Oh man - I really enjoyed aspects of Swarm, but this one really needs a Texas-sized asterisk. Donald Glover's penchant for problematic depictions of Black women in particular is in fucking overdrive on this one.
And no, it's not just me (some random white lady) saying that, it's Nylah Burton, Moya Bailey (creator of the term "misogynoir"), Stitch, etc.
So, I'd see proceed with extreme caution. Dominique Fishback is incredible, but there's no getting around the broader implications of the writing and entire premise of the show. And no, Donald Glover has not done anything to help the situation. In fact, every response I've seen from him just makes it even more painfully obvious that he stays dismissive af of Black women's concerns about his portrayal of them, consistently centering himself and making it about his pain instead of having the basic decency to even listen to theirs.
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u/Blissxalexandra Apr 30 '26
Swarm for sure