Dear White People Page #16

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More equipment is slammed to the ground and stomped on as the

party disintegrates into chaos.

Sam dodges fights to capture it all with the camera.

Art is being ripped from the walls. Dishes being smashed on

the ground. Arguments come to physical blows.

The steel in Sam’s gaze fades. Replaced by...heartbreak?

And then she spots...

...Coco squeezing her way through the crowd for the door.

Sam’s camera and mic stay trained on Coco.

COCO:

What? Say it. Come on.

Sam stays silent.

COCO (CONT’D)

This may come as a shock, but these

people don’t give a f*** about no

Harriet muthafuckin Tubman. They

pay millions of dollars on their

tans, their lips, their asses, Jay-

Z tickets, you name it, cause they

wanna be us.

(MORE)

93.

COCO (CONT’D)

So they got to be for a night.I’m

not about to go out into the

streets in protest of a Halloween

party.

Sam keeps her mouth shut and her camera rolling as Coco

realizes it’s herself she’s trying to convince.

Coco storms off. Sam exhales and lowers her camera. This is

new for her. Keeping her mouth shut.

89 EXT. KURT’S HOUSE - NIGHT 89

Coco trudges down the side walk - yanks off her hair, her

lashes, her bling - shedding the shame of the night.

90 EXT. KURT’S YARD - NIGHT 90

Kurt hustles Lionel out into the yard. Kurt shoves him to the

ground.

KURT:

Dude. I know you can’t help it...

Lionel just gets back up again only to be slammed down.

KURT (CONT’D)

...but why are you such a fag dude?

Lionel spits in Kurt’s face and pops right back up again. We

see it in his eyes - he’ll never give up.

Kurt’s hand is on Lionel’s collar. He pushes him down again.

Kids are all around - some from the BSU - some from Pastiche -

some from the Bugle. Everyone holds an opposite party back.

Lionel looks over at his audience and then into Kurt’s eyes.

Lionel leans in and kisses Kurt on the mouth long and hard.

LIONEL:

Finally got me where you want me.

Kurt’s in shock. He looks at his crew who laugh at him.

Lionel sees the surprise in the eyes of his new supporters as

well. No time to soak this in though. Kurt’s let up. For a

moment. Lionel turns back to Kurt and PUNCHES him in the

face. The BSU kids go CRAZY in support.

The shock gone - Kurt damn near knocks Lionel out.

The world goes all slow motion and out of focus. Lionel sort

of makes out that Kurt is yanked off him.

94.

Kids run in different directions - Flashlights fill the yard -

One is shone directly on Lionel. CAMPUS SAFETY GUARDS and a

couple POLICE OFFICERS surround him.

91

INT. KURT’S HOUSE - NIGHT 91

The motor on Sam’s Super 8 ticks away. The party is at a

complete standstill.

Troy enters and looks around in disbelief. Makes eye contact

with Kurt who is being held by a Campus Safety Officer.

Dean Fairbanks enters and stands in the middle of the chaos.

Sam tip toes in for a close up and holds out a small mic.

DEAN FAIRBANKS:

What is all this?

92

INT. AUDITORIUM - NIGHT 92

A SERIES OF SHOTS FROM A MOVIE BEING PROJECTED ON A SCREEN

We see the Dean looking about the party with disappointment.

CUT TO:

92A

KURT looking bewildered outside his house after the 92A

party. We hear BOOS from a crowd. The carnage is devastating.

Windows are blown out - trash and destroyed furniture on the

lawn. Ash where fires were put out.

KURT:

I didn’t do this. Sam. I had

nothing to do with this.

CUT TO:

92B MORNING NEWS 92B

ANCHOR:

What some are calling a “race war”

has erupted at one of the nation’s

oldest and most prestigious -CUT

TO:

92 GILLESPIE FORUM now filled with students who sit before 92

Dean Fairbanks and President Fletcher for a Town Hall.

Everyone wears a look of outrage.

95.

DEAN FAIRBANKS:

We don’t condone this egregious

event and are investigating its

origins. The president and I are

looking at ways to address issues

of Diversity at Manchester.

REGGIE:

HOUSING REFORM!

Applause breaks out amongst the crowd. But so do boos.

CUT TO:

93

VARIOUS SPOTS AROUND CAMPUS. Students address the camera. 93

MITCH:

I’m sorry but it’s bullshit. Yo

this is how we get down. If you

can’t take a joke in this day and

age? The fact we can joke about it

proves we’ve moved on you feel me?

This is an attack on free speech!

We’re the victims here!

CUT TO:

93A

A series of Busts have been PAINTED IN BLACK FACE outside93A

of Armstrong / Parker where Lionel address the camera...

LIONEL:

It’s hard enough for us to even get

into a school like this. Let alone

succeed. Find our way. This is only

a debate because of who Kurt’s dad

is, which just proves the point.

All you did was have a radio show

and look what happened to you.

CUT TO:

93B

COCO as she talks directly to camera. 93B

COCO:

I know this may come as a shock,

but nobody gives a f*** about no

Harriet muthafuckin Tubman...they

wanna be us. So they got to be for

a night.

CUT TO:

96.

93C

A POSTER featuring Troy rendered like the famous Shepard 93C

Fairy Obama posters with the words “A NEW HOPE” written at

the bottom as well as “TROY BROUSSARD FOR PRESIDENT.” This

gets some more applause from the crowd watching.

TROY:

Of course I got my dad involved. It

was the right thing to do. I didn’t

mean for all this to happen. All

the posters and everything.

SAM (O.S.)

But you’d welcome it? A shot for

school president.

TROY:

I think...I’d make more than few

people happy if I ran.

CUT TO:

93D

RADIO BOOTH - where Sam puts her headphones on. She 93D

lingers.

SAM (V.O.)

Even though I’d been expressly

forbidden to do so, I wanted to do

one last show. Something to sum up

the moment. To savor in the pop of

the post racial bubble just burst.

SAM:

Dear White People...

SAM (V.O.)

I wanted to react.

Sam takes in a thoughtful breath before...

SAM:

...Know what? Nevermind.

She fades in a melancholy piece of Be-Bop before hanging her

headpones up as the title on the projected movie fades in:

“...BLACK FACES BY SAMANTHA WHITE”

Sam stares nervously at the screen as the lights come on,

when all at once the room BREAKS INTO APPLAUSE. Sam turns to

see that the entire room is on it’s feet including Prof

Bodkin and Gabe.

97.

94 INT. DEAN’S OFFICE - DAY 94

Dean Fairbanks loosens his tie, flanked by several SCHOOL

OFFICIALS. They’ve been here for hours listening to...

KURT:

Once I heard what the group was

planning, I sent out an email to

the staff to cancel it. You have

the email printed in front of you.

DEAN FAIRBANKS:

Who’s this?

Kurt turns to a SUITED MAN next to him.

KURT:

My lawyer.

CUT TO:

94B We’ll be cross cutting between several of these sessions. 94B

COCO:

So when I got the invite and saw

everyone clicking “yes” I figured

it was back on.

DEAN FAIRBANKS:

You were hoping to make the staff?

COCO:

...

CUT TO:

DEAN FAIRBANKS:

At what point in time did you show

up to the event?

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