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While police say there is no excuse and no provocation for rape, sexuality has become
an almost sideshow on the streets. There is a narrative in this country that Black men are sexually violent, sexual predators, sexually irresponsible, and it's important
that we don't reinforce that idea by suggesting that Freaknik
was just filled with these crazy, violent,
Black male sexual predators
an almost sideshow on the streets. There is a narrative in this country that Black men are sexually violent, sexual predators, sexually irresponsible, and it's important
that we don't reinforce that idea by suggesting that Freaknik
was just filled with these crazy, violent,
Black male sexual predators
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While police say there is no excuse
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and no provocation for rape,
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sexuality has become
an almost sideshow on the streets.
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There is a narrative in this country
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that Black men are sexually violent,
00:00:13.722 --> 00:00:17.392
sexual predators, sexually irresponsible,
00:00:17.474 --> 00:00:20.145
and it's important
that we don't reinforce that idea
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by suggesting that Freaknik
was just filled
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with these crazy, violent,
Black male sexual predators.
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Movie Summary
Recounts the rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that exploded into an influential street party and spotlighted ATL as a major cultural stage.
