is directed by a white man. Please make a highly enlightened comment about how that makes any sense. It also has a 9.4 on IMDb with 1.5k ratings which is… insane
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We’re calling it the 1776 Consortium, to respond to the 1619 piece that was done in the New York Times. I’m not interested in engaging in debate with them. I’m saying we need an accurate portrayal of slavery, but it doesn’t totally define the black condition. We want our people to understand that the future of black America is not defined by slavery but by the kinds of things we did in response to these conditions, similar to what you and your husband have overcome. So, I’m gonna send you if I could, an invitation to formally join us. —Robert L. Woodson, American Civil Rights Activist The sad part of our society is that we live in a world engaged…
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AAnand Nair 8 月 23, 2026
I cannot understand people who say that minorities should be represented everywhere and yet are upset when there are blacks represented in the conservative movement – Thomas Sowell
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deeply insulting and potentially dangerous conservative propaganda: a refusal to acknowledge past events in their full context, blaming victimhood and a lack of guidance/role models on the current inequities of black americans–the boilerplate boot strappy, respectability politics that’s always reserved especially for black people–and not the history of state approved legislation and practices intended to disenfranchise black americans. i wish i could give this fewer stars and leave a flaming bag of shit somewhere for justin malone to step in, but i’ll settle for exerting my will into the universe that the most supple portion of his foot meets the sharpest lego block known to mankind–without socks!–everyday for the rest of his life. in short: justin malone is a fugly slut, do not trust him.
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I’m only giving this a half star so it registers as terrible with the rating stars. My real rating for this blatantly offensive piece of crap propaganda is zero. Don’t waste your time.
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You probably can’t even remember a sermon from Al Sharpton… REVEREND Al Sharpton. He’s a reverend of what?! 🔥🔥🔥
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i don’t even wanna give this the energy to typing abt how much i hated this
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A slickly packaged political doc that sees black conservatives as oppressed victims but it comes off more propaganda than thought-provoking cinema.
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MMikey_J 9 月 2, 2025
This probably won’t be liked by close-minded, emotional people and anyone who obsesses over identity politics (which is a close-minded and emotion-based ideology). Rather, it’ll likely be blindly criticized and/or dismissed entirely by those types of folks. Ironically, that’s a major theme explored in this documentary. If you value individualism and critical thinking, this is refreshing and well worth your time.
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Black Coonservative propagandist swill👍🏾 would rather drink a pint of vomit than finish this doc
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This documentary illustrates the cancer of two kinds of people: the white liberal and the uneducated black male.
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The first five minutes of this “documentary” are wild. God, conservatives will say anything. Born again Christians are the bane of my existence.
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NNiftyNarratives 2 月 17, 2025
Political parties have changed and gone back and forth so much in over a century—the claim of political parties just switching is a gross oversimplification, but to deny their change and evolution is objectively wrong.
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Very moving. Got me feeling all tender about America and black excellence and perseverance. The stuff about the Democratic party being racist was however stupid. Stoopid. And Candace Owens is not a real conservative—she’s a grifter, a dumb-dumb, and a terrible person.
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Re-Imagining the black conservative, but it is exactly the same rhetoric that black conservatives speak and it’s exactly as fallace as ever. edit: found out this was directed by a white man. immediate one star.
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The only thing that I can agree here is that democrats party are on some corrupt shit!!
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Watching people add 2 + 2 and get 5
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Had to watch for a Communication class to explore how it uses rhetoric and this was…something….
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AArbitrary Cursory 9 月 16, 2024
It is a documentary. It is either true or not, and you can believe it or not. My rating criteria is geared toward narrative features, but I will say, the points made were at times in a nonlinear presentation and that it seemed a bit drawn out for a documentary. But what do I know 😉
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tell me why my Dad FORCED me to watch this and all I remember from it is how incredibly insane some people are
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Right-wing revisionist propaganda isn’t a vibe hun.
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Iinezh358 7 月 14, 2024
Makes a lot of sense to me.
