You know what show is really good? Dear White People.
It’s raised the ire of the alt-right. It’s got people hashtagging #BoycottNetflix.
But in good news for creator Justin Simien, Netflix and the show’s cast and crew, it also has the critics in rapture: the show now sports a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Timely, provocative, and sharply written @DearWhitePeople is now #CertifiedFresh with a 100% on the ???? #Tomatometer pic.twitter.com/M65UUAhuI4
— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) May 2, 2017
And not out of nine reviews, or 12 reviews — 34 out of 34 reviews say Dear White People is the show to watch.
What are the critics saying about the show?
Salon’s Melanie McFarland says, “Very few entertainment options demonstrate … pointed truth with the style of exuberant vitality that enlivens this show and its ideas.”
Matt Zoller Seitz of New York Magazine writes that Dear White People “doesn’t just have a setting and a story, it has a philosophy and a vision of life.”
A vision of life!
What are the people saying about the show?
#dearwhitepeople got me like pic.twitter.com/eRs11MadQB
— deadrose97 (@CheyannaMarie97) May 1, 2017
Dear White People is definitely a must watch on Netflix
— Ray???????????????? (@TillOnChill3) May 2, 2017
I need a season 2 of #DearWhitePeople asap ????
— young blood (@_lexxayyyyy) May 2, 2017
"Dear White People" on Netflix >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pic.twitter.com/WRH65UU66y
— MoMo ???????? (@dj_rocklee) May 1, 2017
The show expands on Simien’s 2014 film of the same name, exploring collegiate life at a fictional Ivy League university through the lens of race and class. All ten episodes are currently available on Netflix — check them out!
