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Step Sisters (2018 ) a dance comedy movie directed by [[wikipedia:Charles_Stone_III|Charles Stone III]]. It stars Megalyn Echikunwoke as a black sorority girl who agrees to teach the art of Greek stepping to a house of party-obsessed white sorority sisters.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Sisters</ref>
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Step Sisters (2018 ) a dance comedy movie by [[wikipedia:Charles_Stone_III|Charles Stone III]]. Megalyn Echikunwoke starring as the main character, a black sorority girl who teaches the art of Greek stepping to a group of white sorority sisters.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Sisters</ref>
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==Plot==
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==Summary==
Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her sorority, captain of their champion step dance crew, is student liaison to the college dean, and her next move is on to Harvard Law School. She's got it all, right? But when the hard-partying white girls from Sigma Beta Beta embarrass the school, Jamilah is ordered to come to the rescue. Her mission is to not only teach the rhythmically-challenged girls how to step dance, but to win the Steptacular, the most competitive of dance competitions. With the SBBs reputations and charter on the line, and Jamilah's dream of attending Harvard in jeopardy, these outcast screw-ups and their unlikely teacher stumble through one hilarious misstep after another. Cultures clash, romance blossoms, and sisterhood prevails as everyone steps out of their comfort zones.<ref name=":0">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5267472/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5267472]</ref><br />
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Jamilah is the president of her sorority, a captain of a dance group, student to the college dean, willing to join Harvard Law School. The movie tells about her mission to teach a group of white girl to dance, even to win the most competitive dance competition, Steptacular. The movie runs around culture conflict, romance, and sisterhood while everyone is stepping out of their comfort zones.<ref name=":0">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5267472/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5267472]</ref>
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==Controversy==
 
==Controversy==
The movie tells the story of a black girl who agree teaching a white sorority about how to dance like black girls. The movie served alongside a large helping of performative 'wokeness', uncomfortable, non-funny racial humor and unfocused social justice 'lessons'. ( For instance, a large part of the plot is about the impact of cultural appropriation of black traditions by white people, but then also features a dance number with a bunch of black women dressed as generic Asian women in silk robes and fans without blinking an eye.)<ref name=":0" /><br />The movie was accused of being regressive, in that it made its black protagonist “the help” and supposedly encouraging cultural appropriation. One Twitter user, Nia Malika,  to Netflix: “We can’t have anything at all. None of us black sororities and fraternities are going to watch this foolishness. It’s African … Can we just have it please?”<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/19/step-sisters-review-hits-and-misses-in-netflixs-cultural-appropriation-comedy#:~:text=The%20movie%20was%20accused%20of,going%20to%20watch%20this%20foolishness</ref>
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The movie tells the story of a black girl is teaching a white sorority about dancing the way black people dance. An enormous piece of the plot is about the effect of social allocation of black tradition by white people, yet includes a dance number with a lot of black girls dressed as a generic Asian ladies in silk robes and fans without a second thought.<ref name=":0" />
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The film was blamed for being rigid, that it made its dark hero "the help" and supposedly encouraging cultural appropriation. One Twitter user, Nia Malika mentioned to Netflix: ''“We can’t have anything at all. None of us black sororities and fraternities are going to watch this foolishness. It’s African … Can we just have it please?”''<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/19/step-sisters-review-hits-and-misses-in-netflixs-cultural-appropriation-comedy#:~:text=The%20movie%20was%20accused%20of,going%20to%20watch%20this%20foolishness</ref>
  
The plot focused on a black sorority sister, Jamilah, who in order to get into law school has to teach black Greek-stepping to a white sorority sisters group whose charter is about to be revoked. "I think people will come away being pleasantly surprised that the take-away message is actually the opposite of white people culturally appropriating the black culture," said the actor who plays Jamilah itself. "The messages are a lot different, and a lot more profound." Yet a description of the film making its way around the internet has disturbed many blacks.
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The plot focuses on a black woman, Jamilah, who has to teach a group of white sorority women to be able to get into the law school of her dream. ''"I think people will come away being pleasantly surprised that the take-away message is actually the opposite of white people culturally appropriating the black culture,"'' said the actor who plays Jamilah itself. ''"The messages are a lot different, and a lot more profound."'' However a portrayal of the film advancing around the web has upset numerous black people.
  
"The way it was presented to me, it just put me off," said Candice Frederick, a film blogger. "A lot of my readers and followers kind of felt similarly, and a lot less diplomatic. ... There are a lot of (black) people not excited about this movie."<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/step-sisters-movie-facing-backlash-over-racial-humor/</ref>
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''"The way it was presented to me, it just put me off,"'' said Candice Frederick, a film blogger. "''A lot of my readers and followers kind of felt similarly, and a lot less diplomatic. ... There are a lot of (black) people not excited about this movie."''<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/step-sisters-movie-facing-backlash-over-racial-humor/</ref>
  
 
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Step Sisters (film)
Step Sisters (film)

Step Sisters (2018 ) a dance comedy movie by Charles Stone III. Megalyn Echikunwoke starring as the main character, a black sorority girl who teaches the art of Greek stepping to a group of white sorority sisters.[1]

Summary

Jamilah is the president of her sorority, a captain of a dance group, student to the college dean, willing to join Harvard Law School. The movie tells about her mission to teach a group of white girl to dance, even to win the most competitive dance competition, Steptacular. The movie runs around culture conflict, romance, and sisterhood while everyone is stepping out of their comfort zones.[2]

Controversy

The movie tells the story of a black girl is teaching a white sorority about dancing the way black people dance. An enormous piece of the plot is about the effect of social allocation of black tradition by white people, yet includes a dance number with a lot of black girls dressed as a generic Asian ladies in silk robes and fans without a second thought.[2]

The film was blamed for being rigid, that it made its dark hero "the help" and supposedly encouraging cultural appropriation. One Twitter user, Nia Malika mentioned to Netflix: “We can’t have anything at all. None of us black sororities and fraternities are going to watch this foolishness. It’s African … Can we just have it please?”[3]

The plot focuses on a black woman, Jamilah, who has to teach a group of white sorority women to be able to get into the law school of her dream. "I think people will come away being pleasantly surprised that the take-away message is actually the opposite of white people culturally appropriating the black culture," said the actor who plays Jamilah itself. "The messages are a lot different, and a lot more profound." However a portrayal of the film advancing around the web has upset numerous black people.

"The way it was presented to me, it just put me off," said Candice Frederick, a film blogger. "A lot of my readers and followers kind of felt similarly, and a lot less diplomatic. ... There are a lot of (black) people not excited about this movie."[4]

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