…be brave. But now, as I write this, I have also to consider my earlier conversation with my friend: if Ma had been as ruthless as the trailer promised, if she had truly violated those white people and gotten away with it, if she hadn’t killed herself by the end of the film, would there be a backlash towards blac…be brave. But now, as I write this, I have also to consider my earlier conversation with my friend: if Ma had been as ruthless as the trailer promised, if she had truly violated those white people and gotten away with it, if she hadn’t killed herself by the end of the film, would there be a backlash towards black women, would that have been too much freedom for audiences? I’m still waiting for Ma to be made.
Max S. Gordon
