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Set in 1960 s Mississippi it was chosen for several Oscars but Viola says it was “created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism”.
The movie was “invested in the concept of what it means to be Black” however catered “to the white audience”.
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Viola Davis starred in The Assistance in addition to Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard.
It’s based upon a 2009 book that has actually been accused of perpetuating a ” white saviour” narrative – when black characters are marginalised for the advantage of a white hero who “conserves” them.
Viola plays a housemaid who assists Emma Stone’s journalist character expose bigotry in the neighborhood – and this isn’t the very first time she’s stated she is sorry for the role.
” There’s nobody who’s not amused by The Aid. There’s a part of me that feels like I betrayed myself, and my people, since I was in a film that wasn’t ready to [tell the whole truth],” Viola informed Vanity Fair
The Emmy, Oscar and Tony Acclaimed starlet – the very first black actor to win the “Triple Crown of Performing” – says she