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February 16, 2021April 16, 2022Culture and Entertainment

‘Malcolm & Marie’ is a Voyeuristic Exercise in Emotional Abuse and Misogynoir

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Sam Levinson’s decision to write Marie’s nonstop degradation so fastidiously shows his willingness to use Black women with little care for our actual survival. CW/TW: This piece contains minor spoilers for ‘Malcolm & Marie’, discussion of substance use, mental illness, attempted suicide, emotional abuse, ableism, and trauma. What gives a white director-turned-writer the right to...