11 People in Interracial Relationships on the Intense Experience of Watching Get OutPosted in Articles, Communications/Media Studies, Interviews, Media Archive, United States on 2017-03-16 01:16Z by Steven |
11 People in Interracial Relationships on the Intense Experience of Watching Get Out
New York Magazine
2017-03-14
Ana Silman, Culture Writer
 Allison Williams and Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out. Photo: Justin Lubin/Universal Studios |
Get Out — Jordan Peele’s acclaimed horror-comedy about a black man who finds himself in a nightmare while visiting his white girlfriend’s suburban family — is the kind of film that gets under your skin, using horror-film tropes to illuminate the daily terror of being black in a white world. We talked to seven interracial couples of various backgrounds about how watching the film made them reflect on their own relationships, the enduring stress of “meeting the parents,” and whether they’ll be RSVPing for the next family reunion — “TBD,” as one of our interviewees put it…
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