Opinion | Candice Frederick: ''Becoming' is not trying to court controversy. Similar to her book, it aims to inspire young female supporters with the philosophy that 'your story is your power.'' - NBCNewsTHINK
Vulnerability is a recurring theme throughout “Becoming.” It’s used to show how Obama’s plans to galvanize citizens were thwarted and her energy diverted toward poverty awareness, education and health and nutrition — broader concepts that appeal to everyone. But what the film doesn’t subsequently address is how that image upheaval affected the way black people, many of whom advocated for her husband’s presidency, viewed the couple.
That comment, and its subtle implied judgment, will understandably ruffle feathers. But “Becoming” is not trying to court controversy. Similar to her book, it aims to inspire young female supporters with the philosophy that “your story is your power.” Obama offers a snapshot of a life both hopeful and racially tinged. Her dad, Fraser Robinson, was forced to pivot his career due to racial oppression, and Obama says she experienced racism both at a young age and as a student at Harvard and Yale, where her first roommate switched dorms after learning she was black.
“Becoming” is not trying to court controversy. Similar to her book, it aims to inspire young female supporters with the philosophy that “your story is your power.” She also talks about what it meant to be black in the White House amid a rash of hate crimes and racist brutality against unarmed black and brown people, including
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