Nate Parker is Not a Victim: the "Birth of a Nation" Filmmaker Needs to Stop Talking About His Innocense

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2016-10-03

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Watkins, D. (2016, October 03). Nate Parker is Not a Victim: the "Birth of a Nation" Filmmaker Needs to Stop Talking About His Innocense. Salon.com. https://www.salon.com/2016/10/03/nate-parker-is-not-a-victim-the-birth-of-a-nation-filmmaker-needs-to-stop-talking-about-his-innocence.

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Nate Parker is not a victim: “The Birth of a Nation” filmmaker needs to stop talking about his innocence. His “vindication” is beside the point. The problem is rape culture, and Parker’s past is part of his film’s message.