• D’Jango Unchained Thesis

• All black people with anything higher than a high school diploma must construct some form of media about the social / societal ramifications of the movie Quentin Tarantino’s D’jango Unchained by the end of Black History Month. Those with  multiple degrees or post college graduate education must submit longer forms of D’jango analysis.

• The purpose of this assignment is to verify your status in the African American diaspora by overly pontificating on the 2 hour and 45 minute Spaghetti Western involving one white man’s take on slavery as a background.
• As a bonus you may also use this assignment to prove how much smarter and sophisticated you are than other negroes through your love / hatred or indifference of D’Jango Unchained.
• Black people will also use this assignment to promote the viewing of other black cinema about slavery such as Roots, Amistad and Precious.

“Which utterances of “nigger” were appropriate and which made you feel awkward?”

“How many white people were in your theater and did they laugh at the appropriate times?”

“Why wasn’t there more slavery in the film?”

“Why was there too much slavery in the film?”

“Why didn’t this film solve racism?”

“How did this film make up for 400 years of black oppression at the hands of white people?”

“Why was the n-word used so many times?”

“Why are all black people who disagree with you stupid sheep who can’t possibly have the same understanding and appreciation for blackness that you do?”

“Why should D’Jango Unchained be 100% accurate to all of the events that occurred during and around slavery?”

“Why should D’Jango Unchained be 100% accurate to all of the events that occurred during and around everything that’s ever happened to any black person ever at any point in time?”

“Why only sellouts and uncle Toms can’t get excited about seeing white slave masters get their comeuppance?”

“Is that one dude gay for holding Jamie Foxx’s dick?”

“Why they selling them dolls though?”

“How can a white man make this movie when Tyler Perry hasn’t even gotten a chance to make his historical opus on slavery yet?”
• create a first draft attempting to answer your question with sources or just anecdotal references from conversations at the beauty salon, barbershop, basketball court or any family get-together.
• revise the first draft for with more racial overtones and insults about anyone who potentially disagrees with your point of view.
• create an outline for your project as it stands
• revise again with more racial overtones and insults about anyone who potentially disagrees with your point of view
• edit for surface errors and mechanics and realize white people don’t even care about all this.

• Other resources you should consider are people on Black Twitter with controversial opinions no matter how small their follower count is.
• Black celebrities who have expressed their opinion of the film or racism in general.
• White celebrities who have expressed their opinion of the film or racism in general.
• Quentin Tarantino interview quotes.
• Anecdotal accounts of racism in your personal life.
• Quentin Tarantino’s commentary on the miniseries Roots, Spike Lee’s commentary on D’Jango Unchained, Jaime Foxx’s commentary on Spike Lee’s Commentary on D’Jango Unchained, Dick Gregory’s commentary on Spike Lee’s commentary, Toure’s D’jango article