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Ultimately, I couldnt help but ask, whose consciousness isRandom Acts of Flynesstrying to shift?
It cant be the culturally voracious young black folks that the show seemingly represents.
We understand the crushing effects of white supremacy and the casual violence that accompanies being black in America.
The best way I can describeRandom Acts of Flynessis that it has an Adult Swim posture with HBO gloss.
Its boldy weird, which is most evident in its refusal to adhere to any one aesthetic model.
I couldnt figure out what to make of this.
The most successful segment in the first episode bluntly titled What Are Your Thoughts on Raising Free Black Children?
comes at the very end, when Nance and compatriot Doreen interview a young bisexual black man named Yeleen.
Yeleens interview doesnt feel like a black explainer for a white audience, nor a weird-for-weirds-sake story.
segment is the most disturbing and infuriating of the first episodes offerings.
Each braids Afro-Surrealism into its approach to argue that horror is inherent to the black experience.
