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Phan Le, Thuc Nguyen, and Michelle Pham join Diana to critique Spike Lee's Vietnam War movie "Da 5 Bloods," and they pull no punches in dissecting the problems with the film. Why does a script originally written by two white guys about white vets and produced by three white people and Lee get to represent the Black American experience or speak for Vietnamese people?TWITTER:Phan (@phannyfishcakes)Thuc (@BiatchPack)Michelle (@fodgycakes)Diana (@discoveryduck)REFERENCED RESOURCES:- "Watching Da 5 Bloods in Saigon"https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/watching-da-5-bloods-in-saigon.html- "We Fight Together: 17 Black Anti-Imperialists To Radicalize You"https://wearyourvoicemag.com/we-fight-together-17-black-anti-imperialists-to-radicalize-you/- "The Racist Origins of U.S. Policing: Demilitarization Will Require Decolonization"https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-07-16/racist-origins-us-policingSUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS:[email protected]EFPA Opening Theme:"Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)



