"Hey White People" Hey Listen Up EVERYONE

The comedic social commentary film "Hey White People" by dir./writer Justin Simien is a funny, clever & insightful look at racial issues today.  Racism is viewed from multi-perspectives: black, white & mulatto.  "Does anyone say mulatto anymore?" The film parodies our cultural obsessions with reality TV, our electronic devicies & our opportunist drive for fame.  "Hey White People" is the radio talk show hosted by black co-ed, Sam, (Teyonah Parris.)  She is beautiful, brilliant & indomitable.    Simien's writing is superlative.  Listen up, "Using the term African Amer. is more racist than the word black." "Dating a black person to piss off your parents is a form of racism." Hair & skin tones were constantly lampooned.  The movie takes place at an elite college.  We see the events leading up to a racial riot on campus.  A white frat house throws a Halloween party with a "black theme."  Ironically, Cocoa a black co-ed conives the fraternity to host the party.  Cocoa wants to cut all her "ghetto roots" and get cast in a campus reality series aimed at hostilites drawn down racial lines.  This intelligent & sensitive film should've gotten real with younger actors & dismissed the son trying to please his daddy storyline.  I did like the homage to "Imitation of Life."  Most importantly, racial discussions are front & center and from both sides now.  Race is viewed by many as a non-issue regardless of a pervasive, malefic plantation mentality.  White frat brothers view affirmative action as unjust.  The repugnant Halloween party shows white students in black face, chains, gun laden, dancing to loud rap music.  Hey white people "don't dance." Satire here is the weapon of choice.   Simien sharp skills with dialogue drives home many a zinger.  This film is a winner.