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a lot of reviews i’ve seen of rafiki have given it a 3/5 and critics are calling it a sweet, simple, almost bubblegum-ish movie…. but like that’s the whole point of it? it’s meant to be a drama at its core, but bursting with joy, music and love. 

we often take advantage in the west of the fact that we can portray the sexual, political and complicated aspects of lgbt life without it being censored, but in a country with militant homophobia and anti-gay laws, a portrayal of a lesbian romance in the modern day between two teenagers as sweet, and innocent is an incredibly brave stance to take. 

rafiki is not as complex or heartbreaking or visceral as brokeback mountain, but it’s a powerful statement in and of itself to make a movie about lesbians that’s actually happy in tone for once. it’s something that larger studios here are still too scared to make lmao 

you’re right and you should say it

My dear children,

Rafiki is a beautiful, powerful movie about a young lesbian couple in Kenya, a country where homosexuality is banned. This movie is so ground breaking, so beautiful, in how it represents these overlapping issues, while also giving us the happy, heart-felt story many of us got from Love, Simon. 

Please, please for your own sake, watch this beautiful movie. Talk about it, rave about it, and let people know how beautiful it is. Lesbians, especially black lesbians, deserve this kind of happy portrayal. Please let this movie get as much love and attention as Love, Simon did. Please let this movie empower as many beautiful, black individuals as Black Panther did. Let this movie be known well enough to empower so many individuals who deserve it.

You’re ol’ pops here is crying right now, because so many of you wonderful, strong individuals deserved this movie. You deserve this strength, this power, and this joy. My heart aches for all of you who did not grow up with this kind of movie, so please, just share it so your younger siblings may.

P.S. Here is the trailer, if you cannot watch the entire movie then at least bless yourself with this! (There is a short depiction of what may be violence, so please be prepared.)