As the Academy prepares to celebrate the “best” in Hollywood, stars are already preparing their political speeches.
The star of Get Out, Daniel Kaluuya, gave an interview with W magazine on January 23, where he spoke about racism in America and in Great Britain. The Oscar-nominated Kaluuya told Lynn Hirschberg, “I think racism is more pronounced in America.”
The British actor talked about how he perceived his character in Get Out: “‘Are you allowed to do this?” That's what I first thought. [Laughs.] ‘Are they really gonna let this black guy kill all these white people and everyone’s just gonna be cool about it? All right, cool.’”
Get Out is being hailed by critics and the Academy alike, with four Oscar nominations. The left considers the film to be a commentary on modern racism. Kaluuya explained why he thought racism was more pronounced in America: “The disease is still there. It’s the same disease, but it just manifests in a different way, and British culture’s way more reserved, so it's more systematic. I think in America you have the systematic and then you have the overt, but also the history of America is the deal of race relations.”
He then went on to explain that the reason why British actors come to America was because racism in Britain “stops you from becoming your best you at times.”
It’s interesting that Kaluuya thinks racism is more pronounced in America, since the film he stars in virtually accuses white liberals of being racist. According to the Guardian, “The villains here aren’t southern rednecks or neo-Nazi skinheads, or the so-called “alt-right”. They’re middle-class white liberals. The kind of people who read this website.”
That’s ironic.
