The radical racial indifference in universities today has been a major problem in education for years. College is built to shape the future of our society, and in most cases, the best colleges want the most cutthroat individuals with the same views on reform. So what is life like for four different African Americans going to a predominantly Caucasian ivy-league school?

Already winning multiple awards, director Justin Simien’s critically acclaimed movie, Dear White People, came to theaters on Oct. 17 and is the perfect satire that brings up the biggest racial conflicts today in a humorous light.

Junior Samantha White (starring Tessa Thompson) is the controversial lead in the movie. The black activist makes the whole campus uncomfortable by talking about the daily black life in her school radio show, “Dear White People”. Conflict seemed to take new heights when she won President of the tradition African American house; one that was run by Troy Fairbanks (Brandon P. Bell). With much tension surrounding the feisty youth, geeky and homosexual Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams) secretly reports on the war inside the house and on campus. As the war with a Republican and all-white fraternity reached new heights, the frat ultimately throws a Halloween-themed party in the black community. With the highly racist party thrown and making national news, the campus expresses their opinions and rage.

The overall experience of watching the film was uplifting. Thinking the title would offend most white people, the majority of the packed theater was white. The audience learned many realities of racism towards every race, including terms and stereotypical behaviors. For example, White writes a novel in the film where she describes the types of black people. Troy Fairbanks, the son of the principal of the school (Dennis Haysbert) and boyfriend to the dean’s white daughter (Brittany Curran), is described to be an oofta black person-someone who changes his character to appease other races. The nose jobbed black person describes the other main character Colandrea Conners, known as Coco (Teyonah Parris). The high maintenance junior from southside Chicago completely eliminates her roots and adapts  to another race.

From the rich middle-aged white man known as the dean to the copycat black panthers, each character in the movie plays a different drastic stereotype that affects our society today.

The best thing about the light-hearted approach of the screenplay is hearing the audience laugh at every joke, even the ones technically directed towards them.

Dear White People is a motion picture masterpiece. A must-see of the season and a probable source for directing the social issues today.