‘The Staircase’ Shows Whiteness on Display

There are three things anyone who watches murder mysteries will know, but the fourth is that white men often get the benefit of the doubt.

man falling down the stairs, blood splashing
Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash, Edited on Canva by Author

I am about 6:38 minutes into a series The Staircase, and I can’t help it, I had to open up Medium and start writing. ? is all I can ask.

Ok, first, a man calls 9–1–1 saying that his wife has fallen down the stairs and she is…

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Black-Filipina. Lived in Peru for 5 years. LICSW, dancer, meditator. Writes about multiculturalism, cinema, race, social issues.

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MJ Adia

Black-Filipina. Lived in Peru for 5 years. LICSW, dancer, meditator. Writes about multiculturalism, cinema, race, social issues.