Psychoanalytic

theory and film?!

The pioneering scientific study by renowned psychologists, Kenneth and Mamie Clark, provides a blueprint on how the fundamentals of representation and inclusiveness contributes to the development of the conscious qualities, confidence, and self-identification in African American children.

Representation in media is meaningless when it fails to realise the rich variety of cultures, traits, what makes us special, and who we truly are.

Most Millennials grew up heavily influenced by right leaning mainstream media; which implied what was deemed ‘normal’ as the euphemism for Eurocentric beauty standards.

Hair Love is a short story about a black family – that represents the full breadth of Black hair, and hair texture, and indeed normalizing young Black fathers as nurturing role models against specific segments of mainstream media.

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