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Professor Jason Johnson, a professor of political science at Hiram College, Ohio and political editor of African-American culture website The Root, claims to have uncovered the real meaning of new animated children’s movie The Secret Life of Pets in his review — it’s about white privilege trampling over black power.
By Tom Teodorczuk | 1:27 pm, July 8, 2016
Who says movie reviews don’t matter anymore?
Professor Jason Johnson, a professor of political science at Hiram College, Ohio and political editor of African-American culture website The Root, claims to have uncovered the real meaning of new animated children’s movie The Secret Life of Pets in his review — it’s about white privilege trampling over black power.
The received wisdom is that the film is aimed at kids who enjoy adventures about animals. The Secret Life of Pets chronicles a Manhattan terrier Max (voiced by Louis CK) whose existence is shaken up by his owner adopting a new rescue dog. The dogs’ bust-up results in them falling into the company of some stray animals, led by rabbit Snowball (voiced by African-American comedy star Kevin Hart), that are on a mission to get humans.
Not so, according to Doctor Johnson’s review in The Root. The Secret Life of Pets is about white privilege exploiting the likes of Snowball and the dachshund Buddy (voiced by African-American comedian Hannibal Buress).
Doctor Johnson writes:
The Secret Life of Pets uses an allegory of black pain and suffering to further a storyline about white folks getting what they want. (Shout-out to Dr Jackson Avery!)
When Max and Duke get caught up in the system that usually protects them (Animal Control), it’s up to Snowball (people of color) to rescue them. Max’s incompetence leads to more death for “people of color,” but instead of eliciting sympathy, Snowball’s revenge on Max is a catalyst for the domesticated dog to learn how tough he is, and for his white girlfriend (literally, “Gigi the Pomeranian”) to assert her strength over the dregs and throwaways of the pet world in a huge Matrix-type animal fight on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Professor Jason Johnson, a professor of political science at Hiram College, Ohio and political editor of African-American culture website The Root, claims to have uncovered the real meaning of new animated children’s movie The Secret Life of Pets in his review — it’s about white privilege trampling over black power.
By Tom Teodorczuk | 1:27 pm, July 8, 2016
Who says movie reviews don’t matter anymore?
Professor Jason Johnson, a professor of political science at Hiram College, Ohio and political editor of African-American culture website The Root, claims to have uncovered the real meaning of new animated children’s movie The Secret Life of Pets in his review — it’s about white privilege trampling over black power.
The received wisdom is that the film is aimed at kids who enjoy adventures about animals. The Secret Life of Pets chronicles a Manhattan terrier Max (voiced by Louis CK) whose existence is shaken up by his owner adopting a new rescue dog. The dogs’ bust-up results in them falling into the company of some stray animals, led by rabbit Snowball (voiced by African-American comedy star Kevin Hart), that are on a mission to get humans.
Not so, according to Doctor Johnson’s review in The Root. The Secret Life of Pets is about white privilege exploiting the likes of Snowball and the dachshund Buddy (voiced by African-American comedian Hannibal Buress).
Doctor Johnson writes:
The Secret Life of Pets uses an allegory of black pain and suffering to further a storyline about white folks getting what they want. (Shout-out to Dr Jackson Avery!)
When Max and Duke get caught up in the system that usually protects them (Animal Control), it’s up to Snowball (people of color) to rescue them. Max’s incompetence leads to more death for “people of color,” but instead of eliciting sympathy, Snowball’s revenge on Max is a catalyst for the domesticated dog to learn how tough he is, and for his white girlfriend (literally, “Gigi the Pomeranian”) to assert her strength over the dregs and throwaways of the pet world in a huge Matrix-type animal fight on the Brooklyn Bridge.
