The Guardian: “‘Wouldn’t life be easier if I were white?’: inside a provocative race-swap body horror.”
Shirley Chen in Slanted. Photograph: Bleecker Street
The Guardian Article: “‘Wouldn’t life be easier if I were white?’: inside a provocative race-swap body horror.”
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View the trailer for “SLANTED” above.
We’ve long fantasized about a “Get Out” style horror story about Korean Adoptees, so Amy Wang’s new film, “Slanted”, is close enough for us.
Be sure to check out the film when it comes out in theaters!
On a personal note, while racial discussions in the U.S. often center around “whitewashing,” we also want to highlight how both White and Black narratives can dominate American culture across film, music, and media. In that spirit, we’d like to introduce our own term — “blackwashing.” Growing up, this writer often found herself wanting to be Black, having been raised in a diverse, middle-class community where the “cool kids” were primarily African American.
As is often the case for Korean Adoptees raised in a white (and black) dominated society, by the time that you finally realize that what you really want to be is a real Korean, it’s too late!
In any case, we’re definitely interested in checking out this film! Be sure to catch the limited screening in March!