Unfortunately, In the Heights also plays into the tired industry tradition of excluding darker-skinned faces from its narrative.
. Listen, I’ve lived in the heights for nearly 10 years on and off - there are NOT that many light skinned folk up here. The movie just wasn’t black enough for me. I’m glad it got made - but Dark skinned Latinos exist ya’ll. I’m tired.That's all I have to say about that. Listen to Black Dominicans on this one because their issues with the project & LMM are PLAINLY on display in the movie.
It was like every single critique was amplified and in TECHNICOLOR in this film.let me go even further. anything about the washington heights community at large that dont specifically center *black dominicans* is a trash ass whitewashed fantasy. and that is what in the heights is.every interview reaffirms that the directors, actors & producers of in the heights don't even have the vocabulary to talk about colorism or anti-black racism. now is a moment to read, listen & learn.
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