Natalia answers “does anyone else think that a little too...”

Maine Mom asked this question about Such a Fun Age:

does anyone else think that a little too much was made of Alex/Alix calling the cops? A group of kids showing up uninvited knowing parents are away = the house getting trashed, regardless of race. The alternative seems to be to let it happen just to seem cool and redeem some of her lost social standing

Natalia A. Here's my personal interpretation: Robbie and Kelly were wrong for going over to Alix's house, but it's an extremely privileged position to be able to…moreHere's my personal interpretation: Robbie and Kelly were wrong for going over to Alix's house, but it's an extremely privileged position to be able to call the cops without a second thought to the consequences of what might happen. In reality, Alix should've known that Robbie would get a worse treatment from the cops for being black, but a lot of white people go literally their entire lives without thinking about it. I'm not excusing Robbie - what he did was wrong - but calling the cops on a black teenager is extremely dangerous and can have huge consequences.
Kelly was wrong for putting everyone in that position to begin with. And even when Alix found out that Robbie had never received her letter, she never admitted guilt for doing anything wrong.
So everyone sucks in this situation, but the people who suffered 0 consequences were the white ones - Alix and Kelly. Robbie lost his future. (less)

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