#how peoples mouths aren’t soured by the sheer context behind Spencer’s character in nickel boys is shocking

[chapelsent]

Hey hamish community uum I think we should take a few steps back when it comes to having googoo Gaga eyes for Spencer and maybe sit down and realize that only focusing on his piece of shit character and not the entirety of the movie based on racism, segregation and extremely real events is in extremely bad taste. This isn’t targeted but I do have my thoughts

I totally get oh wow hamish is such a talented actor yes but fawning over the appearance even while it is him leaves a bad taste in my mouth knowing the context, like can’t you look at pics with hamish with a mustache or even Martin Kidd for Christs sake😭hamish has been in so much media can you choose to have some self awareness and just step back and realize “maybe this isn’t very appropriate given the subject matter of this movie, wow this red carpet premiere outfit looks good!”

It just leaves a funky taste in my mouth especially given what the movie was about and how people are just fixating on the white dude, the beloved white dude yes but still the white man nonetheless. People not liking Spencer isn’t as nuanced as you think because I swear if you sat down and really READ nickel boys without hamishs face attached to the character you would feel sick. He’s a piece of shit who doesn’t try to get better as stated by like…I dunno. The entire cast of the movie including hamish himself. I’m just begging you guys to be self aware and realize hey maybe me not having a sliver of self-awareness could read as tonedeaf to the people of color around me in the community 🤔just Mr two cents I’ll delete this if people get pissy cause I’m not arguing with a wall

Edit: OH IM FROM FLORIDA BY THE WAY. And grew up with a large black/Hispanic population around me!