Are you tired of non-Black writers writing bad film or television dialogue for Black characters? So is Tyler James Williams.
The actor tweeted about his frustration with writers, garnering over 7,000 retweets and over 37,000 likes.
In his tweet, Williams asked non-Black writers to “please stop writing Black ‘slang’ dialogue for your Black characters. It always sounds like it was written by a middle aged white dad. Always. Like never doesn’t sound like that. Sincerely, Black actors trying to make your shit sound natural.”
