Soul Man
“He didn't give up, he got down.”
Comedy
A caucasian prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
VIBE
This 80s comedy feels deeply uncomfortable and dated, relying on a premise that's now viewed as highly problematic. It attempts social commentary but lands with an awkward, cringey tone that hasn't aged well.
cringeyawkwarduncomfortabledatedsteady80s comedyfish-out-of-wateridentityraceprivilegesocial commentary
scholarshipsecret identityharvard universitycollegelos angelescalifornia
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