Dear White People
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Dear White People is a satirical comedy-drama film and subsequent Netflix series that explores race, identity, and social tensions at a predominantly white Ivy League college.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dear White People canonical | 5 |
| Dear White People (film) | 3 |
| Dear White People (TV series) | 2 |
| Dear White People (short film) | 1 |
| Dear White People (television series, pilot episode) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Dear White People Context triple: [Tessa Thompson, notableWork, Dear White People]
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A.
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 biographical crime comedy-drama film that follows an African-American detective who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan, blending satire and social commentary on racism in America.
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B.
Can’t Fight the Moonlight
"Can’t Fight the Moonlight" is a pop-country crossover hit by LeAnn Rimes, best known as the signature song from the 2000 film *Coyote Ugly*.
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C.
Get Out
Get Out is a critically acclaimed 2017 horror-thriller film written and directed by Jordan Peele that blends social commentary on race with psychological suspense.
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D.
The Green Book
The Green Book is Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto outlining his idiosyncratic “Third International Theory,” which rejects both capitalism and communism and proposes a system of direct popular rule.
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E.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 drama film adaptation of August Wilson's play, depicting tensions within a 1920s blues band and featuring one of Chadwick Boseman's most acclaimed final performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dear White People Target entity description: Dear White People is a satirical comedy-drama film and subsequent Netflix series that explores race, identity, and social tensions at a predominantly white Ivy League college.
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A.
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 biographical crime comedy-drama film that follows an African-American detective who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan, blending satire and social commentary on racism in America.
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B.
Can’t Fight the Moonlight
"Can’t Fight the Moonlight" is a pop-country crossover hit by LeAnn Rimes, best known as the signature song from the 2000 film *Coyote Ugly*.
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C.
Get Out
Get Out is a critically acclaimed 2017 horror-thriller film written and directed by Jordan Peele that blends social commentary on race with psychological suspense.
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D.
The Green Book
The Green Book is Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto outlining his idiosyncratic “Third International Theory,” which rejects both capitalism and communism and proposes a system of direct popular rule.
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E.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 drama film adaptation of August Wilson's play, depicting tensions within a 1920s blues band and featuring one of Chadwick Boseman's most acclaimed final performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
media franchise
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satirical comedy-drama film ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Special Jury Prize (Sundance Film Festival)
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surface form:
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent (Sundance Film Festival)
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| basedOn |
Dear White People
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dear White People (film)
Dear White People self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dear White People (short film)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Justin Simien
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Justin Simien ⓘ |
| director | Justin Simien ⓘ |
| distributor | Lionsgate ⓘ |
| format | streaming television series ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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satire ⓘ satirical comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Dear White People
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dear White People (TV series)
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| hasPart |
Dear White People
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dear White People (TV series)
Dear White People self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dear White People (film)
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| hasTheme |
colorism
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media representation of Black people ⓘ microaggressions ⓘ |
| language |
English
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English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American identity
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campus activism ⓘ identity politics ⓘ race relations ⓘ race relations ⓘ social tensions at a predominantly white college ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Netflix ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 2017 ⓘ |
| platform | Netflix ⓘ |
| producer |
Justin Simien
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Stephanie Allain ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| setting |
University of Winchester
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surface form:
Winchester University
fictional Ivy League university ⓘ |
| stars |
Antoinette Robertson
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Ashley Blaine Featherson ⓘ Brandon P. Bell ⓘ Brandon P. Bell ⓘ DeRon Horton ⓘ John Patrick Amedori ⓘ Logan Browning ⓘ Marque Richardson ⓘ Tessa Thompson ⓘ Teyonah Parris ⓘ Tyler James Williams ⓘ |
| writer | Justin Simien ⓘ |
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