‘Green Book’ and The Importance of Feeling Bad

In 1968, author and social critic James Baldwin went on The Dick Cavett Show and had to explain to a Yale professor how racism functions and that just because there are similarities between individuals, we have to look at how institutions function. Fifty years later, we have Green Book, the reigning Best Picture Oscar winner that thinks that the Yale professor was on to something despite all the evidence to the contrary. For those unfamiliar with Green Book, the film, directed by Peter Farrelly (previously known for comedies such as Dumb and Dumber and Stuck on You which he co-…

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