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A very curious propaganda film about black conservatism in the United States. Certainly detailed, clearly biased, and curiously quiet about the abuses still piled on marginalised minorities today. I have no problem with anyone who chooses to be conservative (with either a small or large C) as that is their choice, but Uncle Tom screams of smug self-interest and dismissal of what one commentator refers to as ‘negative energy’.
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KKobi Selby 3 月 26, 2024
i want to have a forum like discussion about this one. a lot of interesting takes in this doc. i pondered a lot after this one.
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Low-effort brain rot propaganda. Favorite part is when they claim that Martin Luther King Jr (a self-described Socialist) would be a Republican today. How insightful!
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Most of the time I prefer to go into films blindly, but man, I wish I had done some simple reading of reviews or even the synopsis before wasting my time with this pathetically-veiled propaganda. I don’t really identify as conservative, liberal, Republican, or Democrat. I watched this out of a desire to learn more about the worldview of a group of people I haven’t had much exposure to. I got a tiny smidgen of the black conservative mindset I…
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Don’t worry, I only watched 7 minutes. I couldn’t take it anymore If you want to know its issues, read this review. Seriously. Read it. The comment section is wonderful.
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A very politically charged movie. Be prepared. Told directly from the interviews with African-American conservatives, the entire “race debate” is unfolded and explored in this documentary. It’s a deep dive into the history of racial politics and how the two major U.S. political parties have handled this hot-button issue. From back to the root causes all the way through the turbulent 60’s and into our current unstable political flooring, this documentary digs into the “fight” for the African-American vote and loyalty. It’s certainly incendiary and not recommended for watching around the family Thanksgiving table.
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I only watched this because it had such a different average rating on IMDb and Letterboxd compared, yeah I didn’t really like it. I really have no opinion on American politics so that’s probably the reason why I thought this was boring but it could of at least made the experience better if it had good film making behind; most technical elements of this are really average like the generic dramatic score and the ok cinematography which is for some…
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The ignorance displayed in this film is staggering! There are a few small points made here that actually does have some validity to them, but it is buried in context that just makes it so fucking absurd and nonsensical… How are they making MLK and JFK into modern day republicans? There was never such a thing as “the southern strategy”? “In those days, black men were in control. The black woman respected the black man.” Nice to see sexism being promoted so blatantly as well.
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Have you ever wanted to watch a documentary where a bunch of insecure conservatives justify why they are conservative? Did you want to watch them fail to make any cohesive points in the process? Do you want your time wasted? Well shucks do I have a documentary for you! Starring Candace “Hitler was only bad because he had aspirations outside of Germany” Owens, Jesse Lee “radical homosexuals are evil” Peterson (not to mention the fact that Jesse was banned from manosphere circles because of sexual assault allegations), and many more!
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I felt regret when this started and that regret did not lessen. It’s always worth hearing other people’s opinions, but I’m fine for that thought process now, thanks
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It was an interesting view of America from the perspective of black conservatives. It’s a view you don’t necessarily see all the time being portrayed in mainstream media. It’s very right leaning, but I think it’s worth the watch as it is a well made and interesting documentary.
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This would be a lot more compelling if half the people interviewed weren’t hateful bigots or shameless self-promoters. The film falls back on a handful of dishonest talking points—Democrats are the party of the KKK, Planned Parenthood has an anti-Black agenda, welfare destroyed the nuclear family. There are plenty of substantive criticisms of neoliberalism and the Democrats’ failures vis-à-vis their African American base, but you won’t hear them from idiots like Candace Owens or Jessie Lee Peterson.
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Briefly thought about writing an actual entry on this. Instead I’ll just say this was rife with grift and bullshit. Hard pass.
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Cconnoro444 5 月 22, 2023
A doc supporting Black American conservatives (Candace Owens, Larry Elder etc.). The basic idea is that racial injustice no longer exists and now victimisation mindsets/ideologies are what remain. Also the Democratic party never “swaped” from its early racist roots. Also they seem to found most of their ideas (rather blindly) on the American Constitution and Christianity. Also has a conspiracy tone (Democrsts urban designed inner city to create more violence and control media).
