A brilliant, unapologetic sex-positive celebration of black womanhood and work of afrofuturism, coupled with a warning to not participate or stay silent in cultural erasure. The film deepened my love for Janelle Monae’s Dirty Computer record: in an ideal world, where talent and artistry equaled commercial success, and white mediocrity wasn’t constantly rewarded over black excellence, she would be twice as big as Taylor Swift, who she already has a way better, more sensual sex song than in the form of “Pynk”. The music videos within the film are some of the most distinct, colorful I’ve seen in recent memory, with pure neon retro futurist goodness. It’s under an hour long, and even if you’re not so familiar with Monae beyond her acting work, just watch it. Only real nitpick: there’s no full video for “Take a Byte”.
A brilliant, unapologetic sex-positive celebration of black womanhood and work of afrofuturism, coupled with a warning to not participate or stay silent in cultural erasure. The film deepened my love for Janelle Monae’s Dirty Computer record: in an ideal world, where talent and artistry equaled commercial success, and white mediocrity wasn’t constantly rewarded over black excellence, she would be twice as big as Taylor Swift, who she already has a way better, more sensual sex song than in the form of “Pynk”. The music videos within the film are some of the most distinct, colorful I’ve seen in recent memory, with pure neon retro futurist goodness. It’s under an hour long, and even if you’re not so familiar with Monae beyond her acting work, just watch it. Only real nitpick: there’s no full video for “Take a Byte”.
