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And asKyle Buchanannoted, the films only other black characters are all good-hearted ciphers.

Other media outlets soon followed suit.
TheWashingtonPosts Alyssa Rosenberghas written how the films handling of Dixon undermines its own moral convictions.
TheHuffPosts Zeba Blaycompared it to a white liberals racist uncle.
So yes, a whole lot of people did not likeThree Billboardseven before the Golden Globes.
But on Sunday, the films warm embrace from the Hollywood Establishment went from something theoretical to painfully concrete.