John Ridley on ‘Guerrilla’s’ ‘Unfortunate’ Present-Day Relevance

[hewontgo]

John Ridley on #Guerrilla's "unfortunate" present-day relevance: "It's both timely and timeless" https://t.co/bnpxgwNMfs pic.twitter.com/mGMzCDyXFT
- Variety (@Variety) April 14, 2017
About what happened at the show’s London premiere last week when Ridley was confronted by a question about why the lead female of the series (Pinto) is not African-

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[sandstorm]

"London was so multicultural. So much so, that there was just no room for black women."

[cassiopeiaah]

Lol mte

[wellalr1ght]

I understand that what he's trying to portray is that there were more poc than just black people who were part of the Black Power movement but at the same time, it is SO rare that we see a black woman in the lead for anything these days, especially something like this that is directly related to their race.

[jellycar]

mte

[cassiopeiaah]

And something black women were so blatantly integral in

[wellalr1ght]

exactly

[lalaloopsy98]

Not watching this, nhf black women being shut out of our own history for others to take the lead. Hope this show flops.

[principino]

This is ridiculous. Shame on everyone who was part of this decision. Cancelation by episode 3, please.

[principino]

Oop it's a miniseries. Well, I hope it flops.

[britneyspears]

yes, the erasure of black women IS timely and timeless

i was looking forward to this when it was first announced, but now i'm not watching it. tired of supporting black men who dgaf about black women