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I went in with an open mind, in fact I watched the whole thing to educate myself on the other sides perspective, but the crux of this movie is that the Southern Strategy was a myth. I believe it’s hard to accept because we treat everything as black and white, good vs evil, when in reality history is messy. It’s hard to admit that whichever side you’re on did some heinous acts historically. We should accept our history for what…
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An excellent documentary about black conservatism. If you’re on the left side of the political aisle you’ll likely hate it from the jump, but if you go in with an open mind, it has a lot of good information and tells a good story. It’s sad that it has a lot of 1/2 star reviews on here. Tells you all you need to know about those reviewers.
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I tried…I really did. With an executive producer like Larry Elder (conservative radio personality and ardent Trump supporter) this is about pushing a biased political agenda.
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Very harmful narrative however I liked the historical videos used throughout.
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Interesting and thought-provoking.
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This film gave me a lot of insight into the minds of people I do not agree with. Interesting watch, extremely disturbing. Made me pretty upset, but the documentary editing and pacing was good.
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Far too biased to enjoy. There’s interesting points brought up by figures from the past but it mostly feels like an overlong republican ad campaign when it switches to the present talking heads.
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Ggrumstum 1 月 9, 2023
Man it sure is easy making documentaries for audiences with no media literacy
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It’s an important but seldom discussed topic. I happen to agree with much of the ideas expressed here, but the documentary falls flat in a few ways. Its runtime is overkill. Much of it is spent saying the same thing five different ways by ten different people. There’s some truly ridiculous statements. Someone says an old law prohibiting blacks from reading is the same as modern day lack of school choice. There’s a kernel of truth there, but it’s pretty…
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⚠️ PROCEED TO WATCH ONLY IF YOU TRULY HAVE AN OPEN MIND ⚠️ This film was recommended to me by a friend just a night or two ago so I’m late to the watch party. As a disclaimer I backed off of politics MANY moons ago so I take in very little politics in any form. That being said, Uncle Tom is much more than a documentary about black conservatives. It’s an American history lesson. A lot of Black American history…
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Ssean d smith 12 月 1, 2022
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It’s deeply saddening that our country has become so politically obsessed and spiteful towards other individuals to spark something like this documentary. While I did have some qualms about where this documentary may go, most of the content was enlightening and shed some introspective into right leaning black Americans and what history has taught us. While I do dislike how this was shot, done in black and white and several moments of obvious propaganda, there were also moments of positive…
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Absolutely fantastic documentary!!! Everyone needs to see this. Our country would be a better place if everyone saw this.
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I watched it. I feel the issue we have today is no one wants to listen to the other person or party, especially if it disturbs one’s foundation. How do you evolve without challenging yourself. Well I watched listed and gave it a chance. I ha e my thoughts and you have yours but all I know is this doc was one of those you know, the ones that kind of let you know it’s ok.
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I could watch the Thomas Sowell clips all day. One of the best people in the world at breaking down complicated topics into concise, ordinary language.
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Probably bites off a bit too much. There are specific topics it dives into a bit and others it just sort of repeats with the same surface level information from different people. But the one or two topics it focuses in on were very interesting and things I want to follow up a bit more on myself. Worth watching with an open mind.
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No matter the color of your skin, you lose my respect and my sympathy the moment that I see you wearing a fucking MAGA hat while spouting right-wing propaganda.
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Had to watch this for an assignment. Needless to say, I do not recommend you watch it, not only because I’m a rank partisan, but also because you won’t be exposed to any ideas you wouldn’t be able to find on the wrong corner of Twitter. Three quick observations though: 1. I know this is a polemic and all, but I would be curious to hear anyone involved with this movie try and reconcile their insistence that the Democrats are…
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Politic.
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One mention of Strom Thurmond would completely unravel this, so I guess I’m not surprised he’s not mentioned?
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Second viewing is better. “There is no such thing as racism” – JLP
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This was……interesting. They really had me going for a minute I’m not going to lie, but then when they’re like, “ I support Donald Trump!”, then I’m like, Uncle Tom muthafuckas!
