Persuasion’s faux ‘inclusiveness’ is culturally insulting

[ad_1] One does not expect Jane Austen, a product of her times, to have written black people into her books but adding POC to the cast posthumously does not suddenly allow the classics to “belong to everyone” One does not expect Jane Austen, a product of her times, to have written black people into her […]

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Film adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ sets July 15 premiere on Netflix

[ad_1] Dakota Johnson headlines the film, dubbed as a “modern, witty approach to a beloved story”, along with actors Cosmo Jarvis and Henry Goldin Dakota Johnson headlines the film, dubbed as a “modern, witty approach to a beloved story”, along with actors Cosmo Jarvis and Henry Goldin Streaming service Netflix has announced that “Persuasion”, the […]

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