Ep. 194: Da 5 Bloods is American Imperialism in Blackface

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-policing SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)