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Ccelia shane 7 月 25, 2022
holy shit lol
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I didn’t really know what to expect seeing this. Documenting a series of black conservatives in the United States, the film discusses the way black conservatives are seen, are treated and the way that they see the world in juxtaposition to what they call ‘the mainstream narrative.’ I’m gonna state right off the bat that I could care less about the bias of the documentary. I’ve stated before I don’t care about the documentary having a bias simply because if…
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This is definitely a documentary with a right wing bias and some of the interviewees are questionable(Particularly Jesse Lee Peterson who can be entertaining to listen to but certainly isn’t someone I think should be taken seriously as a political commentator) but ultimately this is a movie about a very real minority of people who are unreasonably criticized. As a centrist who leans very slightly left of center its sad to think that people have such a disdain for even…
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im not going to lie, this film made me think a lot… about how ignorant conservatives are. i could see their povs on a lot of the issues, and i think calling any black person an uncle tom is problematic, but this film is full of inaccuracies. some of the black men would tell stories about how they were treated equally, but the story would end with “and my boss told me that i made him learn to not judge…
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This is one of the best documentaries I’ve seen in awhile. Every American needs to see this. It’s entirely factual and shows that if you do the research, you are going to find very different answers than modern culture tells you are fact today. It effected me greatly and was extremely impactful. Please watch this, even if it starts by going against your beliefs, if you fact check what they tell you, you will find the facts hold up.
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This can be boiled down to just two words: Capitalist Bootlickers. The points raised in this doc are pretty ridiculous, and the flat out denial that there is racism in the United States, is honestly laughable. They go on about how athletes and rappers are the most celebrated black people and no one knows the intellectuals. Why do you think that is? You are disproving your own point there by admitting racism exists. The fact that this doc is in…
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I’m temperamentally a liberal, but I have had so many of my preconceived notions and views challenged with sufficient force to eventually change my mind because of specifically black conservatives. I do think this doc is worth everyone’s time. I am unsure about a few of the subjects brought up in here, but the ones I do (think I) know enough about are represented well and wroth knowing about. (Enough to give me pause anyway). One thing that I don’t…
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The goals of the documentary weren’t entirely consistent, but the information was cool. Especially about JFK and Herman Cain.
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Every young American and especially young minority Americans should sit down with this piece, I honestly believe it to be that important. I watched this on a whim this evening and I’m bowled over by how brilliantly articulate and empowering this documentary has proven to be, beyond my wildest hopes for it after reading the description of it. True black excellence in America today is found the most in the less than 10% who identify themselves by conservative values, I’ve believed this since coming of age and you will to hopefully after watching this fantastic piece.
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“There’s no such thing as racism, sexism, homophobi-ism, Islamophobi-ism, deadbeat dad-ism (?) or white supremacism.” Well-made piece of Republican propaganda, told from the perspective of the individual beliefs of black American conservatives. It does well at balancing the great stories of self-empowered African Americans lifting themselves up, with an assertion that Democrats are weaving a narrative to keep down the black community by giving them a victim mentality. Ends with a call for the GOP to reach out to African Americans, as well as taking expected anti-abortion and anti-illegal immigration “Hispanics are replacing us” stances.
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I found it informative and a different perspective on the Black experience in America today.
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Destiny is a girl name
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A documentary about black conservatives could be very interesting but no one really makes good faith political documentaries any more (but did they ever, to be fair). They’re so skewed and biased. But in my expedition to expose myself to those with whom I disagree, here I am. This was an insanely hard watch. Even in terms of looney and biased docs, this is especially biased and looney. We reached my favorite argument at minute eleven: “Democrats are the real…
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excellent informative documentary Jay
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A documentary about black conservatives. I don’t exactly know what I was expecting to find here. If I was American, I would definitely be a proud democrat, so I think my biases going in caused me to expect more judgement towards the subjects on display. But Uncle Tom essentially paints a portrait of individual beliefs. There is no critique of these beliefs which on one hand creates a purity of message, however it also scrubs a lot of American history…
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The start was tolerable. I mean, the bias was overbearing but I think there could be some merit in examining the experience of a black conservative in the country. I just think maybe I am just intrigued about that perspective in particular. I mean it was interesting enough for me (someone who is definitely not the target audience) to give the movie a chance. But… this is horrible. Just the shear amount of inaccuracies, generalizations and cringe worthy talking heads…
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this is a poorly made platform for people peddling very harmful ideals, not much pushback from the interviews, I cannot tell whether they’re presenting these people to humanize them or to explore their stupidity, either way it’s more harmful than good
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A bit of a disappointment. I’m all for highlighting black people that doesn’t let their race define them and all but it was a bit unfocused and sloppily done. I expected it to be more of a complete documentary digging into the roots of the Uncle Tom mythology (if you want to call it that). If you are completely clueless as to what Uncle Tom means, it’s basically a (usually right wing) black person who is considered a race-traitor by…
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This film addresses the fundamental problem of African American society. Certainly this is a bit biased but isn’t everything?
