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Op-docs

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Op-Docs An op-doc are multiple short documentaries produces by different independent filmmakers on the New York Times. These documentaries usually have some sort of commentary about something present in our society. After watching a bunch of these short documentaries, there were two that really caught my eye: "A Conversation with Black Women on Race" and "Who Sounds Gay". Both documentaries discussing different stereotypes in society.  A Conversation with Black Women on Race I found this op-doc to be extremely eyeopening, showing the unfair prejudices and preconceived stereotypes people have against black women and how it affects them. There were a couple of stories that definitely stood out to me. One being when one of the women described an altercation while in show choir when she was younger. All of the white girls were allowed to have a range of fun and pretty hairstyles, but when it came to her, it was basically the opposite. When the women questioned her choir...