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If you want to watch a #Blexit movie about how Democrats are the Real Racists that doesn’t challenge the target viewer or the power structures in the Globalist American Empire in a meaningful way, then this was made for you. Somehow watching Uncle Tom managed to make me less enthused about Larry Elder’s gubernatorial run, not more. Jesse Lee Peterson may be on the poster, but unfortunately he gets little screen time despite having the most uncompromising and compelling voice…
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Sstrxer 7 月 31, 2021
At some point the message becomes redundant, with a tendency to isolate facts from context, but the premise is never in doubt. It is what it is. People have the right to believe what they want, without conforming to stereotypes. There’s a chip on their shoulder. They want to address it. Activism is alive and well. Let freedom ring.
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Its never a bad idea to explore a counter narrative. Many people will have problems with this movie, but it’s kind of the point. Most media narratives want to reinforce the victimization narrative, it is refreshing to have the other perspective. Even if you don’t agree with it, it’s though provoking.
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Listening to both sides of the argument is important and I agree with it wholeheartedly. But what begins as an interesting piece rapidly descends into right wing propaganda and the arguments made I don’t agree with. Not one bit.
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“Our blood is on this soil. We own this too.” A breakout film that was all but ignored (it was the second highest-grossing documentary last year), Justin Malone’s Uncle Tom offers a broad, accessible overview of the socioeconomic decline of the black community in America, covering the myriad problems that arose in the wake of the welfare state and the resulting collapse of the nuclear family unit. Judging by the reviews I’ve skimmed thus far, several have been quick to…
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RredDirt 6 月 23, 2021
*as a person between cross-pressured spaces* I am ALL for seeking out the counterpoint under the melody. This ain’t that
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as some of you know, I love me a good batshit right-wing hackjob “documentary” that’s all splash and ideology and no self-awareness. there’s some gems out there — though there’s also complete morons like D’Souza and his pathological ineptitude/fabrications (and fucking horrible editing, christ) are a dime a dozen on YouTube. this one was a bit more depressing, though. not because of the concept; black conservatism is fine, everyone is allowed to believe what they want…but the filter this entire…
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TThe Chief 1 月 1, 2021
If there’s one thing libs hate more than hard work, it’s free thinking black people.
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I thought this was a pretty good documentary about some of the most reviled people in the political space: the black conservative. A lot of good information that many people left of center will certainly just discount and get mad at (evident in many reviews here), although I could’ve done without the documentary turning into an “elect Trump 2020” campaign video because that waters down the overall message and doesn’t come off as the strong documentary that it should. I…
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Everyone giving this half a star are the real fascists. They can’t stand other people — especially minorities — having different views than them. And because if that they’re blind to this beautifully done piece how the black community has been hijacked and abused by political leaders.
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Perfect timing to release this documentary to combat some of the hysteria at the moment with “RACISM”. However, I completely disagree with some of the framing in this doco. Here are some of the arguments in this film: 1. “Democrats are the real racists!” 2. “Race” doesn’t matter. We are all individuals. 3. If only you worked hard, and chose individual responsibility everything will work out. 4. Vote Republican! I’ve strawmanned the arguments in this doco for expediency’s sake. I…
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Propaganda or Not! Great Insight & superbly edited.
- Synopsis
- In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being black in America.
- Director
- Justin Malone
- Writer
- Justin Malone, Larry Elder, Ryder Ansell
- Studio
- Malone Pictures
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 106 mins
- USA19 Jun 2020
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